ADI 2024

It has been a “turbulent year” for health and social care, says the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its annual assessment of the state of care in England.  The “State of Care” report for 2023 says care is “gridlocked” as the cost-of-living crisis bites harder and workforce pressures have escalated. Adult social care providers continue…

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have launched a new website.   SCIE’s work centres around co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in social care and social work.  You can visit the new website here: https://www.scie.org.uk/. An abridged SCIE dementia resource can be found here:…

 Housing LIN in partnership with Ipsos and with funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has published a report entitled: ‘Older People’s Housing Preferences’.  Based on a representative survey of over 5,500 UK adults aged 50 and over, the research documents the housing preferences of older adults, their likelihood of moving in later life, and…

The Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report for 2024 has been published, this year focusing on Health in Cities.  In his report, Prof. Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, looks at a range of health challenges in urban areas including health inequalities and deprivation. Dementia is mentioned most notably with the link to air pollution,…

Prescriptions for harmful antipsychotics leapt by 50% in dementia care during the pandemic, research led by Exeter University and King’s College London has found. The research, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego, showed that 28% of people with dementia in care homes had been prescribed antipsychotic medication compared with 18%…

New legislation – The Carer’s Leave Act – has come into effect that enables unpaid carers to ask for up to five days leave from their employer every year without risking dismissal. Employees can take time off in full or half days, or in a whole block of five days.   Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director of…