£3.7bn funding made available to councils to enhance social care services – AT Today
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SCIE announces AI collaboration that aims to reduce social care costs
NewsTechnology SCIE announces AI collaboration that aims to reduce social care costs By Alison Bloomer On Nov 25, 2024 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsAppEmail The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has partnered…
'Use of AI and Alexa in social care just the tip of the iceberg' | The Independent
Artificial intelligence and voice technologies are some of the “really … and AI can make a huge difference to adults with a learning disability, …
The stark choice between a life with care or no life at all | Letters
It’s difficult to feel positive about needing assistance when coming to terms with a disability, says Fiona Weir. Plus a letter from Louise Hardwick and Molly Hardwick Lucy Webster does…
Some people think they would rather die than have help brushing their teeth – but care is not tragic | Lucy Webster
For disabled people like me, care can be brilliant and has enabled me to experience university, holidays abroad and nights out dancing with pals. There is nothing to pity in…
Sussex woman forced to sleep in wheelchair due to lack of care staff
Hove MP says lack of care provision for woman receiving dialysis is heartbreaking A woman has been left to sleep in her wheelchair several nights a week and remain in…
‘I don’t want to die’: the shielders who fear the end of Covid restrictions
Thousands of vulnerable people say they face permanent house arrest as others abandon masks and social distancing Shielders are feeling abandoned. In the nearly two years since they were first…
‘Absolutely a crisis’: almost a quarter of Australia’s aged care shifts unfilled each week
Disability sector also suffers critical loss of workers as they miss out on government’s promised $400 bonuses Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Post-Covid protection: what…
‘If she has a problem, she comes to me’: the retired care worker helping to fight local loneliness
Margaret Shiplee sealed her commitment to her Suffolk community by joining a befriending scheme. So we treated her with some flowers When Margaret Shiplee retired from her job as a…
Homecare services crisis in England at worst point yet, say operators
Hours of unmet care increase more than fivefold since May to 1.5m, social care body finds, amid rising demand and staff shortages Services that look after the elderly and disabled…