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Financial impact assessment
Research with 13 Learning Disability and Autism Social Care providers 03 November 2022 Research published by Cordis Bright on behalf of 13 of the largest leading providers of social care shows the culmination of sustained underfunding of social care and labour shortages which increases cost, reduces quality, creates greater market instability and is in turn […]
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Intentional communities
What are intentional communities? An intentional community is a planned residential community designed from the start to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle. (Wikipedia) There are many kinds of intentional […]
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Bicycling When You No Longer Can
Thinking a lot about ageing these days. For one thing, hiding from Covid all the time makes me feel old, and then there are the inevitable health issues. How does anyone make a plan? There is no way to predict exactly what will happen next. So far my husband and I do everything we always […]
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Re-imagining care homes – time to explore
19th November 2022 by donald.macaskill This is worth a read in full: Imagine… Scottish Care source: https://scottishcare.org/re-imagining-care-homes-time-to-explore/
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Our team has been busy achieving our dream!
Our dream of building Silver Birch Village is moving forward! We have successfully made an offer on a property. We are currently doing the due diligence necessary to finalize the land purchase and take one more step toward the completion of Silver Birch Village. We have made other strides by incorporating as a not-for-profit development corporation […]
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The role(s) of the architect in collaborative housing
Housing projects set up by collectively organised citizens are not a new phenomenon. However, there is still a lot to learn for architects. Because they do not work for, but together with the future residents, their role is constantly changing. Sometimes they are fellow residents, sometimes they share the collective’s vision, sometimes they have an […]
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Unintended consequences
Chris Munday: Executive director of children and family services at Barnet Borough Council.Monday, November 14, 2022 “… a range of well-intentioned policy changes at a local and national level… has resulted in unintended consequences and led us to a place where we are letting some of our children down. At a local level we have […]
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Future Lives
Future Lives is a UK-wide u3a group which shares information and resources to inspire, influence and inform members about how we can improve our future lives. How can we add life to our years, and maintain our independence and quality of life for as long as possible? The u3a Future Lives Group is run by u3a […]
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Statement on the European Care Strategy
On September 7th, the European Commission released the European Care Strategy. The Strategy focuses on the importance of providing accessible, affordable, high-quality, and available care services to all. With this purpose, the Strategy aims to set an agenda to improve the current situation for both carers and service users. The EEG welcomes the inclusion of […]
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Homelessness has risen 70% in California’s capital. Inside the staggering emergency
Homelessness had been growing for years in the Golden State due to a vast shortage of affordable housing – about a quarter of communities in the state reported the number of people sleeping outside doubled between 2015 and 2019 – and Sacramento was no exception. On the midterm ballot is Measure O, which would direct […]
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Local authorities having to find homes for children at the ‘last minute’
An Ofsted report finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care. Ofsted Published 18 November 2022 Local authorities are struggling with a last minute dash to find homes for children coming into care due to the rising demand for places and a lack of suitable accommodation, according to Ofsted. […]
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Hospice Care Considerations for People With Dementia
Hospice Care Considerations for People With Dementia Hospice Care Considerations for People With Dementia
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No ‘exit plan’: Re A (Covert medication: Closed Proceedings) [2022] EWCOP 44
At any point in the last two years of treatment, A might have discovered the medication in her food, or been alerted to the medication by a carer. At any point her grandparents (who visited her in person) could have commented on her pubertal development and raised suspicions. Or she herself could have questioned her breast development, […]
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The role of a trustee in social care
The responsibilities assumed by trustees are immense, especially when the beneficiaries of the charity are receiving care services which can touch every aspect of their lives, care homes or in-patient services for example. Read the article by Sara Livadeas in full at… Care Management Matters source: https://www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/blog/the-role-of-a-trustee-in-social-care/
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Improving P’s quality of life pending a s.21A change in residence
Originally posted on Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection:
By Celia Kitzinger, 28th October 2022 The person at the centre of the case (I’ll call him “Peter”) is a 71-year-old man who is held against his will in a care home that is not meeting his needs.?? It’s a Section 21A deprivation of… -
Intergenerational Programs
Heart and Soul Story designs and facilitates programs in Australia that aim to connect groups of different generations with the Elderly through STORY TELLING. The programs aim to foster empathy, regain a sense of community, increase resilience and well-being and help encourage inspired & soulful lives across generations Intergenerational Programs
Making Home Home 