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Local Authorities pay up to £1m per child in private children’s homes

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On 19 April 2022 The Guardian published an article revealing that some local authorities are paying substantial costs for children to be placed in a privately run children’s care home.  Private providers have defended these figures, citing the rising cost of living alongside high staffing levels needed for complex children as justification for the costs. …

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Home Secretary refuses to broaden the “shortage occupations list” to include senior care workers

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The shortage occupations list is a list of jobs which are given preferential treatment by the UK in respect of the immigration status of  applicants into the UK labour market.  The Home Secretary commissioned a review of this list which made recommendations specific to the care home sector in respect of the inclusion of care …

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The financial impact of COVID-19 on the Adult Social Care Sector

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OSn 19 March 2020 the Government announced £1.6 billion funding for local government for meeting pressures across the range of public services and £1.3 billion to go to the NHS and social care for discharge support. On 18 April 2020 central government topped up this pledge announcing a further £1.6 billion for local government. And …

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Local Authorities provided with the ability to relax adherence to their duties under the Care Act 2014

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The Government has provided Local Authorities with the ability to relax their adherence to certain duties such as to conduct care assessments; determine eligibility for the receipt of care; assess financial resources; and to meet the needs of care and support to individuals under the Care Act 2014.  These powers came into force from 31 …

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Admitting service users into care settings during the COVID-19 crisis – what does the guidance say?

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Earlier this week I wrote an article considering the question of whether a Care Home can be compelled to accept the discharge of a patient who has tested positive for COVID-19. In that article (found here) I submitted that the Government guidance “Coronavirus (Covid-19): hospital discharge service requirements” (published on 19 March 2020) does not …

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Can a Care Home be compelled to accept the discharge of a patient who has tested positive for COVID-19?

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Over the weekend, how Care Homes are dealing with admissions of patients being discharged from NHS hospitals has been highlighted in the media. There has been some criticism of Care Homes refusing to accept patients discharged from NHS Hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of issues feed into the debate around this. These include: …

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What happens when a critical incident occurs at your care service?

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When a major event occurs at a home, be it a death or a serious incident, there will be many authorities and bodies interested in what has happened, and what is happening, at the home.  This is likely to include the police, the CQC, commissioners, and the local authority in its safeguarding role.  Additionally, following …

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Council funding unlikely to meet the cost of social care if action is not taken

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A study undertaken by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that council funding will continue to fail to meet the cost of social care in the years to come even if council taxes were raised by the maximum currently allowed (4% per year). Council’s would still need additional £1.6 billion by 2024-25 to meet …

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