The number of elderly people relying on formal long-term care services is dramatically increasing year after year, and the challenge of ensuring the quality and financial stability of care provision
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Purpose – Financial abuse of people with dementia is of rising concern to family carers, the voluntary sector and professionals. Little is known about preventative and early response practice among
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A report examined how welfare reforms introduced in 2012 were affecting service demand and delivery of third sector social care and support services, including the impact on staff roles, welfare
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An article examined the implementation of homelessness prevention in Wales and the extent to which proposals for legislative change would overcome problems with homelessness prevention. Abstract The paradigm shift in
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Abstract Background The end of life may be a time of high service utilisation for older adults. Transitions between care settings occur frequently, but may produce little improvement in symptom
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A think-tank report examined mentoring and befriending schemes for children in care. It said that such schemes were able to provide the supportive relationship that young people in care sought
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In 2007 Adrian Ward was commissioned by the National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care to write a paper on Leadership in Residential Child Care. The paper is available
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The inspectorate for education and children’s services began consultation on proposals for the integrated inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after, and care
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An article examined health service use by, or public expenditure costs related to, young adults in the United Kingdom who had hyperactivity and/or conduct problems such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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From April 2015, the way the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspect multi-agency arrangements that help, protect and care for vulnerable children and young people is changing. A new, integrated approach
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