Latest news

• Nominations now open for the 5th NAPA awards
  26/03/18

  Nominating someone for an Award is the best possible way to publicly say how much you appreciate what they do.

• Well-being and age in co-housing life: Thinking with and beyond design
  26/03/18

  Housing LIN viewpoint no 89 considers how spatial design, resident control and home technologies matter to ‘successful ageing’ in the increasingly popular co-housing communities - both intergenerational and senior.

• Care Improvement Works - building confidence, improving care
  26/03/18

  The Care Improvement Works website brings together resources for providers to assess and strengthen the quality of their services in one place. It can help you in planning for a CQC inspection, internal audits and deliver good and outstanding care.

• Thank you for supporting Dignity Action Day
  06/03/18

  We hope you enjoyed a memorable day promoting Dignity.

• Hold a Dignity Action Day event this February
  31/01/18

  The DAD map is now bursting with events, many of these are on the 1st Feb, however an event held any day in February would be absolutely wonderful.

• Support Dignity Action Day 2018
  23/01/18

  Across the nation our Champions are busy planning fundraising events to support our campaign and raise awareness of the importance of Dignity in Care.

  Don’t miss this opportunity to join in and enjoy a memorable day promoting Dignity.

• National Dignity Council members' activities update January 2018
  23/01/18

  All our Dignity Champions continue to be active in many ways - find out what's been happening.

• Oxfordshire Dignity and Dementia Champions’ Network Meeting, 15th December 2017
  23/01/18

  A presentation from Tony O’Connell who told of his experiences following a diagnosis of dementia. Tony was accompanied by his wife Maureen and together they provided a most moving insight into their journey following Tony’s diagnosis.

• National recruitment campaign online survey
  23/01/18

  Skills for Care would love to hear what you think about a national recruitment campaign for adult social care in England. 

• Thoughts and comments on Dignity from Amanda Waring
  23/01/18

  Read how our Council member Amanda Waring continues to support the campaign in her daily activities. 

• Innovative models of health, care and support for adults
  23/01/18

  SCIE has produced a briefing that explains how innovative and often small scale models of health and social care and support for adults could be scaled up to benefit as many people as possible.

• Ageing well: a collection of innovative thinking
  23/01/18

  The Whiteley Foundation has collected together 12 inspiring articles that look ahead 20 years to explore different elements that will contribute to a good life for older people.

• Helping to prevent infection
  23/01/18

  SCIE have issued a quick guide for managers and staff in care homes, about steps that can help prevent infection occurring.

• Home care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes
  23/01/18

  This guideline from NICE covers the planning and delivery of person-centred care for older people living in their own homes.

• Mixing Matters
  22/01/18

  How shared sites can bring older and younger people together.

• Skills for Care - Supporting personal relationships
  22/01/18

  Supporting people who need care and support to have meaningful personal relationships – guidance for employers.

• Dying Matters Awareness Week
  22/01/18

  Raising awareness of dying, death and bereavement.

• Inquiry into loneliness and isolation
  22/01/18

  From the National Assembly for Wales, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

• Enhanced health in care homes
  22/01/18

  The Kings Fund have published a report that looks at what has been learned from closer working between care homes and health services.

• Discussing and planning medicines support
  22/01/18

  A quick guide from NICE for home care managers providing medicines support.