Mike Clark looks at a study of 12 different nursing homes on how quality of care is affected by financial cutbacks.
[read the full story...]What is happening to the quality of care in care homes during times of austerity?
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Indirect Payments: when the MCA interacts with the personalisation agenda
Daisy Bogg summarises a qualitative study of professional and client experiences of indirect payments under the Mental Capacity Act.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care for homeless people: review of interventions and models of care planning
Jill Manthorpe summarises a systematic review of interventions to help homeless people at end-of-life.
[read the full story...]Social workers in the house: embodied practices of visiting families
Jenny Fisher looks at an ethnographic study of the experiences and behaviours of social workers visiting families in their homes.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care with dementia: one size does not fit all
Jill Manthorpe on a mixed methods study of what people with dementia want from end-of-life care.
[read the full story...]Making Safeguarding Personal: are we there yet?
Blog and Campfire about the ADASS 2016 Temperature Check of progress in English local authorities towards Making Safeguarding Personal.
[read the full story...]Direct payments in context: empowerment and quality of relationships
Martin Stevens on a qualitative study of how direct payments affects the relationships between employer and carer.
[read the full story...]What motivates care workers? Results of a qualitative study of workers’ experiences
Jill Manthorpe looks at a qualitative study of what motivates care workers and why care work matters to them.
[read the full story...]The state of social care for older people in England: are we even thinking about it?
Mike Clarke reviews the recent King’s Fund report on social care for older people, which challenges whether we are even thinking of doing enough.
[read the full story...]Support needs of stroke survivors and carers: survey from a social care drop-in service
Jill Manthorpe looks at a survey of the social support needs and experiences of stroke survivors and their family carers.
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