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It can often be difficult to know what's best when it comes to making changes to adult social care. Recent care home closures in Hampshire, around the corner for me, are making way for improvements through investing more money in specialist nursing accommodation. But a public consultation received over 700 responses with most opposing the closures, worried about the uncertainty of what this will bring, and concerned that their views had not been listened to. Making changes to improve social care facilities across the UK is critical, but it's important to ensure we're keeping customers at the heart of it all, listening to their views and concerns every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/eUNkcGtw #RJAdvocacy #MakingQualityCareAReality #AdultSocialCare #CustomersAtTheHeart #CustomerSupport #CustomerConcerns

Check our co-founder's latest post about how our fee-for-service model depriving our rural communities impacts our population's behavioral and physical health. #behavioralhealth #mentalhealth #populationhealth #ruralhealth

Professional members of our regional chapter serve the communities of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C... Learn more about what we do: https://bit.ly/3qdrckv #AgingLifeCare #ExpertsinAging #CareManagement #ServingCommunities #OlderAdults #AgeWell

The need to know about hospice. For families, the words hospice care are often met with a wave of uncertainty. As a result, we begin to ask ourselves the difficult questions. Am I giving up on my loved one? Is there more I can do? What are my alternatives? To demystify the road ahead, our team at Ethos Hospice has assembled a guide of what to expect with hospice care. https://nuvi.me/w8c4iy

Earlier this year, NASHP hosted 16 state teams and federal officials from eight agencies in Washington, DC, for a peer-to-peer learning exchange on innovative models, strategies, and policies to increase access to high-quality respite care services. Check out our new policy brief that outlines the respite innovations shared at the summit that states can replicate: https://loom.ly/v1kl1v4

Many thanks to the individuals conducting amazing #respite work at both the state and federal level. Check out this new NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy piece by Ella Taggart, Salom Teshale, and I! #healthpolicy

💜 Get ready for “A New and Improved Overture Experience”! We are excited to unveil our revitalized approach to services and community engagement. Here’s what our community can look forward to: 
🩺 Increased Nursing and DSP Staff: We’ve expanded our team to provide more comprehensive care and support. 
☀️ Enhanced Day Programs: Our programs now feature greater community involvement and more outdoor activities. 
🧑💻 Improved Billing System: Streamlined billing through Therap for better efficiency and support. 
💻 Website Makeover: Visit our updated site https://overturesvs.com for easier navigation and more information. 
🔨Quality Improvement: Continuous enhancements across all services for superior care and support.
 Stay tuned for more exciting updates! 💫🤩 #TeamOverture #newbeginnings #communityengagement #colorado #enhancedcare #qualityimprovement #revitalizedservices #nursingsupport #dspstaff #dayprograms #outdooractivities #streamlinedbilling #websitemakeover #superiorcare #excitingupdates

Celebrating The Power of Giving Giving Tuesday lasts all week as we focus on how each and every single act of generosity offers light for those in darkness. At Adventist Health Glendale’s Center for Behavioral Health and Recovery, patients receive compassionate and whole-person services and care. Yet, with continuous occupants it’s often challenging for staff to take the time to upgrade and update beyond the Center’s basic needs. Imagine what a beautiful mural or colorful artwork can do to elevate your mood, and how it can assist the therapy of a patient often in the Center for days or weeks. Every contribution can help improve the healing environment with the smallest comforts. Show your care for others today! Contributions will go towards the much-needed larger projects of: Medical beds ($8K per bed); Mural/painted walls in unit; New furniture for common room/craft room Landscaping on patio; Outside chairs and sunshades for patients to enjoy the patio; Chain link fence outside outpatient area; Lower area basketball court needs resurfacing – beneficial for acute and outpatient Transportation to and from outpatient program (would help to grow the outpatient program) With your help, together we can make each day better and brighter. https://lnkd.in/dRBp4NBU

The last GeriScope post in the senior housing series breaks down the costs associated with various senior housing options and explores potential funding avenues. From in-home care to nursing homes, this article provides essential insights for families facing these crucial decisions.   And if you find the content valuable, consider subscribing to GeriScope for more insightful resources like this one.   #SeniorLivingCosts #SeniorCareFinancing #AgingParents #FamilyCaregiving #ElderCareChoices

Even in the early stage discussions of increasing user pay in aged care, the national conversation appears to be already having an impact. Despite not being our target audience at all, Community Home Australia is already receiving enquiries for full fee for service admissions (our first user pay guest will be moving in soon) and we have had 5 new private pay members join our programs in the last 3 days. While the sector is heartily applauding the introduction of more user pay to fill the coffers, are they actually inadvertently starting the great movement away from institutional care? There is not a nursing home in the country that can match us for staffing ratios, educational standards, community connectedness, meaningful engagement or person centred care. Clearly people don't mind paying, but expect something more than mediocrity and institutionalisation. Tamar Krebs we better build more houses ... fast! #agedcare #agedcareaustralia #quality Aged & Community Care Providers Association Dementia Australia Gerontological Alliance of Nurses Australia (GANA) Australian Association of Gerontology Nicole Smith Craig A Hooper Group Homes Australia