Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Whether social workers use books, poetry, and writing exercises with individual clients in individual therapy, with groups of nursing home residents, or patients in a hospital setting, the possibilities are endless. The writing and sharing of poetry offer hope during troubled times.”

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The Guardian

JANUARY 5, 2022

Son of infected resident describes situation as ‘unmitigated disaster’, with questions raised over booster shot timing Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW restrictions ; NSW vaccination rates by postcode Vaccine rollout and rates tracker ; Cases and data tracker Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing A south-west Sydney (..)

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Community Care

MARCH 29, 2023

As of March 2022, pay for registered nurses in care homes averaged £34,800, which was within the range of band 6 for senior or specialist nurses working in the NHS, which was £32,306 to £39,027 at the time, according to Skills for Care data. for NHS nurses and health visitors. Skills for Care figures show that 44.9%

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Social workers employed as salaried employees in hospitals, nursing homes, primary care, and other health settings should contact their administration for information regarding the use of GFEs in their setting. In January 2022, NASW posted FAQs on GFEs for social workers at [link].

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Community Care

MAY 13, 2022

Government boosts nursing home payments as vacancies continue to mount. Government must fund £10.50 social care minimum wage, urge migration advisers. Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As she inched towards the end of her life our conversation was the most authentic it had ever been I was shocked at what I didn’t know about nursing homes. A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn’t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Guidance on CMS websites includes quality measures focused on preventing pressure injuries and maintaining skin integrity in various settings such as hospitals , nursing homes , inpatient rehabilitation facilities , home health , and more.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Mami always told me, “when I’m no longer able to take care of myself, put me in a nursing home…my dignity is very important to me”. We are no longer able to keep our dear Mami at home. As her daughter, I struggle with guilt feelings and have tried to think of any other possible solution that excludes nursing home placement.

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Community Care

MAY 25, 2023

rise in the number of filled care worker posts in residential and nursing homes from March 2022 to April 2023. The nursing home vacancy rate, for all roles, fell from 8.8% The residential home vacancy rate dropped from 7.7% Preliminary Skills for Care data showed that, from March 2022 to April 2023: There was a 3.8%

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Community Care

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The growth in numbers in 2022-23 came across all service settings – nursing homes, residential homes and community-based care – and among both people aged 65 and over and those aged 18-64. There was also a 2.5%

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Relias

MAY 2, 2024

With the expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency waivers and new minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, preparing for audits and surveys is more crucial than ever. In the rapidly changing healthcare industry, compliance with regulations is essential for the success of your organization.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Increased home health regulations, staffing requirements for nursing homes , expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency waivers — and more regulations on the horizon — make keeping up with the changes and navigating necessary training requirements daunting. Federal and state regulations change frequently.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address different types of human-health and wellness related needs in various settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals). identify and examine values, ethics, and risk issues for both humans and animals involved in human-animal interactions.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address different types of human-health and wellness related needs in various settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals). identify and examine values, ethics, and risk issues for both humans and animals involved in human-animal interactions.

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Psychology 8

University of Connecticut

AUGUST 31, 2022

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals).

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Psychology 40

The Guardian

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Here’s how to find a home you can afford Jim Kirby was a cautious saver all his life, but now aged 84 he is nearly broke because of £86,400-a-year care home fees and an exhausting battle to get the state to make a contribution. The fees pay for his wife, Maureen, who since September 2021 has been in a £7,200-a-month nursing home.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

While skilled nursing facility (SNFs) occupancy rates are slowly increasing , they are still 20% lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with many SNFs still struggling to fill beds. A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society analyzed data from 13,631 nursing homes from October 2018 through September 2019. The average annual staff turnover rates were about 44% for registered nurses and 46% for total nursing staff.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

CMS has increased oversight of nursing homes and per instance fines for poor-performing facilities from $21,000 to $1,000,000,” said Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN, Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions at Relias and President-elect of the North Carolina Nurses Association.

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The Guardian

JULY 9, 2022

Affected by funding shortfalls and staff shortages, regional not-for-profit facilities are struggling to survive Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Two months before Garry Kadwell and the Crookwell Taralga Aged Care (CTAC) board opted for a merger to ensure the survival (..)

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Whether social workers use books, poetry, and writing exercises with individual clients in individual therapy, with groups of nursing home residents, or patients in a hospital setting, the possibilities are endless. The writing and sharing of poetry offer hope during troubled times.”

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

per hour gap for home care but suggested there was no gap for nursing home fees. A southern unitary authority calculated there was a gap £100-135 per week gap for residential care, a £0.59

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Community Care

APRIL 8, 2022

Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 In relation to filled posts, nursing homes were most badly hit, with a fall of 6% since March 2021 and a drop of 8.5% percentage points over the previous year, with registered manager vacancies at 13.4% and care workers 12.2%. among care worker posts specifically.

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The Guardian

APRIL 17, 2024

Marcus Hanlin, 57, was on a regime at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol that included him only eating pureed meals and being kept away from food preparation areas because of a risk of choking and swallowing issues.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Crisis forces some nursing homes to downgrade to residential care status Nursing shortages are allowing “profiteering” staffing agencies to triple their rates, care leaders have warned, raising the risk of vulnerable patients being forced to move care homes and increasing the burden on the NHS.

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Community Care

JULY 25, 2024

These were hampering its ability to identify poor performance at the services it regulates, residential homes, nursing homes and domiciliary care providers, found the interim report of Dr Penny Dash’s review of the CQC.

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Community Care

MARCH 12, 2024

I struggle to see why you have to jump through all of these hoops for someone in a nursing home, when they’re happy there and don’t want to leave,” said another. “It seems a waste of resource.”

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There were shortages of nursing home beds for those with complex needs, and increased demand for home care, amid workforce shortages. Councils were responding to these pressures by planning investment in early intervention, prevention and reablement, as well as extra care and supported housing provision.

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Community Care

MARCH 21, 2022

The CCN report said £378m of the funding was allocated annually for residential and nursing homes. annual loss of revenue, and risking widspread care home closures, particularly in the South. However, it found this “seriously underestimated” the costs of implementing a fair cost of care.

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Relias

JULY 12, 2022

Leaders in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health, rehab therapy, wound care, and hospice know you can’t hire all the skills your organization will need tomorrow and in the future. The speed of change in healthcare requires post-acute care organizations to take a different approach to job preparedness.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 25, 2024

Many of my family members work in care, with aunties and cousins working in nursing homes, as well as my mum, who previously took over a caring role for her mother. This project took inspiration from my family, who have first-hand dealt with the exhaustion and physical demands of being a carer.

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Social Care

AUGUST 17, 2023

My family and friends were so excited and the support from my colleagues at Risedale Nursing Homes has been overwhelming. I have been a Registered Nurse for 42 years, 32 of them spent working in social care. I have applied these values to a nurse training programme within Risedale Nursing Homes.

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Nursing Home 19

Community Care

MARCH 3, 2023

CPA member Care England said its analysis of the figures for older people’s care homes revealed a shortfall of over £2bn in this sector alone, with council residential care fees £218 a week below the calculated fair cost on average, and nursing home fees short by £231 per week.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

Analysis: The high court found policy that sent untested people into homes was illegal and irrational Covid care home discharge policy was unlawful, says court This time of year brings bad memories for families of care home residents who died in Covid’s first wave when the virus swept, mostly unchecked, through nursing homes.

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When it became impossible for my husband to be cared for at home, I reapplied and was awarded continuing care funding, but the reality was that he would have to go to an establishment contracted by the local clinical commissioning group, effectively dismissing his individual needs and removing choice. I gave up trying. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

APRIL 5, 2022

The involved care needed to wean elders like this man off harmful sedatives is simply unavailable in nursing homes “Doctor, what did they do to him? Dad just doesn’t look the same. Please help him!” Of all the overnight admissions to the hospital, he looks the worst and the daughter’s cry pierces our heart. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 11, 2024

I looked after my own wife, who was diagnosed with dementia when she was only 56 years old, for eight years prior to her admission into a nursing home. For most people, the upheaval caused by caring for someone with dementia can be extremely testing, time-consuming and highly stressful. Continue reading.

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