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KVC Health Systems Launches KVC Missouri and Names New President

KVC

KVC Kansas sponsors more foster and adoptive families than any other organization in the state, making it more likely that children can be matched with a family in their home community rather than experiencing educational disruption. We think about mental health holistically at KVC,” said Stephenson. “We

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. . ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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40% of people delayed in hospital awaiting social care package

Community Care

The letter follows concerns from social care leaders about the government’s allocation of £200m to the NHS this winter to help reduce delays by block-booking care home placements for up to four weeks. This is in addition to £500m made available for a wider range of services to reduce delays, including home care.

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Omicron infections in wider workforce ‘adding pressure’ to ‘exhausted’ social workers

Community Care

Practitioners are having to step in to carry out welfare checks on adults going without the care they need due to mounting staff shortages in residential and home care, said the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). That meant for heavy and complex workloads, which the pandemic exacerbated.

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CQC urges government to fund better pay for care staff to tackle ‘gridlocked’ system

Community Care

This was leading to reductions in the number of home care hours providers could deliver and a drop in care home capacity, with operators holding beds empty because of a lack of workers to staff them. ‘Step change’ needed including improved pay. Photo: Kate Terroni/CQC. BIA shortages.

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‘Things have never been so bad’ for people needing care, carers and staff, warns ADASS president

Community Care

“Things have never been so bad,” for people needing care, carers and staff, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. million hours of home care [that] couldn’t be delivered in the first quarter of this year.

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One in eight councils moved to ‘life and limb care only’ for at least some people over Christmas, warns ADASS

Community Care

Over half have taken the “least acceptable” actions in response to the situation including prioritising life-sustaining care, being unable to undertake reviews of risk, relying on family members, carers or providers for these or leaving vulnerable people isolated for longer periods than usual.