Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a new service called ‘Find Me Good Care’, to help people find good care in response to research that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. Read more »
Findings from the York Dementia Without Walls project which explored how to make York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
The Alzheimer’s Society recent report, Home truths, highlighted the lack of focus on housing and dementia and recognised the importance of trained housing staff, who understand dementia and can support families by providing information and advice on local services and housing options. Read more »
Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE, Chief Executive of NHS South of England, recently wrote to Clinical Commissioning Group Chairs, Directors of Social Services and Primary Care Trust Cluster Chief Execeutives, outlining an ambitious programme of work for the South of England in response to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. Read more »
The Housing LIN is interested in hearing from you if you have experience of applying Assistive Technologies to aid people with dementia and carers. Read more »
This resource pack jointly published by the Housing LIN and ADASS is intended to support local strategic commissioning, planning and investment decisions to help transform and improve the range of housing choices for older people. Read more »
The Personnel Social Service Research Unit and Housing LIN have jointly published the evaluation of the Department of Health’s Extra Care Housing Fund. Read more »
This briefing paper by Jeremy Porteus, Director of the Housing learning and improvement network, provides an overview of the health and social care ‘dividend’ that can be achieved by closer integration and partnership working with housing. Read more »
The International Longevity Centre – UK has published a research report which suggests that Extra Care Housing could play a major part in delivering better health outcomes and reducing the long term care costs facing older people. Read more »
This compendium is a local enabler for change and seeks to improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
The December 2010 edition of the European Network on Independent Living newsletter is available to download from the ENIL website. Read more »
Future plans for adult social care services have been published in A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens. Read more »
The Assisted Living Action Network will be holding a series of four networking seminars over the next year to discuss the key issues, challenges and opportunities in the assisted living technology market. Read more »
The International Dementia Excellence Awards are designed to recognise organisations and individuals who have worked to improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Read more »
Launching a major event by getting everyone on their feet for a rousing song or two may sound more football than NHS, but that was precisely how the highly-successful South West Dementia Partnership Summit 2010 began at Taunton Racecourse in April. Read more »