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Health of more than a quarter of people with care needs declines during pandemic

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on March 15, 2021

A study found that 28% of people with care needs have experienced a decline in health, with one in seven (14%) needing hospital treatment.

Call for action as dementia relatives note pandemic-induced deterioration of loved ones

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on March 9, 2021

The knock-on effects of the pandemic, such as loneliness and isolation, are taking their toll on people living with dementia.

Helping Hands study highlights importance of early conversations about later-life care

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on December 4, 2020

The research revealed that fewer than one in six adults (15%) have spoken to their older relatives about their future support needs.

Study to assess impact of COVID-19 on domiciliary care workforce

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on November 3, 2020

Researchers will combine health data and interviews with domiciliary care staff to build a picture of how these workers have fared during the pandemic.

Lockdown worsened symptoms for those with bone and muscle pain, study finds

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on September 29, 2020

The study shows that more than half of people with musculoskeletal pain reported increased symptoms five weeks after the start of lockdown.

Government has ‘less than 10 years’ to save the social care system

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on February 24, 2020

A damning new report warns that the UK’s ability to support tens of millions of elderly people will collapse by 2029, unless the government takes decisive action.

Businesses fail if owner has too much self belief, research finds

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on February 6, 2020

Research from the University Cologne has found how being too optimistic about one’s ability and future prospects could be one reason businesses are failing.

Social care data: Gap between needs and provision widens in 2018/19

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on January 10, 2020

Cuts to social care funding are “biting hard” with more people requesting social care support from councils than those receiving it, The King’s Fund has warned.

Adult social care under more pressure than the NHS, schools and the police, new data warns

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on November 15, 2019

Any future government will have to spend nearly £1bn more on social care than is currently spent just to meet demand, a new report shows.

Most older Brits would choose home care over a care home, survey finds

Intelligence Surveys by Sarah Clarke on October 3, 2019

More than two thirds of Britons aged 65 and over would prefer to stay at home with a visiting carer, rather than moving in with their family or into a care home.

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