Caroline Struthers considers a systematic review about the impacts of older people’s patient and public involvement in health and social care research.
[read the full story...]Social care research and mental health: what lessons can be shared on #WorldMentalHealthDay2018?
Mike Clark considers what the fields of social care research and mental heatlh have to share and learn from one-another on #WorldMentalHealthDay.
[read the full story...]An equal exchange? Practitioners’ accounts of social care assessment under the Care Act
Tanya Moore considers a qualitative coproduced study of English practitioners’ accounts of social care assessment practices under the Care Act 2014.
[read the full story...]Working conditions and stress in UK social workers
Jill Manthorpe considers working conditions and stress in UK social workers: survey findings.
[read the full story...]Assistive technology for dementia: two reviews highlight lack of evidence
Mike Clark considers two recent systematic reviews of assistive technology to support people living with dementia.
[read the full story...]Direct payments in residential care: ideas for implementation and some concerns about their value
Martin Stevens considers the low uptake of direct payments in residential care: an evaluation of the Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers.
[read the full story...]Shared Lives: experiences of family-based support of older people with learning disabilities
Shared Lives is a community-based model of support for adults with learning disabilities. This survey reports on the quality of life of older users.
[read the full story...]The importance of handovers in care homes
Mike Clark looks at a literature review and qualitative study of how handovers between staff are conducted in care homes.
[read the full story...]Experiences of residential care assistants working with people with dementia
Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study of care assistants experiences of looking after people with dementia in residential care.
[read the full story...]The promised liberation of adult social work under England’s 2014 Care Act
Jill Manthorpe discusses an updated review of the impact of the 2014 Care Act on social work in England.
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