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Restoring a House for Every Body
“For his part, Mr. Harrison saw his house as a failure. But Bess Williamson, a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the author of the 2019 book “Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design,” said it may be the rare example of a place built for accessibility, before widespread…
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Love shows up: past, present, future
“Love is a central feature of family life and yet remains invisible in health and social care services, practice and research. Where is the love? And why is this word erased in the professional arena?” Sara Ryan [1] “It was love’s absence that let me know how much love mattered.” bell hooks [2] Last Friday…
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As Gen X and Boomers Age, They Confront Living Alone
Originally posted on the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers® blog: More older Americans are living by themselves than ever before. That shift presents issues on housing, health care and personal finance. Mary Felder at her home in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood in Philadelphia.Credit…Sahar Coston-Hardy for The New York Times By Dana Goldstein & Robert…
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The Reflective Call of Carers Ageing without Children and/or Family: ‘Who will be there for me when I need it?
Originally posted on Ageing Issues: Robin Hadley is an Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, an Early Career Researcher, founder member of the campaign group Ageing Without Children and advisor to the childless advocacy group New Legacy Institute. In the mid-1980s my father aged 60 died at home of kidney failure – in no small…
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Dedicated support for registered managers
Skills for Care offer dedicated support and information for registered managers and front-line managers to help them recruit, develop and lead. They support managers to develop best practice and knowledge, keep up-to-date with sector developments and share ideas with like-minded peers. Find out more at… SkillsforCare Source: Dedicated support for registered managers
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SE16 Baby Boomers and their 1,703 Spare ‘Spare’ Bedrooms
An additional 6,261 spare bedrooms have been locked out of the Southwark housing market since 2011 as Britain’s ageing population means the country’s stock of homes is being used more unproductively. The number of spare bedrooms in Southwark between 2011 and 2021 increased from 63,273 to 69,534. The number of Southwark households living in properties…
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Safe as houses
“Because of a collective understanding of this rich history and the social adhesive of the atypical housing the occupants seem to be very well acquainted with each other: neighbours share compost heaps, invitations, produce, and preserves. The sense of community the gully generates seems to persuade people to spend their entire lives here.” Read this…
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Profiteering Rhetoric
Children’s care providers dispute ‘harmful’ profiteering rhetoric Fiona SimpsonTuesday, January 31, 2023 After critical reports, trust must be rebuilt between local authorities and private sector care companies to increase placement sufficiency for children and deliver better outcomes Read the article in full by registering with the… Children & Young People Now source: https://www.cypnow.co.uk/analysis/article/children-s-care-providers-dispute-harmful-profiteering-rhetoric
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Toc, toc! “It´s me”
“In the digital world we may be users and consumers, but we still live in a real society, with real human beings. At home, we are “me and you”. When we ring the doorbell and they ask: “Who is it? It is enough to answer, “It’s me”. And being unique in our home makes us…
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Caring for dementia patients in a disaster
Imagine yourself working in a rest home where some residents have dementia, when the police knock on your door with an order to evacuate. For a hint of just how stressful this was for staff and residents, listen to the interview from the following link. Despite difficulties, the situation was resolved smoothly. Interview with the…
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An update from the DemECH project
Originally posted on Association for Dementia Studies Blog: The DemECH project, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research School for Social Care Research, is exploring how Extra Care Housing can support people to live well with dementia. Over a fifth of those living in Extra Care Housing have dementia, a number that…
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The care conundrum
Why care homes are not the magic bullet that will fix the NHS by Margaret Taylor, 16 February 2023 “It is a situation many families will recognise, and is hardly surprising given the sharp fall in the number of nursing homes operating across Scotland in recent years. Public Health Scotland’s care home census shows that…
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Stephen McShane. Secure Care
Episode three of a podcast dedicated to showcasing what’s going on in the specialist field that is residential child care. The Scottish Residential Child Care Workers Online Forum are interested in radical stories, thoughts or opinions about residential child care. Source: Episode three . Stephen McShane . Secure Care by Scottish RCC Workers Podcast
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How “dementia villages” are designed for their residents
How “dementia villages” work Can miniature towns make dementia care more humane? By Christophe Haubursin Aug 18, 2022 “The style of care this facility pioneered has been nicknamed the “dementia village,” and it has been emulated across the world. It’s architecturally organized around choice: By giving residents a high level of freedom, its designers hope…
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ChatGPT: Does it have uses for caregivers?
If you’ve been online over the last few months, you’ve probably come across discussions about ChatGPT. The conversational AI-powered (artificial intelligence) tool developed by OpenAI is the latest tech fad that some experts claim could take over our jobs in the future. (If you are interested in working with images instead of words try the…
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Downsizing during retirement can be draining. Pros can help.
Originally posted on the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers® blog: The physical and emotional work of dismantling a home can be outsourced to a growing sector of senior move managers Amanda Long, Washington Post, February 9, 2023 When you move out of a house you’ve lived in for 43 years and raised…
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