Dr Clarissa Giebel- Halving Social Care Reform Budget, what it means to dementia

Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher. Recently, the UK Government announced that the originally planned £500m social care reform budget would be halved. That’s means £250m to be invested into a struggling social care sector, specifically the social care workforce. Now, £250m is a lot of money, but how far will that go to helping? Clarissa discusses what comes next. Find the original text, and narration here on our website. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-halving-social-care-reform-budget-what-it-means-to-dementia/ -- Dr Clarissa Giebel is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool and NIHR ARC North West Coast. Clarissa has been working in dementia care research for over 10 years focusing her research on helping people with dementia to live at home independently and well for longer, addressing inequalities that people with dementia and carers can face. Outside of her day work, Clarissa has also organised a local dementia network - the Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Forum, and has recently started her own podcast called the Ageing Scientist. -- If you would like to write your own blog drop us a line, we're always on the look out for new contributors to write about their research, careers + more [email protected]  This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.