NICE guidelines: Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions

Lois Beech 05/11/15 Care & support

These latest guidelines from NICE emphasize the importance of empowering older people and their carers to choose and manage their own support. It makes recommendations about identifying and assessing social care needs, care planning, supporting carers, integrating health and social care planning, delivering care, preventing social isolation and training practitioners.