Sarah Carr looks at a literature review assessing how choice is working for family carers in the context of social care personalisation.
[read the full story...]Choice and control for carers: How is personalisation working?
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What contributes to adult children carers’ well-being?
Jeanne Carlin discusses a review about influences on adult children carers’ well-being and thinks about what the evidence means for Care Act implementation.
[read the full story...]Caring for people with severe mental illness: poor research means that carers get a raw deal
Caroline Struthers is frustrated by the lack of high quality research identified by this recent review, which looks at interventions to improve the experience and well-being of those caring for people with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]Moving on from home for adults with learning disabilities: families’ experiences
What are the experiences of families who are supporting their adult sons and daughters with learning disabilities to move on to their own homes?
Here, Mandy Johnson looks at a study, which sets out to answer that question.
[read the full story...]Sleep problems in children with learning disabilities. Can a group delivered sleep management intervention help?
Lack of sleep for parents has been associated with depression, stress and anxiety and sleep problems for parents of children with learning disabilities are common.
Here, Rachel Allen looks at an evaluation of the effectiveness of a sleep management intervention that was delivered through support to groups of parents.
[read the full story...]The visibility of unpaid care in England
In this blog, Ermintrude looks at secondary analysis of carer surveys and discusses the findings on hours of unpaid care in the context of obligations under the Care Act.
[read the full story...]Understanding and responding to pain in people with learning disabilities
How do staff and family carers recognise when somebody they support is in pain and what emotional impact does this have on them?
Here, Nick Burton looks at a small scale qualitative study, which set out to explore this issue for some paid carers and family carers.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care for people with learning disabilities. Views of service-users and family carers
People with learning disabilities are living longer than ever before, so more people are likely to need palliative care services and end-of-life care.
Here, Fawn Harrad looks at a study, which set out to listen specifically to the views of people with a learning disability and family carers in receipt of palliative care services.
[read the full story...]Psychological support needed across cancer pathway
In this blog, Alison Turner takes a look at guidance, which sets out recommendations for commissioners and providers to improve care and outcomes for people with cancer.
[read the full story...]Dementia and hospitalisation: how do family carers respond?
Clarissa Giebel analyses an Australian qualitative study into family carer feelings and responses, when their loved one with dementia is admitted to hospital.
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