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Burstow urges social workers to overhaul 'crisis' care system
The care services minister has put social workers at the heart of his plans to transform social care from a "high-dependency service" to one that supports people to stay independent.
18 May 2012

Integrated teams required to deliver healthcare in care homes
Multi-disciplinary teams should be set up to ensure that care home residents get the healthcare services that they need, says Professor Finbarr Martin, president of the British Geriatrics Society.
22 May 2012

Invest in social care to revive economy, government told
Boosting investment in social care through tax breaks and incentives to start up new providers could help revive the economy's flagging fortunes, the government was told today.
02 May 2012

Missed and rushed care visits place elderly at risk
An investigation by Which? has found that older people are being put at serious risk from missed and rushed home care visits.
16 March 2012

Hospital visits lower for care home than home care clients
Care home residents are less likely to end up in hospital than users of intensive home care, research has revealed. (Image: Alamy)
29 March 2012

Overhaul personal budgets for older people, says Adass
Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said today. (Image: Rex Features)
19 March 2012

CQC: Care homes failing to train staff in deprivation of liberty
Many care homes have failed to provide staff with appropriate deprivation of liberty safeguards training, leading to poor practice and human rights breaches, the Care Quality Commission warned today. (Image: Rex)
27 March 2012

Social worker deprivation of liberty assessments unmonitored
The Care Quality Commission has raised concerns over the protection of vulnerable adults because of its inability to monitor deprivation of liberty assessments by social workers and other professionals. (Image: Milton Montenegro/Photodisc/Getty Images)
27 March 2012

Cameron pledges improved dementia care and research
David Cameron has pledged to boost dementia research funding and improve care and support for people with the condition, in a major speech today.
26 March 2012

Social workers urged to tackle exclusion of dementia patients
Social care professionals have been urged to help connect dementia patients with their communities after an Alzheimer's Society survey revealed widespread social exclusion for the group.
26 March 2012

Scotland makes it happen
Scotland is pressing ahead with plans to bring free personal care to everyone.
18 January 2001

Social workers 'marginal' to integrated care pilots
Social care professionals were 'marginal' to flagship government pilots designed to integrate support for people with long-term conditions, an evaluation has concluded.
22 March 2012

Poor staffing levels undermine human rights in nursing homes
Poor staffing levels are undermining human rights in nursing homes by creating an "accepted indignity" in which residents are left wet or soiled for lengthy periods until staff become available. (Image: Alamy)
06 March 2012

Help for home care staff in using the Mental Capacity Act
Mel Palmer explains how home care staff should apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in the case of a service user who is self-neglecting and refusing to take his medication
05 March 2012

Research: Protecting adults at risk across council boundaries
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has worked with London councils, the police and the NHS to produce guidelines on safeguarding adults
30 September 2011

'Fundamental change needed to improve elderly care'
Residents and relatives should be given a direct say in the running of care homes, according to a report examining how care for the elderly could be improved. (Image: Rex Features)
29 February 2012

Campaign to boost status of care service managers launched
A campaign has been launched to raise the "disappointing" status of registered care managers to ensure they are regarded as "recognised professionals" on a par with doctors, nurses and social workers.
02 November 2011

Reablement success leads to social work job cuts
A council is cutting social work jobs on the back of its success in helping service users regain independence through reablement. (Image: Rex Features).
22 February 2012

Scie: Using the internet to improve social care
Ross Oldfield, co-ordinator of the Social Care Institute for Excellence's Get Connected project (left) , explains how providers can improve social care through the use of the internet.
01 November 2011

How care home staff can improve research into dementia
Care home staff and residents need to become more involved in research if the quality of life of people with dementia is to improve, and a new toolkit shows them how they can, says Jill Manthorpe.
13 February 2012