If you offer bespoke care packages, work with social workers or trying to do your bit for mental health support for the homecare sector then this will be interesting to you. If you work in private nursing, then you should know that the market sustainability fund has changed. It has been released that £400m of new funding is going to be made available and this is going to be done in conjunction with the £162 million for the Cost of Care fund. Authorities are being encouraged to do what they can to think about things such as digitisation and they are also reporting conditions for the fund. The Local Government have to agree on a plan to support the Better Care Fund and the two objectives that have been released include improving the quality of care for people while also trying to reduce the amount of pressure that is on the EUC. Of course, social care services are also going to be influenced. This is going to be through preventative services. Tackling delayed discharge while also bringing about sustained improvements in the outcome will support a way bigger system flow. Further details can be found online and when you do look into them you will soon find that it is easier than ever for you to get the support you need. Of course, market sustainability is so important in the care sector but that being said, more has to be done to try and make sure that this can carry on for the next few years. If this is not possible then more changes will have to be made in order to keep the industry going. Only time will tell what the future holds but right now it looks like more has to be done.

If you want to support the mental health of those who you serve in homecare or if you work in private nursing and often work with social workers who offer bespoke care packages then you may be interested to know about some new research. Research has found that if you do not wear a hearing aid then you could be putting yourself at higher risk of dementia. This study is a breakthrough to say the least and it has found that hearing loss happens to a lot of people. That being said, if you avoid using a hearing aid then this could put you at a higher risk of developing dementia. If you do not wear a hearing aid when you need to then you could be 42% more likely to develop dementia when compared to those who have a normal level of hearing. There was no increased risk when you look at the people who do use hearing aids, however. The results that stem from this did prompt a lot of discussion about how loss of hearing can lead to isolation from others. It is also linked to things like cognitive decline as well. These are just some of the many issues that those who have dementia face. If you work in homecare then this may be interesting to you, as it is so important that people are given the support that they need when it comes to their hearing. If you can do your bit to make sure that people get the hearing aid support they need when they need it, then you could actually be doing your bit to stop people from developing dementia as well which is truly so important as it can cut years off your life.

If you work in homecare, private nursing, mental health for social workers or even for a company who offers bespoke care packages, you will now that sometimes, you have to visit a client’s house. That is why it is so surprising to see a care worker in Scotland, be fired and banned from working in the sector. She was let go because she failed to maintain appropriate boundaries. It would seem that she attended someone’s house without consent and she also stole a bottle of Oramorph from another client’s home. Lisa Smith has been labelled as being dishonest by Social Services and she did not even show any regret for her behaviour either. It would seem that the behaviour was in fact premeditated and that it took place during her main employment. She did not cooperate with the SSSC, nor did she release any comments that related to her current behaviour. She stole medication from someone and this is listed as being abusive as a social care worker. The report did say that the only factor that worked in her favour was the fact that she had previous concerns but these were not raised. She was told that she acted without any honesty and that she also abused the trust and confidence that was placed in her as a social worker. She accessed medication that was not for her and she caused harm to a service user. Not only this, she also put a service user at risk of major harm and this is not good to say the least. When people hire social workers, they have to feel confident knowing that they are going to be getting the support that they need at home but this cannot be the case if the social worker in question is breaking the rules.

If you work in private nursing, homecare or even in mental health then you will know that the cut to social workers funding is going to impact everyone. Even those who offer bespoke care packages are going to be impacted and this is bad news to say the least. News broke that social care funding is going to be halved and this is bad news to say the least. These announcements could well take people back to social care camp over the next few years, but this is a difficult pill to swallow when older people, and the disabled are not getting the care that they need. The truth is that the measures in this plan are very much modest and foundational. A lot of them have been welcomed but they are not enough to transform social care, and this is what people needed.

A lot of the money that has been promised is now not available and the CSA members are telling people that they are in line for a lot of disappointment. The latest government performance regarding social care is highlighting some major issues and this is not good to say the least. Suggestions are currently suggesting that councils are probably going to be making more cuts later this year, but the jury is out regarding whether or not the measures are going to be enough to compensate for the difficulties currently being experienced.

A lot of people are worried about the future as it is and things are not looking good at all. The outlook for the disabled and those in need is looking dire and this is going to mean even more negativity for the future. Who knows what the future holds but right now, more support has to be given to those who need it the most. If not, then the elderly will suffer.