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• .. I shall wear purple

  The BBC reported yesterday about a Care Home, Woodland House in St Austell, Cornwall that has a wonderful sounding ‘Make a Wish’ initiative. Residents of the home are asked about dreams and goals for the future and in a worthy endeavour the... Posted Aug 09 2008, 06:22 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: residential care, social care, social work, older people, work, old age, elderly, long-term care, health, care home, residential home, nursing home, Jenny Joseph, st austell, cornwall, woodland house, Fish and chips, jenny joseph warning, Cornwall Care, make a wish

• Pet Therapy

  A couple of years back, I visited a residential home with a woman (that I’ll call A) who needed to move into residential care. She didn’t particularly want to, but she had accepted the need with a heavy heart. She didn’t have any other... Posted Jul 26 2008, 06:23 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, older people, work, health, care home, residential home, kitten, cat, photo, pet therapy, pets as therapy

• It’s good to talk

  The Commission of Social Care Inspection are, according to the BBC, reporting the groundbreaking news that when staff in care homes talk to residents with dementia, it helps to prevent the residents from becoming withdrawn. twenty_questions  @flickr... Posted Jun 03 2008, 05:01 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, older people, dementia, work, mental health, old age, elderly, long-term care, uk, health, alzheimers, care home, residential home, csci