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• Taking extra care in lockdown: Ty Llwynderw Extra Care & Care and Cae’r Ysgol Independent Living bungalows, Maesteg
  29/09/20

• The Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce 2020
  16/08/20

  You will have seen in the press or on social media that Skills for Care published its annual sector report ‘The Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce 2020’ on July 27. 

• Apprenticeship funding in England
  16/08/20

  As part of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact this has had on employment and skills, new payments have been introduced for employers in England for each new apprentice they hire between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021. 

• Care providers should encourage staff and service users to apply to EU Settlement Scheme
  16/08/20

  Most EU citizens need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to ensure they're able to continue to live, work and access funding and services in the UK after 30 June 2021. 

• Adult social care and COVID-19: Assessing the impact on social care users and staff in England so far
  16/08/20

  In this briefing the Health Foundation provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social care in England. 

• Nine Statements to Help Shape Adult Social Care Reform
  16/08/20

  ADASS has set out the stepping stones for change in adult social care.

• Housing and Ageing: Let’s Get Serious - “How Do You Plan for the Future while Addressing Immediate Chaos?”
  16/08/20

  This article presents findings from the Housing and Ageing programme conducted in 2018 that investigated how the housing sector can effectively plan for an ageing population. 

• 4 reasons housing providers must revise their Telecare needs post COVID-19
  16/08/20

  This guide reveals the findings from research and interviews with 120 senior executives from providers of supported, sheltered and retirement housing.

• Video calling checklist
  16/08/20

  This checklist covers the necessary steps a social worker or practitioner should take to ensure that technology for video calling is ready and appropriate.

• Dementia and decision-making
  16/08/20

  How can you help a person with dementia to make decisions now and for their future?

• The shocking side effect of lockdown on the symptoms of people with dementia
  16/08/20

  An Alzheimer’s Society investigation reveals the shocking side effect of lockdown on the symptoms of people with dementia.

• Business continuity planning
  16/08/20

  As part of their package of information on business continuity planning, the CPA has published three new sets of guidance for care providers.

• The Stop Ageism campaign
  16/08/20

  The Stop Ageism campaign is here to show how ageism negatively affects all of us and, with your help, how we can stop it.

• Mental Capacity Act
  16/08/20

  SCIE guidance.

• e-learning: Effective supervision & effective delegation
  16/08/20

  Skills for Care has recently launched some new bite size resources focusing on effective delegation and effective supervision.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection control for care providers - Quick guide
  16/08/20

  Updated resources from SCIE – Covid 19 infection control guidance for care providers.

• How to get the most out of inspection
  28/07/20

  CQC has come together with partners from across the adult social care sector to set out key principles and a shared understanding so that everyone gets the most out of inspection.

• The safer management of controlled drugs
  28/07/20

  This year's Safer Management of Controlled Drugs annual update gives an overview of prescribing data and trends for controlled drugs across England, as well as information on key changes to legislation.

• Covid-19 adult social care provision: stories of promise
  28/07/20

  Information and examples of emerging practice during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

• Challenges and solutions: commissioning social care during COVID-19
  28/07/20

  This SCIE guide addresses the challenges faced by the social care sector during the pandemic.