Recent changes to the way residential social care is paid for will widen the £40m-a-year funding black hole, according to Care Forum Wales’ chairman Mario Kreft. Mr Kreft backs the Welsh Government’s decision to increased the capital limit used in… read more »
Changes allowing people to keep more of their savings when they move into residential care come into effect today (April 10, 2017). The limit will move from £25,000 to £30,000 as part of a Welsh Government plan to raise it in… read more »
One year after the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act came into force, minister for social services and public health Rebecca Evans has made a statement in the Senedd outlining the changes which have taken place. In the statement, the… read more »
A new organisation for social care in Wales has today (April 3, 2017) come into being. It combines the functions of the Care Council for Wales and the Social Services Improvement Agency and will regulate, support and develop the workforce,… read more »
The Welsh Government has issued new guides to best practice aimed at care providers – created with help from CFW’s Mary Wimbury, Brian West and Mike Kemp. The guides, which are available in both Welsh and English, contain helpful advice… read more »
Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford, pictured, has announced a further Welsh Government investment of £20m in social care for 2017-18. The extra funding is on top of the £25m for social care provided to local authorities through the Revenue Support Grant… read more »
Does someone in your organisation or across the social care workforce sector deserve to be recognised for their dedication to social care in Wales? Is your organisation committed to Dignity in Care? If the answer to either of the questions… read more »
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group is consulting on guidance about registered nurses in care settings delegating the administration of medicines to support staff. Have your say on the guidance – which closes on April 7 – here.
The National Programme for Unscheduled Care Board is asking stakeholders to contribute to an evaluation of the winter resilience of the health and social care system in Wales over the winter period 2016-17. The questionionnaire can be downloaded here. The… read more »
The BBC has tackled the issue of social care – and in particular the lack of staff and funding – in two sister programmes, Panorama and Week In Week Out (in Wales). Filming behind the scenes with care workers, reporter… read more »