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  1. International comparison: social care funding & outcomes (PDF)

    Page 1 of 49 An international comparison of long-term care funding and outcomes: insights for the social care green paper Foreword Sometime during 2018 the Government is planning to publish a Green ... Green (consultation) Paper about the future of social care in England. With this in mind, towards the end of 2017 Age UK commissioned a project from Incisive Health. We asked them to explore the characteristics

  2. Personalised Integrated Care - blended evaluation report summary (PDF)

    Blended evaluation of Phase 2 of the Personalised Integrated Care Programme Summary report 7th March 2018 About this report Age UK has adopted a whole-programme, mixed-method approach to evaluating Phase ... varied across the sites, the findings provide evidence that Phase 2 of Age UK’s Personalised Integrated Care Programme (PICP) has had a proven significant and enduring positive impact on the wellbeing of the

  3. Personalised Integrated Care - blended evaluation report summary (PDF)

    Blended evaluation of Phase 2 of the Personalised Integrated Care Programme Summary report 7th March 2018 About this report Age UK has adopted a whole-programme, mixed-method approach to evaluating Phase ... varied across the sites, the findings provide evidence that Phase 2 of Age UK’s Personalised Integrated Care Programme (PICP) has had a proven significant and enduring positive impact on the wellbeing of the

  4. Policy position: dignity in health and social care (PDF)

    Position Paper Dignity in Health and Social Care (England) March 2016 At all times, older people using health and care services must be treated and cared for with dignity and respect. Key Issues In ... In England, approximately 405,000 people aged over 65 are living in almost 18,000 care homes. 65 per cent of all admissions to hospitals are people over 65 and because, on average, they stay longer they

  5. For Later Life - Can technology revolutionise care

    www.ageuk.org.uk/forlaterlife #forlaterlife Can technology revolutionise care? Chair: Pam Creaven, Services Director, Age UK Speakers:  Dr Elisabeth Boulton, Research Associate, University of Manchester ... Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art  Ed Russell, Director of Innovation and Delivery, WCS Care The Government’s ‘Grand Challenge for an Ageing Society’ in its Industrial Strategy sets out the

  6. For Later Life - The future of social care (PDF)

    the future of social care? Chair: Victoria Macdonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News Speakers:  Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director Age UK, co-chair of the Care and Support Alliance ... the Social Care Green Paper  Sally Burlington, Head of Policy, Local Government Association  Dr Eileen Burns, President of the British Geriatrics Society, Expert Adviser to the Social Care Green Paper

  7. Factsheet - Finding choosing and funding a care home (PDF)

    Factsheet 29 Finding, choosing and funding a care home July 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet gives information about finding, choosing and funding a suitable care home including types of homes, how to ... funding of care home placements. This includes information about the rules for local authority funding. There is also information about making private, self-funded arrangements with a care home. Age UK

  8. Factsheet - Deprivation of assets in social care (PDF)

    Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 40 Deprivation of assets in social care September 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at deprivation of assets, which can be an issue when a local authority carries ... carries out a financial assessment in relation to meeting needs for care and support. It also explains how to challenge a deliberate deprivation decision made by a local authority. A local authority can look

  9. Factsheet - Dental care NHS and private treatment (PDF)

    Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 5 Dental care: NHS and private treatment May 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains dental treatment offered by the NHS, including how to find an NHS dentist, charges ... dissatisfied with the care you receive. The factsheet also looks at private dental treatment. Currently, you might not be able to access an NHS dental services and private care might be an alternative

  10. Factsheet: NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care

    Page 1 of 36 Factsheet 20 NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care July 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what NHS Continuing Healthcare is, how the NHS decides whether ... nursing care – a weekly payment the NHS makes to nursing homes towards their costs of providing nursing care to residents. The following Age UK factsheets may also be of interest: 6 Finding care at home

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