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Sir Michael "Parky" Parkinson boosts dignity champions' numbers

The Department in Health is celebrating the success of its Dignity in Care campaign which has so far attracted 10,000 Dignity Champions . The department credits the rise in applications to be champions to the involvement of Sir Michael Parkinson who has...

Published 11 Nov 2009 2:04 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: adult protection, ageing, bullying, Care Homes, dementia, disability, home care
How to appreciate your client group

This has happened to me before. I'm presently sat at home typing this rather than in the office because in my attempt to be Kobe Bryant I ended up sprawled on the floor clutching a badly sprained ankle. That's not what has happened before though...

Published 9 Nov 2009 5:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, disability, social work
Conservatives say muscular dystrophy care is "unco-ordinated"

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The shadow secretary of state for communities and local government, Caroline Spelman, has ignited the debate over the quality of care delivered to those with muscular dystrophy . She criticised the...

Published 4 Nov 2009 1:12 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, carers, disability, funding
Assisted suicide critics found dead

A couple that sent a letter to the BBC criticising assisted suicide laws have been found dead. They said in their letter to the broadcaster that they could no longer attain the quality of life they desired. Read More...

Published 4 Nov 2009 10:34 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: adult protection, ageing, Care Homes, home care, vern pitt
Let's make care aids sexy

On any given day on the internet you can find a whole load of tweets, blogs or news about the grooviest gadgets. They all have one thing in common - they look sexy. Care products on the other hand, don't. Read More...

Published 3 Nov 2009 5:41 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, disability
Disabled people to keep disability living allowance

Disabled people will be allowed to keep their disability living allowance but pensioner's attendance allowance may still be replaced under plans announced by secretary of state for health, Andy Burnham. Speaking to the national children and adult...

Published 22 Oct 2009 5:44 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, disability
Loose Woman supports social care

Lynda Bellingham , Oxo mum, Strictly Come Dancing star and one ITV's Loose Women, is standing up for social care. The actress grabbed the microphone back at the end of the National Children and Adult Service Conference session on the dementia strategy...

Published 22 Oct 2009 3:45 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, Alzheimer's, Bronagh Miskelly, dementia, Lynda Bellingham, social care
Government to appoint national clinical dementia lead

Care minister Phil Hope has announced that the government will be appointing a national clinical lead for dementia. Speaking at an event discussing the implementation of the government's dementia strategy as part of the NCAS conference in Harrogate...

Published 22 Oct 2009 11:45 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, dementia, health, older people, social work
Attendance allowance debate rumbles on

by Bronagh Miskelly The DH wanted to create a debate around its Green Paper on the future of adult social care and debate it has created - just not the one it was hoping for. At the National Children and Adult the Services Conference in Harrogate, the...

Published 21 Oct 2009 5:47 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, home care, Politics
'Pensioners in care homes can't survive on £21 a week' says charity

National care charity Counsel and Care have responded to the government's refusal to raise the Personal Expenses Allowance to £40, as recommended by the Department of Work and Pensions Select Committee. Read More...

Published 20 Oct 2009 12:20 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, Care Homes, human rights, older people
Personalisation and efficiency: a marriage made in heaven?

By Mithran Samuel Interesting interview in The Herald with head of Scotland's care regulator, the Care Commission, Jacquie Roberts , in which she emphasises how how much adult care services will have to change to deal with the demographic changes...

Published 13 Oct 2009 8:17 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, Care Commission, funding, older people, personalisation, Scotland
Tycoon's generosity fails to answer the long-term issues of elderly care

Adman Trevor Beattie's decision to fund the care of nine elderly women for a year rather than have them moved to separate homes is a wonderfully magnanimous gesture. It's the sort of tale that gets everybody worked up. Read More...

Published 12 Oct 2009 11:50 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, Care Homes, older people
Down's syndrome dementia risk is overlooked

By Ruth Smith Not enough is being done to support the growing number of people with Down's syndrome who have dementia, say campaigners. Read More...

Published 5 Oct 2009 12:26 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, Alzheimer's, dementia, disability, Down's syndrome, Ruth Smith
Can curry and curcumin beat dementia?

by Adam McCulloch I love the idea that eating curry can ward off dementia - although apparently the quantities needed may leave one somewhat bloated. There's a substance in tumeric called curcumin that can combat the changes in the brain that lead...

Published 5 Jun 2009 1:55 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: Adam McCulloch, ageing, alzheimers, Alzheimer's, cumin, curcumin, curry, dementia, India, mental health
Dancers more important than adults' social workers

by Lauren Revans What is the difference between contemporary dancers and adults' social workers? One profession is in desperate need of a boost in terms of foreign workers. The other apparently isn't. Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 2:03 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: ageing, ageing society, Lauren Revans, Recruitment, social workers, workforce
Adult services directors meet the Jetsons

by Bronagh Miskelly Powered exoskeletons to help the elderly garden or climb stairs, robotic assistants and fridges that order the groceries. Not the usual fare for an Adass Spring Seminar, but in among discussion of personalisation, the forthcoming adult...

Published 23 Apr 2009 7:09 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: adass, ageing, assistive technology, dementia, future-gazing, home care, older people, robot, social care
A novel approach to homes for the elderly

By Bronagh Miskelly Anyone immersing themselves in the debate on the future of adult services, leading hopefully to a green paper next year, will be taken with the story of a 93-year-old first-time novelist who has taken residential care into her own...

Published 11 Aug 2008 5:48 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: adult care, ageing, Bronasgh Miskelly, Care Homes, elderly care, funding, green paper, home care, housing, older people, Politics, residential care

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