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News Tag: News. Healthwatch England report opens the door on home care services – Alzheimer’s Society comment Healthwatch England have analysed the experiences of 3,415 home care users, their families and front line staff across 52 local areas between August 2015 and June 2017. Read more
News Tag: News. Extra 71000 care home places needed by 2025, Lancet study suggests – Alzheimer’s Society comments As life expectancy increases, so too have the number of years that older adults spend with substantial care needs, suggests a study published today in The Lancet. Read more
News Tag: News. New Healthwatch report highlights variation in care homes, Alzheimer's Society comments A new report published today by Healthwatch has highlighted the striking variation in care homes across the country. Read more
News Tag: News. Second OFSTED-style rating of CCG dementia care reveals mixed picture Today (Friday 21 July 2017) NHS England have published the end of year results from the Clinical Commissioning Group Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF). Read more
News Tag: News. National Dementia Audit finds important improvements in dementia care but more support needed, Alzheimer’s Society comment Hospitals have made important changes to improve dementia care says the National Audit of Dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society response to CQC report into the state of social care The CQC has today released a report on the state of adult social care in England. Read more
Information Integrating care Arron Mattu, Project Support Officer for Integration, tells us how your input could help health and social care to work better together. Arron Mattu, Project Support Officer for Integration, tells us how your input could help health and social care to work better together. ... 01 June 2017
Information Community spirit Gareth Bracken from Dementia Together magazine reports on communities coming together to help people to remain involved. Gareth Bracken from Dementia Together magazine reports on communities coming together to help people to remain involved. ... 01 April 2017
Information Alzheimer's and dementia care in Japan Japan's pioneering care for dementia and Alzheimer's disease has respect at its heart. Not only that, but the country also pays for it in an equitable way. Japan's pioneering care for dementia and Alzheimer's disease has respect at its heart. Not only that, but the country also pays for it in an equitable way. ... 14 February 2017
News Tag: News. Adult social care is approaching “tipping point”, warns CQC A report published today, Thursday 13 October, by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlights the fragility of the adult social care sector due to threefold pressures of escalating demand, access and cost. Read more