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  1. CRS_Aug15_Dementia_carers_social_care.pdf

    Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care Consultation on draft scope of NICE clinical guideline (CG42) Ref: 1715 Date: August 2015 All rights reserved ... existing clinical guideline on ‘dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care’ (CG42). As part of this, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the draft scope of the

  2. RB_jul17_social_care_briefing_mps.pdf

    Briefing: Social care and what MPs can do Summer 2017 If you have any questions or would like future information please contact Angela Kitching, Head of External Affairs, at angela ... angela.kitching@ageuk.org.uk or 07825 724 296 What is social care? 'Social care' is the general term used to refer to the extra support or care needed to carry out daily tasks at home. This extra help can include:

  3. RB_Dec17_social_care.pdf

    Social Care Parliamentary Briefing December 2017 Day to day tasks that many of us take for granted – like getting dressed, using the toilet, making a meal, or getting to the shops – can be almost impossible ... and future changes to the social care system can help enable them to live with dignity. The current situation There are a number of growing systematic issues in adult social care which need to be addressed

  4. Factsheet - How to resolve problems and complain about social care (PDF)

    resolve problems and complain about social care February 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what to do if you are not satisfied with any aspect of social cares services you receive from or ... complaining about the quality of services. This factsheet can be read in conjunction with others on social care, for example, Age UK factsheet 41, How to get care and support. Age UK factsheet 66, Resolving

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

    outcomes: insights for the social care green paper Foreword Sometime during 2018 the Government is planning to publish a Green (consultation) Paper about the future of social care in England. With this ... We asked them to explore the characteristics, including funding mechanisms, and outcomes of the social care systems operating in some other developed countries, with a view to seeing what lessons could

  6. 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 ... look at whether you have removed your assets from its reach to avoid paying a contribution towards social care services being provided, for example by giving money to another person. If it concludes this

  7. Fit as a Fiddle social impact measurement report (PDF)

    Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA 0800 169 80 80 www.ageuk.org.uk Social impact measurement report f itas a f iddle ID200590 FaaF Social impact measurement report v6.indd 60-1 14/08/2012 14:46 We would ... questionnaires and talk to the regional and local co-ordinators Special thanks goes to Jules Sebelin of Social Enterprise East Midlands and Sue Sheldon, Fit as a Fiddle co-ordinator, Age UK Derby and Derbyshire

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

    Policy 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 ... respect in hospitals3. When asked about social care, the number is 36 per cent, despite these being services essential to day-to-day living4. Current health and social care provision is sadly often of poor

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

    www.ageuk.org.uk/forlaterlife #forlaterlife What’s the future of social care? Chair: Victoria Macdonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News Speakers:  Caroline Abrahams, Charity ... Adviser to 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

  10. AgeUKIG60_Social_housing_inf.pdf

    AgeUKIG60 What social housing is and how to get it. Social housing. 2 Good to know. Social housing provided by councils is also known as ‘council housing’. What is social housing? Social housing is housing ... housing provided by social landlords, which are generally councils and housing associations. Typically, rents are cheaper and tenancies are more secure in social housing than they are in private rented

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