Kent County Council (KCC) is launching an 8-week consultation today asking for your views on proposed changes to how much people pay towards the chargeable services that the council provides for care at home (for example Homecare) and care in the community (for example Day Care). Following a review of the council’s approach to the…
Kent County Council’s annual Corporate Parenting Christmas Appeal smashed its £20k target for 2022 raising almost £37k, which gave Kent Care Leavers a Christmas to remember. KCC’s Corporate Parenting team and The Young Lives Foundation reached out to corporate partners and businesses across Kent in December, to raise the funds needed to give each of…
The council’s commissioned digital care programme project ‘Kara’ has won another award at the Health Tech Digital Awards (1 August) coming first in the “Best COVID-19 Solution for Safeguarding the Vulnerable” category. In March 2020, KCC commissioned healthcare transformation consultancy Rethink Partners and pioneers of virtual care Alcove to launch a programme to deliver up…
People heading to Europe through Kent this weekend are being urged to plan their journeys and keep safe in the hot weather. A combination of the start of the school summer holidays, the weather forecast for extremely high temperatures and a high number of tourist and freight traffic bookings at the ports means this weekend…
Kent County Council’s EMPOWERCARE Project is working to reduce social isolation in Kent. The initiative focuses on improving the digital skills of people aged 65 and over (and people over 50 with a chronic health condition) and giving them access to technology and new ways of keeping in touch. A fully trained volunteer team of…
This Carers Week (June 6 to 12), Kent County Council (KCC) is urging everyone to recognise our carers and support them in getting the practical, financial and emotional help they need. A carer is anyone, young person or adult, who provides unpaid care and support to a friend or family member who has a disability,…
The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Action Week runs from 16-22 May and Kent County Council (KCC) is urging residents to look out for signs of the condition and get a timely diagnosis. With dementia diagnosis rates at a five-year low, tens of thousands of people across the country are currently living with undiagnosed dementia. This means…
KCC is supporting Foster Care Fortnight (9 – 22 May) and celebrating Kent Fostering’s outstanding foster care community. The Local Authority is hoping to recruit 120 new households this year to join the existing community of Foster Carers already helping to improve the futures of Kent’s most vulnerable children and young people. Jen Tobin and…
Views are being sought on Kent County Council’s (KCC) proposal to end funding for the Kent Homeless Connect (KHC) service when the current contract ends. Following the approval of the council’s budget in February, it was proposed that, to meet the ongoing severe financial challenges the council is facing it could stop funding the discretionary…
Residents are being asked for their views on the new Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board (KMSAB) Strategic Plan 2022-2025 which goes out to public consultation today (Tuesday). The KMSAB is a statutory, independently led multi-agency partnership which exists to make sure that all member agencies are working together to help keep Kent and Medway’s…
Preparations continue to be strengthened for the arrival of more Ukrainian refugees in Kent, with some families having already arrived in the county. The latest data from the government shows that 1,624 Ukrainians could initially be heading to Kent. They have been matched with 709 sponsors in the county who signed up to the Homes…
KCC is actively working with partners to provide immediate support and assistance when the first Ukrainians arrive in Kent and ensure they receive the warmest welcome to the county and all the support they need to settle safely into our communities. Latest data from Government tells us there are currently 1,165 Ukrainian individuals matched with…