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People at the Heart of Care reforms ‘in tatters’ says National Care Forum CEO Vic Rayner OBE
The National Care Forum has expressed its disappointment after the government significantly reduced its promised support for the social care workforce. Having promised in its People at the Heart
of Care white paper that £1.7bn would be set aside to support the social care workforce and people drawing upon care, the government has now cut that figure to £572m. This includes a reduction of the £500m originally set aside for workforce training, qualifications and wellbeing to £250m.
Responding to the announcement, NCF CEO Professor Vic Rayner OBE said: “The People at the Heart of Care reforms are in tatters. Yet again the government has repackaged and reduced existing promises of support and funding, only to announce them as if they are new. It has now been 16 months since People at the Heart of Care was first published and so far, nothing substantial has been delivered in that time apart from delays and very significant reductions in the ambition of the reforms. “At a time when the workforce is facing
unprecedented recruitment and retention challenges, and on the same day that the Hewitt Review recommends the creation of a workforce plan for adult social care, it is unconscionable that the government would reduce workforce funding and axe all wellbeing measures. The Hewitt Review calls for a shift towards prevention by Integrated Care Systems – this can’t be done without investing in adult social care. The government’s actions so far do nothing to stop growing unmet need or to combat shrinking capacity in the wider system. “The announcements today completely
undermine the original vision of person- centred reform. People no longer appear to be at heart of the reforms and no attempt has been made to co-produce this new plan with either people working in adult social care, or those seeking to draw upon it. Social care reform stays in the slow lane despite the promises made 16 months ago. It is clearly time for a much more ambitious vision for social care shaped by those who draw on it and those who work so hard to provide it, to enable independent lives – we need a rethink and we need action now, not a diluted repackaging of disappointing announcements.”
Specialist provider Vida Healthcare celebrates 10 years of dementia care
Specialist care provider Vida Healthcare is celebrating a decade of providing care to people living with dementia. Vida was founded in 2010, and opened its first care home, Vida Hall, in 2013. The home is currently rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Vida currently boasts 550 staff across three care homes and provides care for over 230 residents. Vida Healthcare MD James Rycroft said: “My father and I established Vida to transform the care available to people living with dementia. It was clear at the time that many traditional residential care homes simply didn’t have the resources or expertise to fully support their residents who were living with dementia.
“We set about challenging perceptions
and practices in dementia care, with an emphasis on reducing the use of medications and instead providing bespoke
I’m grateful to them for their continued dedication and passion. “While we’ve created a scalable model which enables us to develop new homes, over the next five years we’ll focus on our existing homes to ensure we maintain our levels of care and can offer a personalised service to our residents at all times.”
environments and alternative therapies. I’m extremely proud of how far Vida has come since we opened the doors to our first care home back in 2013. This anniversary is a significant milestone and over the years I’ve been privileged to work with an incredible team of people, and to provide outstanding care for our residents and their families. Our staff are the lifeblood of our company, and
Sharon Oldfield, home manager at Vida Court, is celebrating her 10 year anniversary with Vida. She said: “Vida Healthcare is a fantastic place to work thanks to the emphasis that is placed on staff and resident wellbeing. One of the initiatives that has encouraged me to stay at Vida is the incredible training platform, Vida Academy, which was established to provide all staff with career development opportunities. Thanks to the platform, I’ve been able to work my way up to Home Manager at our latest care home.”
May 2023
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