Older people

Adults

Family carers will not be able to meet need for support by 2017, warns think-tank

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Dr Peter Wallis

Adults

Social work on film: Bringing the older people’s care ‘crisis’ to the small screen

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Betty William and Catherine O'Mahoney

Adults

Replay our discussion of BBC documentary on social work with older people

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Adults, Workforce

Social work with older people must be revived to meet ageing challenge, says College report

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Adults, Workforce

‘State-funded navigators are needed to help older people choose the best care’

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Shared Lives schemes help people live more fulfilling lives, finds Shared Lives Plus

Adults

Full potential of Shared Lives schemes yet to be realised, finds report

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Adults

Government has no idea how social care cuts affect older people’s health, warns report

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Adults, Workforce

Making the care system fit for an ageing population

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Adults, Workforce

The moral and economic case for adult social work

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Adults

Government lacks understanding of adult care risks, warns spending watchdog

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Adults, Workforce

No proven benefit from home visits for older people, finds research review

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Adults

‘Catastrophic’ social care spending squeeze risks undermining Care Bill reforms, warns Age UK

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Adults, Workforce

Person-centred commissioning needed to end health-social care split, says Labour Party review

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Adults, Workforce

Why social workers should care about growth of harmful drinking among older people

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Adults

Social workers must form multidisciplinary teams with health to shift care out of hospitals

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Adults, Workforce

Councils fear care loans will put a massive strain on their budgets

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