Add this result to my export selection West Sussex Integrated Dementia Crisis Service: assessment and crisis management make big impact (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 The ‘Living Well with Dementia’ initiative offers a quick response service to individuals and their families. The team provides information and practical support to maximise independence and delay... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Thurrock Rapid Response Assessment Service: right place, right time, right team (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 A joint Thurrock social care and South West Essex Community Services initiative helps residents in Thurrock get a rapid response and assessment for their health and care needs. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Hampshire County Council Sensory and Deaf Services: embracing change (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 A comprehensive review of an early intervention service has led to streamlined referrals for service users and partnership working with audiology, ophthalmology and voluntary sector... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Sutton Mental Health Foundation: peer support provides solutions (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2013 Peer support workers are people who have personal experience of mental distress and of using mental health services. They offer mutual support to anyone who feels that it may be helpful to talk... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Mind in Taunton and West Somerset: holistic mental health care (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2013 The SUCH Project promotes well-being through complementary therapies to anyone suffering mental distress. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Nutshell Communications: personalisation through play (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 ‘Whose Shoes? - Putting People First’ is a board game which promotes dialogue between a range of different people, encouraging them to see the world from others’ points of view and work together... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Housing 21: meeting a growing need (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 Housing 21 worked with the End of Life Care Programme to produce a learning resource pack. It has practical information and advice for managers and support staff working in extra care housing... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Gateshead and South Tyneside Sight Service: adapting end of life care materials (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 Sight Service tested how end of life care workforce materials could be used to improve care delivery for people with sensory difficulties. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Nottingham City Council, JackDawe Service: integrating health and social care (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2013 Taking an open approach to partnership working delivers high quality home care for people with dementia. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Bracknell Forest Borough Council: home first policy saves money (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2013 A dedicated community team delivers a person-centred, cost-saving service, but they don’t work in isolation. Partnerships with other professionals, training for providers and carers, along with... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Supporting people through transforming care: hear from Joe (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 March 2018 Transforming care is all about improving services so that more people with learning disabilities and/or autism access the right support in their local community. Joe’s just one of the people who’s... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection St Monica Trust: new job role delivers seamless service (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 A new job role, devised by St Monica Trust, successfully blends nursing with care assistant duties and effectively uses resources. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Bennett House: case management makes savings (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 A pilot which used case management shows that the quality of care can be improved, whilst saving resources and reducing hospital admissions. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection County Durham Care and Support Learning Disability Day Services: rolling out modernisation (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 Learning Disability Day Services has been redesigned to offer high quality person centred care and support for adults with learning disabilities. It serves people with profound and multiple... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Gateshead and South Tyneside Sight Service: a lifeline for people with low vision (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 A local partnership works with people who have visual impairment, helping develop their skills, confidence and independence to improve their quality of life. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Housing with care and support: a snapshot of the sector and its challenges and opportunities (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 13 September 2017 Housing with care and support services play a vital role in the social care sector, helping people to live well. This new report explores the challenges and opportunities facing housing with care... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection North of England Cancer Network: assistant practitioners get the job done (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2013 Staff are recruited as assistant practitioners in chemotherapy services and gain a foundation degree in supportive and palliative care as well as training on the job. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Suffolk Brokerage: wellbeing project for social care managers (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2018 In this project, The Suffolk Brokerage wanted to develop a programme to help social care managers develop strategies to promote their own wellbeing and equip them with the knowledge to help the... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Healthy Futures Project Unique Personnel (UK) Ltd (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 September 2018 Unique Personnel (UK) Ltd offer a comprehensive range of home care services including domiciliary, respite, companionship and live-in care to the elderly and to young people with a disability. They... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living on behalf of Sheffield Individual Employer and PA Development Group: establishing good practice in the co-production of commissioned services within adult social care (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 August 2018 This project was established to look at how good practice could be used for the co-production of commissioned services within adult social care. It used the DPSS project as an example to illustrate... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Working in partnership with local colleges: offering work experience in return for training (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 June 2018 Expect Ltd worked with their local college to run a work experience programme in exchange for training for their staff. They drew up an agreement that the college would deliver an Access to Higher... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Connexus: supporting those furthest from the job market into social care roles (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2018 Connexus decided to get involved with Association for Care Training (ACT), who were running a programme to support people who face barriers getting into work, to do training and start a career in... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Camphill Village Trust (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 July 2018 Camphill Village Trust (CVT) is a national charity supporting around 450 adults with learning disabilities. CVT was keen to explore how digital technology could enhance the lives of disabled... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Medway Council: supporting unemployed people into work through a sector based work academy (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 July 2018 Some people face barriers to moving into work, and not everyone has recent experience or qualifications to support them. However, people from all kinds of backgrounds can have the right values to... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Partners in care: the leadership approach - an exploration of what it means to be 'well led' (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 May 2018 Partners in Care (PIC) is a non-statutory, multi-stakeholder partnership working to raise the standard and quality of adult social care across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. From their engagement... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: english language examination training for nurses who qualified abroad (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 October 2017 There is a rising shortage of nurses working in social care, and a large number of internationally-qualified nurses who are currently under-employed as care workers. This council identified... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Taking an individualised approach to DBS checks: Inspirative Arts (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 April 2018 Skills for Care funded a project run by Inspirative Arts Derby CIC and Derbyshire YMCA to support homeless people through a pre-employment work programme. They piloted an experiential... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Nottinghamshire County Council: engaging with and promoting the role of a personal assistant in rural and hard to reach communities (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 30 August 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council delivered targeted promotional activities, including events and advertising, in rural communities and with hard to reach groups to increase the number of PAs on their... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Disability Sheffield. Let's talk about restraints (Phase 2): working together to share knowledge and increase understanding of issues relating to restraint within the disability community (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2016 Disability Sheffield wanted to produce and embed guidance – designed, developed and delivered by individual employers and personal assistants – seeking to minimise the use of restrictive practices... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection The Orchard Trust: moments of rewarding engagement (M.O.R.E.) E-project (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 February 2015 The aim of the project was to enable staff at any level to understand the importance of engaging in a meaningful way with the people they provide care and support to - and how fundamental a... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Disability Sheffield: A.A.T.A.C (Autism Awareness Training and Carers) (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2015 Recently we have moved into the area of employment support. With funding from the Workforce Development Innovation Fund, we were able to develop a training programme for people with autism, that... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Norfolk County Council and Norfolk Community Health and Care: future managers programme (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2016 This programme was developed to enable employees with the right skills, mind set, behaviours and ambition, to become the next generation of managers, operating across a range of teams in health... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection St Wilfrid's Hospice, Chichester and St Barnabas' Hospice, Worthing: summer school for 16-19 year olds (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2015 This recruitment related initiative offered summer schools to provide an insight into working in a hospice. Feedback found them to be a positive experience for both the students and the hospice as... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Dudley Centre for Inclusive Living: becoming an individual employer or personal assistant (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 We designed and developed four courses for people who are, or who are interested in becoming individual employers or personal assistants – understanding your rights and responsibilities and how to... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection ProACT and Autism Inclusive: adults with autism supported employment project (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2016 The objective of this project was to enable adults with autism to live independent, fulfilling and rewarding lives through active participation in employment. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Shropshire Partners in Care / Care Workforce Development Partnership: IT in Adult Social Care across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 June 2017 This care workforce partnership worked with small-to-medium adult social care providers to pilot use of the NHS’s secure mail service to communicate with hospitals and Skype video consultation with... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Partners in Care (Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole): 33 activity coordinators qualified with a Level 2 Award (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 Leisure activities are enormously beneficial to people’s health and well-being. We worked with a training provider to develop a course leading to qualification in Supporting Activity Provision... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Liverpool Personal Service Society: the real value of consultation (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 This project developed a ‘creative cafe’ consultation to find out what people with learning disabilities really want in a personal assistant - the surprising answer changed their approach to... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Dignity in Dementia: dementia emergency app for 999 responders, neighbours and family carers (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 November 2016 Dignity in Dementia identified the need for a quick guide for emergency services, community members and relatives – who are often the first responders when a person with dementia is disoriented, ... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Richmond Users Independent Living Scheme (RUILS): personal assistant network and conference (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 RUILS set up a network for personal assistants (PAs) which offered monthly training, as well as a PA-focussed conference. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Spare Tyre: once upon a time programme (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 Spare Tyre developed and delivered a multi-sensory interactive storytelling project for care home residents with late stage dementia which also served as a development activity for residential care... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Community Navigator Services CIC. Refocus: fresh perspectives on personalisation (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 November 2016 Personalisation is described by the Department of Health as meaning every person who receives support, whether provided by statutory services or funded by themselves, will have choice and control... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Suffolk County Council and Sue Ryder: Community Learning Hubs (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 June 2017 Sue Ryder was running a network of cafes in towns across the county, providing a combination of peer support, information and activities for people with dementia, and their families and... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Staffordshire County Council and CareMatch: Life Story Books (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 This project offered training courses: activity coordinators and Presentation Course. CareMatch have worked with the Adult and Community Learning Team within Staffordshire County Council to look at... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection National Activity Providers Association (NAPA): supporting activity provision in social care (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 The National Association for Providers of Activities (NAPA), a national charity and membership organisation, developed a training programme to deliver the Level 2 qualification for activity... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Solihull Workforce in Care Development Association: dementia champions (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 This project aimed to promote a new organisational model of dementia care in residential, day and domiciliary care organisations and to offer dementia awareness and skills to personal... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Sporting Memories Network: increasing wellbeing through sporting reminiscence (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 A number of care homes in Leeds took part in a project involving residents in reminiscences about sport. This resulted in stimulating pleasure and wellbeing for many residents. Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Tees Valley Wildlife Trust: a person centred workforce for people who have autism (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2015 The main aim of the project was to deliver and evaluate a programme of nature-based activities to improve the employability of young adults with autism, contributing to their health and... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection Birmingham City Council: mutual benefits between rehabilitation engineers and telecare services (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 This project aimed to bring a new approach to improve the mixture of skills in telecare services. It aimed to build on the success of earlier Assistive Technology (AT) work focused on... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection The Orchard Trust: Gloucestershire activity champions project (PDF) Source: Skills for Care (Remove filter) Published by Skills for Care, 01 January 2014 The Orchard Trust aimed to change the culture of activity provision in residential care homes by engaging managers in the training of their Activity Champions. They wanted to promote the idea of a... Read Summary Type: Case Studies (Remove filter)