Opening & Context (maybe subject to minor changes) Key focus: Why Shared Care matters • Brief welcome and introduction to the theme • The emotional and relational impact of moving into residential care • Why carers raised concerns about communication, involvement and identity • Video Clip: Short carer reflections to ground the session in lived…
The complete set of ‘Shared Care’ resources are now available from TIDE (Together in Dementia Everyday). Launched in June 2026, ‘Making Shared Care a Reality: A Resource for Carers, Families and Friends’ compliments ‘Shared Care: Training and Resources for Care Homes’. Together this suite of free resources can help to support families and care providers…
Together in Dementia Everyday (TIDE) are launching their Shared Care resource for carers on 9 June 2026. The resource has been co-produced with carers and can be used to help strengthen partnerships and improve outcomes for carers when the person they support with dementia moves into a care home. TIDE say: “If the person you…
Following TIDE’s ‘Making Shared Care a Reality’ report (that we covered here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/tide-publish-making-shared-care-a-reality), TIDE are now launching the training materials that were promised as part of the ongoing ‘Shared Care’ work. TIDE say of their training resource: “As we move into the next phase of the ‘Shared Care’ initiative, we are proud to announce the…
Together in Dementia Everyday (TIDE) has published a report entitled ‘Making Shared Care a Reality’. The report documents the importance of continued carer involvement after a person with dementia moves into a care home. TIDE say: “Based on insight from carers across the UK, the report explores how shared care can improve outcomes for both…
The Pathways to Progress training events on developing shared care services brought many benefits, as Steve Iliffe, Patrick Brooke, Alistair Burns, Steve Morris and Joy Taylor report Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Patrick Brooke, Alistair Burns, Steve Morris, Joy Taylor For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
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Recent legislatopn obliges Primary Care Trusts to implement ‘shared care’ protocols – collaboration between GPs and hospital specialists – for people with dementia. Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock and Deborah Haworth explain ‘shared care’ and suggest how PCTs should proceed. Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock, Deborah Haworth For the full article please see the PDF download…...
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New national guidance to support the recruitment of Shared Lives carers from minoritised ethnic, cultural, and religious communities has been published. Only 5–7% of Shared Lives carers in England are from minoritised ethnic communities, compared with 18% of the remaining population, and the guidance – funded by the Hallmark Foundation – aims to redress this imbalance. Entitled…