Care Management Matters (CMM)

📣 The September edition of CMM is live! Read/download here: https://lnkd.in/erwZq7EU In this issue, Ewan King, Chief Executive at Shared Lives Plus, shares stories of the #SharedLives programme. Helen Ream, Vice Chair of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Food Services Specialist Group, discusses the rise of #vegetarian and #vegan preferences amongst people in #care. Kelly Stoker, a Nurse Consultant for Adult Social Care at the UK Health Security Agency, offers essential #guidance and practical solutions that providers should be aware of this #winter. And CMM finds out more about Shaleeza Hasham, Founder and Chief Executive at Adopt a Grandparent and winner of the #MakingaDifference Award at the 2024 Markel UK 3rd Sector Care Awards and her dedication to fostering intergenerational relationships. In addition, CMM chats with Team Ellyfe Ltd, Team Total Care Manager and Anna O'Gara of Team Carpe, three of the five finalists of the Care Innovation Challenge 2024, hosted by National Care Forum. Mary Cridge, Director of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission, reflects on the interim findings of the Department of Health and Social Care-commissioned review of the regulator's operational effectiveness. Richard Humphries, Senior Policy Advisor to The Health Foundation, discusses how much can be achieved by the new #Government for #adultsocialcare and how quickly. CMM also hears from Simon Bentley, Director of Phoenix Specialist Risk Solutions and Paul Tomlinson, co-founder of Total Care Manager who discuss how providers can manage #cybersecurity threats. And Louise Blezzard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vivant Life, highlights the importance of deterring social isolation for people receiving home care, offering guidance. In this issue, CMM also provides a training resource finder for those in the social care #workforce and #careproviders. Plus, the latest social care #news, #opinions and #analysis.

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💜Read the latest #WellbeingWednesday blog where Don French talks through strategies for preventing work from affecting your personal life, setting #boundaries and nurturing #connections. https://bit.ly/47tjVij

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A new report has been published highlighting key financial inclusion challenges facing social care workers. In particular, the report's authors, Care England and Wagestream, have captured the experiences of women and ethnic minorities. Read more: https://bit.ly/3MNNj9g

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Director of Adult Social Care, Mary Cridge, Care Quality Commission, looks at the interim findings of the Dash Review, outlining the immediate actions they are taking https://bit.ly/3XvgvIg #SocialCare #Regulation #Inspections #SingleAssessmentFramework

CMM chats to some of the Care Innovation Challenge (CIC) finalists for 2024. Get the low-down from Team Carpe, Team Total Care Manager and Team Ellyfe here: https://bit.ly/3Z8Z9Ct

Catch up with our latest #podcast! Hear the discussion between Vic Rayner OBE, Martin Rix (MRICS) Belong Villages, Melanie Williams, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), and Isaac Samuels Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), into the impact of the general election result and what it means for #socialcare https://lnkd.in/eNT_3d4m #CMMOFFTHEPAGE