Research Archives - Home Care Insight

New healthy ageing project gets £2.3 million grant

Innovation Solutions by Sarah Clarke on January 22, 2020

Two UK universities have been selected to take part in the research project aimed at improving quality of life for an ageing population.

Call for home care providers to take part in research on migrant workers

Research by Sarah Clarke on December 13, 2019

The University of Kent is calling for care providers to take part in research into the current role of migrant workers in home care.

Older LGBT people ‘frequently overlooked’ by care providers

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on December 5, 2019

Researchers have revealed an urgent need to address the unique care needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

Fewer elderly people receiving long-term care despite rising demand

Business Funding Research by Lee Peart on October 23, 2019

A new report shows the number of people aged 65 and over receiving long term care fell by 39,060 between 2015-16 and 2018-19.

Disabled home-seekers ‘in distress’ over accessible housing failures

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on August 22, 2019

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Of the 28 disabled home-seekers who took part in the research, the majority received inappropriate housing offers, or no offers at all.

Keeping people out of care homes saves London councils £480m

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on August 21, 2019

Adult social care services in London also saved the NHS around £4.6 million a year between 2015/16 and 2017/18

Southampton housing with care provision saves NHS £330K per year

Case Studies Intelligence by Sarah Clarke on August 14, 2019

The city’s current provision of 169 housing with care units has been producing an annual health cost benefit of 334,069.

Over a third of over 50s may be unable to fund their care, report finds

Funding Studies Surveys by Zoe Monk on June 26, 2019

Survey from Pensions Policy Institute analyses five proposals to help people fund their care, with a single solution 'unlikely to work for all'

More than 64,000 people die awaiting social care

Compliance Legislation Research by Lee Peart on June 25, 2019

More than 64,000 vulnerable older people have died awaited a care package since the government announcement it would publish its Social Care Green Paper.

Accessible housing postcode lottery revealed

Access Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on June 5, 2019

Less than a quarter of homes built outside London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled people, a new report has found.

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