Keith Spink, senior digital developer at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) looks after his Dad, often remotely, using technology. This may sound challenging, but Keith attests technology has given his father a better quality of life, greater independence …
Improving care service provision. What does it mean, why is it important and what can be done to make it happen? These are the questions posed by Tony Hunter, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), in …
In just a few days’ time, part one of the Care Act 2014 will come into force. Local authorities will then have new duties and powers to maintain continuity of care in the event of service interruption caused by provider …
We’ve been publicly consulting on the cap on social care costs and a new appeals system since February 2015. These are part of the biggest reforms to social care and support in decades, brought in as part of the Care …
It's not just about changing structures says Ewan King, Director of Business Development and Delivery at the Social Care Institute for Excellence. The plan to develop a single budget worth £6 billion for Greater Manchester, involving 10 local authorities and …
Many people tend not to think about the importance – and potential cost – of care and support services, not until they or their loved ones need them. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that most people don’t realise …
Shared Lives can offer fantastic outcomes for individuals, attests Community Catalysts Director, Jane Atherton. I believe Shared Lives is unique. The service matches people who need support to live their lives with individuals and families, promoting the development of true …
In her debut blog for Social Care News, Rose De Paeztron, Practice Development Manager at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), sees much to commend in the Care Act reforms. Can you imagine, twenty years ago, legislation setting down …
Remember the first sporting event you went to? How did you get there? Who took you? Who was competing? Who won? Tony Jameson-Allen, Co-founder and Director of the Sporting Memories Network explains how their current projects are using fond memories …
A brief Personal Independence Payment (PIP) update from our good colleagues at the Department of Work and Pensions. From 26 January 2015, PIP natural reassessment is being extended to some existing DLA claimants living in postcode areas beginning G (Glasgow), …