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Like everyone else, we want a homely place to live
Shalim Ali writing in Community Living April 6th 2023 “People want a comfortable, cosy home – yet many services don’t think twice about putting someone with learning disabilities in something more like a hostel with the most basic of furniture. We need to change how staff think about where we live, and we need to…
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Care homes video series
The BGS is in the process of producing a short series of videos on care home medicine, introducing some useful concepts for those who care for older people in residential settings. In the first part, BGS Care Homes Fellow, Leah Bressington, explains to BGS Policy Manager, Sally Greenbrook, how to use the SBAR tool when communicating…
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Tiny Things About Tiny Houses
Tiny houses gain popularity in today’s world because they offer many advantages that attract users. Read our blog post to learn more about tiny houses. Tiny Things About Tiny Houses “Deal with the pros and cons of living in a tiny house; it is suitable for those who choose to save more money, live a…
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A bridge too far?
‘Imagine leaving every night out at 9.30. That is the reality for many people with learning disabilities who require support to go out in the evening.’ So begins this Ted Talk by the brilliant Paul Richards, founder of Stay Up Late: I thought about Stay Up Late, and the initiative they established to help overcome…
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Home and Happiness
ENGLISH VERSION | HOME AND HAPPINESS SPANISH VERSION | HOGAR Y FELICIDAD This Communication Project is “close to home” as within its pages it touches on things closest to us all. When we asked the question “What makes you happy?” we were not looking this time for expert analyses but heartfelt responses. And this is certainly what…
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Upgrading a Favela Home
Photo: Douglas Magno/AFP. An aerial view shows Kdu dos Anjos’s house in Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The home, in an area of deep poverty, has won an architecture award. I have mixed reactions to today’s story about upgrading a home in a Brazilian…
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What Makes Home a Home
What Makes Home a Home Mar 15, 2023 | Wednesday Quotes The words ‘home at last’ are uniquely powerful. The desire to be at home is so deeply rooted in us that we don’t question it. If we see these words on a tombstone we scarcely notice; or we smile and think, of course. In…
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Care Leavers and the Transition to Adulthood
Context: How can we support youth in residential care transition out of care and into independent living? The transition to adulthood is a highly sensitive and critical phase of any individual’s life. For children in the state’s care, leaving the care system leads to ‘sudden adulthood’ (Paulsen & Berg, 2016) and the early end of…
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Moving short film “Ruth” captures dementia experience in single take
Whenever I come across realistic, compassionate depictions of the dementia experience I like to share them here. Paul Romero Mendez, the filmmaker behind a short film named “Ruth” reached out to me recently. His moving film was released in 2021. The film depicts a woman with dementia who is lost in her own home. Highlighting…
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Discarded People
When I write about the Downtown Eastside (DTES), I generally try to capture stories of hope and humanity. However – hope is harder to come by in a neighbourhood that keeps getting darker – a neighbourhood plagued by systemic inequities and injustices. For the last 14 years, my students and I have volunteered on Vancouver’s…
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Instead of Razing Camps
Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP/File. People collect their belongings as Salt Lake County conducts a homeless camp cleanup of the Fleet Block area in 2021. Today Utah and a few other states are considering government-sanctioned tent encampments as steppingstones for those without homes. One has to appreciate politicians who try to solve problems rather than sweep them…
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What is a Therapeutic Community?
Introduction: Therapeutic community is a participative, group-based approach to long-term mental illness, personality disorders and drug addiction. The approach was usually residential, with the clients and therapists living together, but increasingly residential units have been superseded by day units. It is based on milieu therapy principles, and includes group psychotherapy as well as practical activities.…
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Planned Environment Therapy Archives and Special Collections
The Planned Environment Therapy Archives and Special Collections are an internationally important collection of original materials that explore the history of therapeutic communities in schools, hospitals, prisons and residential settings. Community Archives and Heritage Group Source: Planned Environment Therapy Archives and Special Collections | New contributions | Community Archives and Heritage Group
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OUR LIFE, OUR CHOICE
Defending Residential Choices for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism “Everyone [shall] have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to CHOOSE [their] residence.” European Convention on Human Rights, Protocol 4, Article 2(1) Our Life, Our Choice source: http://www.ourlifeourchoice.co.uk
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Care leavers face ‘acute challenges’ in transition to adulthood
The research shows a strong link between economic inactivity and higher levels of special educational needs during Key Stage 4, including attending a special school. Care leavers in England are over ten times more likely than their peers to not be working or studying in their 21st year… University of Exeter Source: Care leavers face…
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Bring private clinics into the healthcare fold
Originally posted on Eye View: With no walk-in clinics in many cities such as Kamloops, the last thing the B.C. government needs to do is crack down on existing private ones. They should be integrated into our healthcare delivery system. image: CTV Vancouver But no, our health insurance commission is taking Telus Health to court.…
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Artificial Intelligence in Long-Term Care
Technological Promise, Aging Anxieties, and Sociotechnical Ageism – Barbara Barbosa Neves, Alan Petersen, Mor Vered, Adrian Carter, Maho Omori, 2023 This article explores views about older people and ageing underpinning practices and perceptions of development and implementation of Artificial Intelligence in long-term care homes Journal of Applied Gerontology Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07334648231157370
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Smart homes offer solutions for seniors ageing in place
Smart homes offer solutions for seniors ageing in place, By Liz Heron, Published Tuesday, March 14, 2023 “ExtraCare is bringing the latest home automation devices into its retirement villages to help the over-55s enjoy longer, healthier and happier lives.” The ExtraCare Charitable Trust describes itself as the UK’s leading not-for-profit provider of retirement villages for…
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Smiling Matters
“Dentists issue warning over worsening oral health in care homes“ “The care sector regulator has found improvements to awareness of oral health among care home providers – but dentists have warned that residents’ access to dental healthcare is worsening. Care Quality Commission (CQC) published the findings of a follow-up review on the state of oral…
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