Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
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- In the shoes of… Barbara Hodkinson | Founder of the Butterfly Scheme – Part 1…
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- Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) – Whose Shoes? – Making It Real Sector-wide partnership for transforming adult social care
- New Possibilities Fab graphic facilitation – a lasting record of Whose Shoes? workshops
- Knowing You Matter Andy Bradley – embedding compassion in health and social care
- Governance International REAL co-production starts here…..
- Community Catalysts unlocking potential, effecting change
- EGAR – Educational Games and Resources Sue Scott-Horne – how Sue’s fab games are helping teenagers!
Blogs written by people who inspire me
- #DementiaChallengers website Excellent resources for dementia carers via Lee Stribling
- Creating life with words – Inspiration, love and truth Inspirational blog by Kate Swaffer, living with dementia in Australia
- The Age Page Sarah Reed’s passion for engaging with older people & improving lives shines through!
- Shirley Ayres @shirleyayres Inspiring Digital Strategy and Communications Consultant
- Tommy On Tour @TommyNTour One man’s inspiring mission to raise awareness of dementia
- Nurse_w_glasses Fab creator of 20 Commandments for Mental Health workers
- D4Dementia Beth Britton – dementia campaigner, writer & blogger
- Dr Karim Saad Forward-thinking, thought-provoking dementia guru
- SITRA CEO's blog Vic Rayner blogging on issues relating to housing with care & support
- The Not so Big Society A blog written by and for those working in health and social care
- The Dan Slee blog Social media & digital in PR & local government – mainly!
- SCIE Social Care Institute for Excellence
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Whose Shoes? – Making It Real – the big day arrives!
Sometimes in life there is a *very big* date on the calendar. It looms very large and dominates your life – and you can’t really imagine it coming and going like any other day. And then suddenly you are on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, health, housing, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, co-production, community, Compassion, dementia, empathy, health, make a difference, personalisation, Quality of life, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of… Jude Irwin | Carer whose Mum is living with dementia
Mum wrote a popular post recently in this series. Indeed all of Mum’s guest posts are popular – blogging 90 year olds are apparently unusual. This particular post was about care funding. It was interesting that Mum’s opening words were … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real
Tagged "Find Me Good Care", Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, Gill Phillips, health, Health and Social Care, home care, humour, independence, information, laughter, make a difference, Nutshell Communications Ltd, older people, outcomes, Quality of life, respect, SCIE, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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“Dementia Friends” goes live!
Yesterday saw the launch of the long-awaited dementia-friendly, community initiative: Dementia Friends. It feels refreshing that this national scheme will be led by volunteers – people who know first hand what dementia means – SO much more than just people struggling to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, health, in my shoes, Learning and development, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged accident prevention, bank, carers, choice, choice and control, community, Compassion, dementia, dementia friendly, Dementia Friends, dementiachallengers, elderly, empathy, Gill Phillips, Health and Social Care, independence, isolation, Nutshell Communications Ltd, older people, Quality of life, relationships, risk, safeguarding, shops, supermarket, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of … Maureen Grove | another of our fab #dementiachallengers!
Thank you to today’s guest blogger, Maureen, and to Lee Stribling for giving me permission to re-post Maureen’s story from Lee’s fab dementiachallengers.com site. If you don’t know this site, I thoroughly recommend that you take a look – it … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, Facebook, health, Health and Social Care, independence, Lee Stribling, make a difference, Occupational Therapy, older people, outcomes, Quality of life, respect, Scotland, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of … Ela Farrell | Specialist in photographic history, social care commissioner & technical writer
It is amazing how a single tweet can capture your imagination… and that is exactly what happened here. I invited Ela to tell us more. Thank you Ela for providing yet another wonderful guest post for this “in my shoes” … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, housing, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Society, Birmingham, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia challenge, elderly, health, Health and Social Care, London, National Health Service, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, photography, RAF, relationships, social history, Social work, World War 2
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Care funding? ..You want me to pay HOW much? | In the shoes of… Gill’s Mum
Some of you will know that my 90 year old Mum ventured into the occasional blogwriting moment last year and was genuinely surprised when people actually seemed interested in her views! This says a lot about how older people perceive … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, health, housing, in my shoes, mental health, safeguarding, social care, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, care funding, carers, choice, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, Dilnot, health, inheritance, inheritance tax, insurance, legacy, Mental health, Old age, older people, outcomes, Paul Burstow, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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In the shoes of … Neil Mapes | Director | Dementia Adventure CIC
Happy New Year everybody. #DementiaChallengers are on a roll for 2013, determined to speed up the pace of positive change for people living with dementia and their carers and improve quality of life. And what a refreshing start to the … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, Alzheimer's, carers, choice, creativity, dementia, dementia challenge, dementia screening, dementiachallengers, fresh air, health, innovation, make a difference, Mental health, nature, older people, outcomes, outdoors, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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Welcome 2013
Reblogged from Creating life with words: Inspiration, love and truth: Happy New Year. I wish you every Blessing and a year full of peace and personal growth. Let the road be long and winding, with enough bumps to get us … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, mental health, personalisation, social care, well-being
Tagged 2013, Alzheimer's disease, Australia, dementia, health, inspiration, Kate Swaffer, NewYear, social care
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In the shoes of… Simona Florio | Christmas Past and Present
Christmas is a great time … for most of us. The traditional images are compelling… – a large family gathering, warmth, presents, lots of jolly banter… If this is your reality, be truly thankful. I know I am. For many … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alps, Alzheimer's, carers, choice, Christmas, Compassion, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, family, health, Italy, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, respect, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Xmas to Remember
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A creature of habit… | Living with dementia at Christmas…
Have you been following the ‘Xmas to Remember’ series, hosted by No 10. the Department of Health and the Alzheimer’s society? It is a great initiative, designed to promote awareness of dementia. I was very honoured to be invited to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, audioboo, carers, choice, Christmas, Compassion, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, family, health, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, respect, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Xmas to Remember
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