In the bold move towards a transformation in adult social care, it feels from where I sit, that control has completely overtaken any pretence of ‘choice’ in the so-called move towards more idealised ‘person-centred’ care and support planning. I hope I Read More...
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Fighting Monsters
on 12 Sep 2011
Filed under: burstow, carer, carers, dementia, direct payments, Disability, discrimination, elderly, health, local authority, local government, mental health, Mental Health Foundation, old age, older people, personal, personal budget, ras, resource allocation system, social care, social issues, social work, socialcare, the small places, work
I'm very excited to be once again writing about sheds. I wrote back in January about an Australian project to help men "interact and unburden" in the familiar and comforting surroundings of a shed. But it seems the Aussie shed movement has Read More...
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Mad World
on 31 Aug 2011
Filed under: adults, Mental Health, older people, sheds, smoking, social care
Since I’ve been employed as a social worker one of the constants in my working week has been the presence and existence of ‘panels’ in many different forms. There was a brief stage when we were told not to refer to them as ‘panels’ but rather meetings Read More...
Posted to
Fighting Monsters
on 31 Aug 2011
Filed under: continuing care panel, decision-making, funding panel, health, health care, local government, long-term care, National Health Service, nhs, old age, older people, personal, personal budget, social care, social work, work
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Guardian has an interesting story about a housing officer who was fired for
helping an elderly woman with continence problems, despite her being a former
nurse. The housing Read More...