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• Looking at gift horses

  There’s one couple that I’ve been seeing quite a lot of over the past few weeks. He has dementia and his wife has depression. They have been co-dependent for many years - and probably would have continued to be until she became physically... Posted Jul 23 2008, 06:42 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social work, older people, work, elderly, family, present, gift

• Direct Payments - Chapter Two

  So, a week from the start of my journey into a Direct Payments referral and I have sent the appropriate forms, documents and paperwork to the appropriate people.  The figures are being checked and the amount that has been requested matched up against ... Posted Jul 03 2008, 05:34 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, older people, work, carers, socialcare, old age, elderly, uk, fair access to care, carer, direct payments, social services, family, opening direct payments bank accounts, personal assistants, gscc., carer direct payments

• Assumptions

  I work in the inner city and have since I did my first practice placement in the first year of my social work course almost 10 years ago now.  For as long as I have been working as a social worker , I have only ever worked in the inner city - different... Posted Jul 01 2008, 05:27 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, dementia, work, carers, socialcare, mental health, old age, elderly, health, caregivers, carer, alzheimers, social services, United Kingdom, respite care, family, residential respite, assumptions, options for care, respite, domiciliary respite