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  • On Inspection

    The Commission for Social Care Inspection have a system of rating residential and nursing homes. I have written about it before. I possibly didn’t state obliquely how cynical I have become of this system even though the cynicism was always there implicitly. Last week, however, I had a more personal...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-11-2008

  • .. 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 home seeks to carry them out. So… A 90-year...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-09-2008

  • 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news that when staff in care homes talk to residents with dementia, it helps to prevent the residents from becoming withdrawn.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 At the risk of being a little cynical, one does...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
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