Looking back over the year 2017 I have tried to bring to your attention articles and blogs that you might find interesting in the world of social care. I have covered topics ranging from the crises in social care funding to the use of yoga in care homes.
The central purpose of my blogs is to keep you informed of innovative practice that may improve the quality of life of people who use social care services. In addition, I also include new requirements placed on providers by the Care Quality Commission.
Overall the year 2017 in social care is ending as it began. Social care is still in crises because of underfunding, and has reached a tipping point. A number of care homes have decided to call it a day, and some domiciliary care providers have even handed back their contacts to local authorities because they are uneconomically viable.
Looking forward positively, we are promised a Green Paper on social care funding in the summer of 2018. On the one hand, this may be seen as a method of kicking the problem in the long grass, and further delaying tactics. Alternatively, it may at last be recognised as a problem, where the solution can only be found outside the cut and thrust of party politics and consensus on way forward is agreed by all parties.
All the best to you and yours for 2018.
Happy Christmas!
Albert Cook BA, MA & Fellow Charted Quality Institute Managing Director Bettal Quality Consultancy