Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
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- In the shoes of … Suzy Webster | Expert by experience – Moving in with Mum
- Whose Shoes? – Making It Real
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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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Dancing is good for people – including people with dementia!
I was excited to read this tweet from Dr Karim Saad recently. Dr Saad is a strong advocate of, and very successful in, reducing the use of anti-psychotic drugs for people living with dementia. Care homes urged to run dance … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, health, in my shoes, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, co-production, community, Compassion, creativity, dance, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, make a difference, music, older people, Quality of life, social media, Think Local Act Personal, vascular dementia
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For the avoidance of doubt. My Mum is NOT up for adoption…
Last week we had some fun on Twitter. As we do… A lot of people love my 91 year old Mum’s down to earth guest blogs. "@WhoseShoes: In the shoes of Gill’s Mum’s…| Good Friday is not so good… wp.me/p1enjT-1LW" … Continue reading
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
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
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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In the shoes of… Toby Williamson | Head of Development & Later Life | Mental Health Foundation
I was delighted to meet Toby Willimson at the recent Dementia Congress in Brighton. He unsuspectingly sat down next to me at the Awards dinner and we got chatting… as you do. And, as soon as he turned out to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, Brighton, carers, choice, creativity, DEEP project, dementia, dementia challenge, Dementia Congress, dementia screening, dementiachallengers, health, innovation, make a difference, Mental health, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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“Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
My blog is usually about social care and health. Often about dementia. Always an opportunity for reflection. In a recent post I wrote an ’A-Z list of reflections’ from the Dementia Congress in Brighton. R is for “Reflection – as an … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, PostaWeek 2012, social care, social media, well-being
Tagged Brighton, creativity, dementia, health, innovative, nature, photography, postaday, public sector, reflections, social care, social media
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YESSS!!!!!!!!!!
I think Simona Florio, the wonderful co-ordinator of the Healthy Living Club in Lambeth, was teasing when she announced to the world early yesterday that life would now be easier for everyone at the club… How many others, like me, were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, Compassion, creativity, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, Guys & St Thomas, health, Healthy Living Club, innovation, Lambeth, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, respect, social care, social media, Storify, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vulnerable
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In the shoes of … Ming Ho | Writer and family carer
It was a great pleasure to meet Ming Ho, a family carer and talented writer, and so many other fab #dementiachallengers at the recent Dementia Congress, Brighton. Ming and I soon got chatting and found we had plenty of things in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Brighton, carers, choice, Compassion, creativity, data, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dental, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, JDC, Journal of Dementia Care, make a difference, older people, oral hygiene, outcomes, person-centred, personal hygiene, personalisation, relationships, research, residential care, respect, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable
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An amazing story! The Healthy Living Club. Inclusive, enabling and fun!
I love stories. I love the way they can capture good practice and inspire others. And what a story this is… I honestly can’t remember what it was that first grabbed my imagination about the Healthy Living Club. A few … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Brighton, carers, choice, Compassion, creativity, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, Healthy Living Club, innovation, JDC, Journal of Dementia Care, Lambeth, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, residential care, respect, social care, social media, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vulnerable, Whose Shoes?
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Changing the world of dementia – one tweet at a time
The blog has been quiet for a while. Quiet is often good – especially when amazing things are happening behind the scenes! The last week has been exciting. The passionate gang of people who have written guest blogs in this series … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Brighton, choice, choice and control, Compassion, Coventry, creativity, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, elderly, empathy, health, Helen Sanderson carers, innovation, JDC, Journal of Dementia Care, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, residential care, respect, social care, social media, Stockport, TED, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, vulnerable, Whose Shoes?
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