The Social Care Experts Blog

Self-reflection provided useful lessons for Jane Naik when she wanted to review her approach to anonymity in a case

It was the call a social worker dreads - an older man, with dementia, alleging that his wife was abusing him. The referrer was the man's daughter from his first marriage. I agreed that she could remain anonymous.

by Jennifer Harvey

There was no longer a choice: after years of memory loss, mood swings, aggression and verbal abuse, mum had to be sectioned

by Simon Heng

Despite reforms, disabled and older people are still struggling to receive the services they need. But few people appear to care

by Gordon Lishman

It is high time the personal expenses allowance paid to care home residents allowed for a better quality of life

by Jennifer Harvey

Older people's care too rarely takes individuality into account. But then, many families have unrealistic expectations of staff.

by Stephen Burke

The Government’s forthcoming national housing strategy for an ageing society must deliver real results for today’s older people as well as future generations.

by Andrew Holman

Whilst getting older I had promised myself I would try not to behave like my parents. The grown when you get up from a low chair, complaining about the new music of the day, how time goes by faster and faster and how you had seen that new policy or practice before, with a joke about waiting long enough and my flared trousers will come back into fashion.

by Peter Beresford

Note: Blog first posted on 15 October

Christmas comes early in capitalist Britain. So as I was wandering unthinkingly through my local BHS (British Home Stores), I was drawn to the capacious Xmas product display giving me months of advanced planning time for my festive giving.

by Stephen Burke

Note: Blog first posted on 11 October

Today’s spending review announcement promises a ‘radical rethink’ of social care for older people. The proposed Green Paper offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop a lasting settlement providing a fair and affordable sharing of the cost of care for our ageing population.

by Stephen Burke

Note: Blog first posted on 26 September

Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an unprecedented commitment to better care and support for older people, their families and carers at the Labour Party conference this week.