Whose Shoes? – Gill Phillips
- Do the maths.. There are currently 800,000 people with #dementia in the UK. There are 102 Admiral Nurses in the UK. Busy... #talkdementia RT 41 minutes ago
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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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- Do the maths.. There are currently 800,000 people with #dementia in the UK. There are 102 Admiral Nurses in the UK. Busy... #talkdementia RT 41 minutes ago
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In the shoes of…Gill Bailey | … And Winifred, living with dementia
A happy story today! A story that shows the wonderful outcomes that can be achieved through simple person-centred approaches Regular readers of the “in my shoes” series will remember the heart-warming story of Winifred, told by Gill Bailey, from Helen … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, compassion, dementia, Guest blog, health, mental health, personalisation, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Care Quality Commission, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, Helen Sanderson, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, residential care, safeguarding, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing
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Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 12
So, we have been running this series for 12 weeks. TWELVE WEEKS! A series to raise awareness of dementia. So what have we achieved? Quite a lot, I think, judging by the increased readership and the way that people are … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Care Quality Commission, carers, choice and control, community, community engagement, coproduction, CQC, dementia, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, disability, elderly, health, Lambeth, Norman Lamb, Norman McNamara, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, safeguarding, service users, Sheffield, social care, Think Local Act Personal, Torbay, vulnerable adults, wellbeing, Winterbourne
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In the shoes of Karen (2)… a daughter’s insights into life in a care home
Earlier in the series, we posted a powerful guest blog from “Karen”, describing her life looking after both parents with dementia. Karen tweets as ‘DazeinourLives’ (highly recommended to follow) now telling us how life continues with her Mum, both grieving for her … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged abuse, Care Quality Commission, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, safeguarding, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing, Winterbourne
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Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 11
As we continue our ”in my shoes” series of guest blogs, looking at dementia from different perspectives, Week 11 has been an eventful week with some very important and serious issues covered. Safeguarding has been featured twice – and in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Care Quality Commission, carers, choice and control, CQC, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, Helen Sanderson, learning disabilities, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, safeguarding, SCIE, service users, social care, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing, Winterbourne
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In the shoes of … Alan Rosenbach | Special Policy Lead, Care Quality Commission
Earlier in the week, there was a very popular guest blog from Mike Ewins, talking about practical ways in which Birmingham City Council is monitoring the safety and quality of residential care that BCC purchases for citizens who need it, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged anti-psychotic drugs, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Care Quality Commission, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, learning disabilities, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, restraint, safeguarding, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing, Winterbourne
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In the shoes of … Alanna Shaikh | A positive approach to dementia (TED video)
Do you follow the inspiring TED videos? For today’s “in my shoes” blogpost, I am honoured that TED has given permission for us to share this unusual video. “The more things my hands know how to do, the more things … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, Learning and development, personalisation, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alanna Shaikh, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, learning disabilities, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, safeguarding, service users, social care, TED, TED videos, vulnerable adults, wellbeing
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In the shoes of … Gill Bailey | Helen Sanderson Associates
Yesterday we had an excellent guest post from Mike Ewins, explaining the work that is being done by Birmingham City Council to improve quality and safety in residential care. Mike talked about the involvement of family, friends and the community. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Care Quality Commission, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, Helen Sanderson, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, residential care, safeguarding, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing
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In the shoes of … Mike Ewins | working for a Local Authority on improving quality and safety in residential care
“One question we plan to include is to ask homes to identify the numbers of their residents who have no external visitors or contacts” Great idea, Birmingham!! I am excited returning today to our “in my shoes” series, looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged anti-psychotic drugs, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Care Quality Commission, carers, challenging behaviour, choice and control, community, dementia, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, health, learning disabilities, Nursing home, older people, outcomes, personalisation, residential care, restraint, safeguarding, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vulnerable adults, wellbeing, Winterbourne
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In the shoes of … The birds and the bees | Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
As I walked around Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve at the weekend, taking a few photos (as you do), I thought of people with dementia and my blog series. I believe passionately that we all feel better with a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Brandon Marsh, carers, choice and control, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, disability, elderly, exercise, health, independence, integration, make a difference, mobility, nature, Nature reserve, older people, outcomes, outdoors, personalisation, photography, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, wellbeing
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In the shoes of … Andrew Cozens | Chair of Carers Trust | Freelance consultant in care and health
As we come down to earth after the amazing fortnight of the Olympics, we resume our series of ‘walk in my shoes’ blogposts, looking at dementia from different perspectives. Andrew Cozens, Chair of Carers Trust, makes a powerful analogy comparing the amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiver, carers, carers assessment, Carers Trust, choice and control, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, dementia pathway, disability, elderly, health, independence, integration, make a difference, older people, Olympics, outcomes, personalisation, service users, social care, Support Groups, Think Local Act Personal, wellbeing
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