Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study of care assistants experiences of looking after people with dementia in residential care.
[read the full story...]The promised liberation of adult social work under England’s 2014 Care Act
Jill Manthorpe discusses an updated review of the impact of the 2014 Care Act on social work in England.
[read the full story...]What is happening to the quality of care in care homes during times of austerity?
Mike Clark looks at a study of 12 different nursing homes on how quality of care is affected by financial cutbacks.
[read the full story...]Indirect Payments: when the MCA interacts with the personalisation agenda
Daisy Bogg summarises a qualitative study of professional and client experiences of indirect payments under the Mental Capacity Act.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care for homeless people: review of interventions and models of care planning
Jill Manthorpe summarises a systematic review of interventions to help homeless people at end-of-life.
[read the full story...]Social workers in the house: embodied practices of visiting families
Jenny Fisher looks at an ethnographic study of the experiences and behaviours of social workers visiting families in their homes.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care with dementia: one size does not fit all
Jill Manthorpe on a mixed methods study of what people with dementia want from end-of-life care.
[read the full story...]Making Safeguarding Personal: are we there yet?
Blog and Campfire about the ADASS 2016 Temperature Check of progress in English local authorities towards Making Safeguarding Personal.
[read the full story...]Direct payments in context: empowerment and quality of relationships
Martin Stevens on a qualitative study of how direct payments affects the relationships between employer and carer.
[read the full story...]What motivates care workers? Results of a qualitative study of workers’ experiences
Jill Manthorpe looks at a qualitative study of what motivates care workers and why care work matters to them.
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