Filling the gap for learning disabled people with dementia
The number of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia is growing fast, but there is a lack of specialist support, says psychiatrist Shekhar Mukherji, director of Mentaur Ltd, which has just opened a service for the client group.
22 May 2012

How smart phones can improve home care for users and staff
Smart phones are helping home care staff improve support and stay safe while delivering efficiency savings for their employers.
02 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