Chasing Care: Your Guide to Homecare and Residential Care

In today’s episode, we dive into a key aspect of navigating home care: understanding how people search for care services for their loved ones. Whether it's Google, Bing, or other platforms, families seeking personal home care for an elderly or disabled loved one often have a similar set of concerns.

In this episode of the Chasing Care Podcast, we’re tackling a critical topic: the often-overlooked benefits of home care for older adults.

Join us as we challenge common perceptions about residential care and explore why more people are opting for care at home.

We dive into recent statistics that reveal a startling trend: only 25% of individuals over 45 feel comfortable entering a residential care home—the lowest number since tracking began in 2014. We also highlight the sentiment among those over 75, where just 29% are open to the idea, down significantly from 44% eight years ago.

Tune in as we unpack these numbers, discuss the implications for families and caregivers, and explore the many advantages of home care.

Whether you’re planning for yourself or a loved one, this episode provides valuable insights and guidance to help you make informed decisions about care options.

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Network Live in Care

In this special episode of the Chasing Care Podcast, hosted by Gavin Chase, the focus is on the approaching autumn statement and the critical issues facing adult social care in the UK.

With over 418,000 awaiting support, the sector is under considerable pressure, evidenced by substantial overspending by councils and anticipated budget cuts.

This episode examines the latest ADASS report and explores potential government actions, emphasizing the need for multi-year funding, fair pay for care workers, and reforming care eligibility criteria.

The conversation highlights the importance of preventative care and calls for immediate strategic action, positioning investment in adult social care not merely as an expense but as a vital investment in society's future.

The episode concludes with a call to prioritize social care for vulnerable individuals and value the workforce's contributions.

00:00 Introduction to the Autumn Statement

01:18 Current State of Adult Social Care

02:00 Financial Challenges and Overspending

03:44 Government Actions and Recommendations

05:39 Fair Pay and Workforce Issues

07:50 Recruitment and Retention Strategies

11:55 Preventative Care and Community Support

12:37 Conclusion and Call to Action

Gavin explores what social care entails, the pressing challenges such as chronic underfunding, workforce shortages, and delayed hospital discharges.

The discussion extends to the role of unpaid carers, the shortcomings of previous governments' efforts, and the Labour government's proposed 10-year plan for healthcare reform.

Tune in to understand the complexities of social care and the urgent need for sustainable and comprehensive reforms.

Network Live in Care

Live in care means mum or dad, or mum and dad, can remain in their own home. Its that simple...

Just imagine the stress and anxiety that a loved one will probably face and how overwhelming the thoughts could be if they are told they are going to move into a care home.

In this short episode we talk about what a live in care service broadly covers and explore why you should probably consider live in care as the right option

https://www.networkliveincare.co.uk/find-a-live-in-care-consultant/professional-quality-care-advisers/

It's not means-tested and it does not matter what your income is.

This free care includes:

Some equipment and home adaptations

Help after coming home from hospital

NHS continuing healthcare

Nursing in a care home (NHS-funded nursing care)

Benefits if you're under State Pension age: https://lnkd.in/ebEkQBhG

Benefits if you're over State Pension age: https://lnkd.in/eEHSZA-9

Benefits for carers: https://lnkd.in/e9D_awNT

Read more about care after illness or hospital discharge (reablement): https://lnkd.in/eR8VY4Xz

NHS continuing healthcare: https://lnkd.in/en9jccJ2

NHS-funded nursing care: https://lnkd.in/e4N5jmd8

To speak to a Quality Care Advisor to explore in more detail your care options: https://lnkd.in/er3RdNhz

Paying for care later in life is often a subject that families ignore until it is too late and then panic sets in!

In this episode of the Chasing Care podcast we speak to Haj Gill of Sandringham Financial Partners and Nancy Walters of Mumby's Live in Care to explore the options that should be considered when thinking about a personal care solution for vulnerable or elderly relatives.

We talk about pensions, equity release, annuities and much more as a way to address financial needs and explain when you should be thinking about building a pot of cash for your later life needs.

A must listen episode for anyone. We will all age and many will need some form of care support. Its a simple fact not to be ignored.

Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2bHgGtyTNKAAnNoE76YeMe?si=ff00cbd23b6746f3

Care Show Birmingham is the UK's leading multi-award-winning social care event of the year. Making it the only social care event you need to attend. 

Bringing together individuals, teams and organisations who share a common vision to improve the quality of care in the UK, Care Show Birmingham offers a 360-degree view of social care with educational sessions that are led by experts who will be sharing their practices.

Attending the show will be an informative couple of days and a rare opportunity to:

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