Social Care Blog Archive
Residential Care Homes for Substance Misuse – There are many terms and definitions used for types of social care, including ‘care home, ‘residential home’ and ‘nursing home’. Generally speaking, ‘Care Home’ is the umbrella term and refers to residences which may provide accommodation along with personal or nursing care for people who misuse drugs and alcohol.
Mark Sadler, Jul 21, 2013 - general
Care Homes for People with Eating Disorders – Eating disorders are highly complex illnesses that require dynamic, multi-layered care. People who have eating disorders live in a variety of settings according to their wishes, personal needs and type of illness. These options usually involve residential care of some type, but can be for acute care or for enduring, long term care.
Mark Sadler, Jul 20, 2013 - general
Care Homes for People with Mental Health Conditions – People who have mental health conditions live in a variety of settings according to their wishes and personal needs. These options can range from independent living or homesharing, (where a person shares their house with a volunteer or someone who provides care as a form of rent), through to living in group homes, or living in residential or nursing care homes.
Mark Sadler, Jul 19, 2013 - general
Care Homes for People with Sensory Impairment – People who have sensory impairment live in a variety of settings according to their wishes and personal needs. These options can range from independent living or homesharing, (where a person shares their house with a volunteer or someone who provides care as a form of rent), through to living in group homes, or living in residential or nursing care homes.
Mark Sadler, Jul 18, 2013 - general
Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities or Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) – People with learning disabilities or ASD live in a variety of settings according to their wishes and personal needs. These options can range from independent living with a carer visiting or homesharing, (where a person shares their house with a volunteer or someone who provides care as a form of rent), through to living in group homes with other people with learning disabilities, or living in residential or nursing care homes.
Mark Sadler, Jul 17, 2013 - general
Care Homes for People with Physical Disabilities – People with physical disabilities live in a variety of settings according to their wishes and personal needs. These options can range from independent living or homesharing, (where a disabled person shares their house with a volunteer or someone who provides care as a form of rent), through to living in group homes with other people with disabilities, or living in residential or nursing care homes.
Mark Sadler, Jul 16, 2013 - general
Day Care Centres – Many of us want to live independently in our own home for as long as possible, but may be in a position where we need a little help. The first step is to ask your local social services department for a care assessment. As an older person, or as a person with disabilities or specific needs, you are entitled to an assessment which will consider your situation and highlight the type of extra care which is most appropriate. Even if you are not reliant on the social services for funding an extra care, it is worth getting the assessment which can serve to give a better understanding of your own care needs.
Mark Sadler, Jul 15, 2013 - general
Mental Health Care (EMI) Nursing Homes – Nursing Homes specialise in providing nursing care for people suffering from sickness, injury or infirmity - the kind of care that requires the skills of a qualified nurse. Nursing homes are required by law to have a qualified nurse on duty 24 hours a day.
Mark Sadler, Jul 14, 2013 - general
Respite Care Homes – If you or your carer feels in need of a break, respite care can be a good option. Respite care is a temporary stay in a care home for you or you and your carer, or the temporary employment of a professional carer to come into your home. Respite care can provide extra levels of care while you recover from an illness or a stay in hospital and can also be a an opportunity to get to know a particular care home, if you are thinking of moving into one in the future.
Mark Sadler, Jul 13, 2013 - general
Alzheimers and Dementia Care Homes – Care Homes and Nursing Homes for the elderly very often welcome residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. Whether the person with dementia needs a residential care home or a nursing care home will depend on their level of dementia as well as any other illnesses or disabilities.
Mark Sadler, Jul 12, 2013 - general
What is a Residential and Nursing Care Home? – There are many terms and definitions used for types of social care, including ‘care home, ‘residential home’ and ‘nursing home’. Generally speaking, ‘Care Home’ is the umbrella term and refers to residences which may provide accommodation along with personal or nursing care.
Mark Sadler, Jul 11, 2013 - general
What Is a Nursing Care Home? – There are many terms and definitions used in relation to social care, including ‘care home, ‘residential home’ and ‘nursing home’. Generally speaking, ‘Care Home’ is the umbrella term and refers to residences which may provide accomodation along with personal or nursing care.
Mark Sadler, Jul 10, 2013 - general
What Is a Residential Care Home? – There are many terms and definitions used for types of social care, including ‘care home, ‘residential home’ and ‘nursing home’. Generally speaking, ‘Care Home’ is the umbrella term and refers to residences which may provide accomodation along with personal or nursing care.
Mark Sadler, Jul 09, 2013 - general
Social care – How can we turn it around? – Social Care Providers have left themselves wide open to systematic financial abuse from Local Authorities. The public are picking up the bill and enduring poor care as care providers struggle to balance the books and deliver the best care that they can. How can we change this ongoing situation?
Mark Sadler, Feb 24, 2013 - general
Information is Power – Government Care Ratings or Peer Reviews? Which Would You Trust? – Yourcarehome.co.uk comment on the VODG and NCF recently published discussion paper arguing the case for a return to a rating system.
Mark Sadler, Feb 09, 2013 - general
Yourcarehome.co.uk to feature care homes for people with disabilities – Already a well established directory website listing around 2,000 care homes for the elderly and boasting many of the largest names in care in their membership, yourcarehome.co.uk are branching out.
Mark Sadler, Feb 01, 2013 - general
They're shoppers, Jim, but not as we know them! – The way people decide on elderly care homes or other types of social care is changing. You could be forgiven for thinking that today’s consumers have just been beamed down from another planet.
Mark Sadler, Feb 01, 2013 - general
Care Home Groups Trial Reevoo with YourCareHome – We are currently working with a handful of care providers who are now trialling Reevoo’s social commerce peer review service.
Mark Sadler, Jan 07, 2013 - general
Review Platforms Open V’s Closed? – You should by now know that Yourcarehome.co.uk have partnered with Reevoo the world leading social commerce review platform.
Mark Sadler, Jan 07, 2013 - general
What lessons can we learn from TripAdvisor? – Where did it all go wrong? More importantly for social care in the UK where could it all go wrong for us, and why are we copying this broken model?
Mark Sadler, Jan 07, 2013 - general
Guide Dogs for the Mind... – A new scheme being developed in Glasgow - The "Guide dogs for the mind" will be trained to help people with dementia by triggering reminders to sleep, eat and take medication.
Mark Sadler, Apr 24, 2012 - general
CLS Care Services win Most Outstanding Care Home Provider – CLS Care Services have won another prestigious award for its services
Mark Sadler, Dec 07, 2011 - general
Funding cuts hit front line services for the elderly - surprise? – The Telegraph reported today that Paul Burstow the care services minister has admitted that cuts in council spending are directly impacting on the elderly, as councils are reducing their nursing and care home budgets by hundreds of millions of pounds. He is demanding to know why the £2 billion allocated to support adult social care has not reached the front line.
Mark Sadler, Nov 21, 2011 - general
Considering a Retirement Village? – If you are looking for alternative care options, it is vital that you consider all the options. If you are concerned about losing equity in your property, you may like to look at retirement villages.
Mark Sadler, Oct 17, 2011 - general
Isolation Week 20th - 26th June 2011 – This week, a team of volunteers are taking part in an experiment run by Friends of the Elderly, to see how people cope with isolation. For one week, they will be living alone, cut off from the world around them - no conversations, no phones, no internet or interaction with anybody else - with just a TV for company.
Mark Sadler, Jun 21, 2011 - general
