Dementia care needs are warping residential homes’ resilience and creating immense societal pressure – could the NHS-assured KareInn app help?
Dementia controls the lives of millions of people every day. 944,000 people in the UK suffer, and over 30% of patients are in residential care homes.
The future impact of dementia on all of us is concerning. In England and Wales, the number of people living with dementia who need palliative care will almost quadruple by 2040, and 1 in 3 people born this year will develop dementia in their lifetime. Dementia support dominates the residential care home agenda. The time is now for change in digital care for dementia sufferers.
1 in 3 people born this year will develop dementia in their lifetime
What’s the latest in dementia care news?
Specialist digital care planning for dementia is now available, NHS-assured, and with ICS funding.
KareInn, a provider of digital care planning and care home software, has announced it has been included on NHS England’s Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list for the first time.
The list clarifies trusted NHS-assured solutions that fit the diverse and modern needs of social care providers. Importantly, providers seeking ICS funding will now be able to use it to fund their digital transformation with KareInn licenses and onboarding support.
Where do we place KareInn on the dementia care landscape?
Rachelle Mills, one of the founders of KareInn, has firsthand the cruel reality of living and looking after loved ones with dementia. She’s grown KareInn’s market share in residential care whilst designing a product that is available to scientists and researchers who use it to improve the future of dementia care.
KareInn has been included on NHS England’s Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list
KareInn, a provider of digital care planning and care home software, has announced it has been included on NHS England’s Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list, a list of NHS-assured solutions to fit the diverse and modern needs of social care providers.
The Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier list is provided by the NHS England Transformation Directorate, and the KareInn solution will be listed on the DSCR assured Supplier List on the Digital Social Care Website.
DHSC’s reform white paper, People at the Heart of Care, outlined targets for 80% of CQC registered providers to use a digital social care record solution by March 2024. To support this ambition, the government will provide grants to care homes if they apply via their local ICS using a supplier on the Assured Supplier list.
For care organisations applying for ICS funding to support their digital transition with KareInn, funding will be available towards license fees with optionality regionally available for additional digital onboarding support. This gives new customers a financial incentive to move from unreliable paper-based care record processes to a more efficient digital model.
The KareInn solution has undergone significant scrutiny by the NHS to be assured as a trustworthy digital care planning provider to the social care sector. The Assured Supplier list gives customers peace of mind that KareInn has systems, processes and technology that are credible and sustainable for the long term.
Embracing digital technologies is the future of dementia care
Kate Colborne-Baber, Managing Director at KareInn, says, “By embracing digital technologies, a wealth of opportunities become accessible to social care organisations which have the potential to positively transform the lives of both care workers and people living in care settings.
“Digital care planning increases safety, provides better insights and is much more effective in supporting carers to deliver even better care outcomes to those living in care. We welcome the introduction of the assured supplier list, and we’re proud of our inclusion on it. KareInn’s commitment to the sector has moved the dial positively to how care is managed and delivered.”
Written and provided by KareInn
