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Dealing *urgently* with urgent care for older people…
I have always loved writing stories and making connections. When I was about six or seven, I used to nag people to give me a set of random words and then enjoyed weaving them all together in one story. I … Continue reading
Posted in co-production, community engagement, dementia, end of life, health, housing, in my shoes, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer Disease, carers, change, community, Compassion, Conditions and Diseases, creativity, dementia, dignity, elderly, health, independence, integration, older people, Quality of life, social care, wellbeing, Whose Shoes?
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A simple formula with powerful consequences – by Zoe Harris
Originally posted on Personal reflections on health, social care and housing:
I was honoured to be asked to facilitate one of the events being run by Age UK and Age Concern recently to promote dementia friendly communities in West Kent. This series of 16…
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, compassion, dementia, Guest blog, health, mental health, personalisation, safeguarding, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, Compassion, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, empathy, independence, make a difference, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Whose Shoes?
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“Making patient experience everybody’s business”
Last week I published Delia’s ‘Patient Experience’ blog – which I have since dubbed ‘Tales from a hospital bed’. It instantly became one of the most popular guest blogs in our ‘in my shoes’ series. I would strongly recommend that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, Compassion, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementiachallengers, dignity, empathy, health, innovative, make a difference, older people, patient experience, person-centred, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, Think Local Act Personal, Twitter, Whose Shoes?
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The story of #dementiachallengers told in tweets
New Health Hashtag: #DementiaChallengers http://t.co/LJUSS0KGCh Thank you @WhoseShoes #hcsm — Symplur Hashtags (@healthhashtags) July 28, 2013 So, #dementiachallengers. We are ‘official’… Thank you to the lovely @ClaireOT, who I met up with at the recent #KentDigiCare event, for telling me … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, education, health, in my shoes, personalisation
Tagged Alzheimer's, Author: Gill Phillips© 2013, carers, community, Compassion, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, dementiachallengers, dignity, make a difference, older people, outcomes, Quality of life, relationships, residential care, service users, social care, Twitter, vascular dementia, 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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In the shoes of … Kath Horner | Health Improvement Principal | Public Health NHS Sheffield
This photo was taken 80 years ago, almost to the day. How many of these men had grandchildren – babies, who will now themselves be in their eighties, a significant number perhaps living with dementia? It seems very poignant to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, housing, in my shoes, Learning and development, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, community, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, dementia friendly, Dovedale, elderly, health, make a difference, older people, personalisation, public sector, publications, research, Sheffield, Think Local Act Personal, university
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In the shoes of…Trevor Adams | Owner | Passionate Dementia Care
Well, this “in my shoes” series has certainly attracted some interest – SO many interesting perspectives, all helping build the ‘big picture’ about dementia care from somebody’s unique perspective! So I was delighted when yesterday’s post by Sheila Merriman, talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, personalisation, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, choice and control, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, health, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, person-centred, personalisation, relationships, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vascular dementia
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In the shoes of…Tommy Whitelaw | Son, Carer, Dementia Awareness Campaigner
Well I certainly am coming across some amazing people through this rather intensive blogging experience. I originally set out to post a different “in my shoes” story every day during Dementia Awareness Week, but I have had such a great … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, Learning and development, mental health, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being
Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, choice and control, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, health, Hospital, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, personalisation, relationships, social care, Social work, Think Local Act Personal, Tommy on Tour, Tommy Whitelay, vascular dementia, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of… Dorothy Hall, navigating care in unhelpful circumstances!
Three weeks ago, on Day 9 of this “walk in my shoes” series looking at dementia care from different persectives, my friend and colleague Dorothy Hall gave a moving account of caring for her late Mum-in-law in Belgium. This proved to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, dementia, health, in my shoes, personalisation, public sector, safeguarding, social care, TLAP - Making It Real
Tagged Alzheimer's, Belgium, Brussels, carers, change, choice, choice and control, Conditions and Diseases, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, Dorothy Hall, elderly, health, Hospital, independence, make a difference, older people, outcomes, personalisation, relationships, social care, Social work, Think Local Act Personal, Whose Shoes?
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In the shoes of…”Tina”. Dear Mum, reflecting on our 20 year journey of living with Korsakoff’s…
This week, 18-24 June, is Carers’ Week and so our “in my shoes” dementia blog is focusing on carers and people who support carers. Today “Tina” writes a very moving letter to her Mum “Pat” reflecting on their long journey together since … 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 alcohol, boozers dementia, carers, choice and control, Conditions and Diseases, creativity, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, enable, Health and Social Care, independence, Korsakoff's, make a difference, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal
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Whose Shoes? A catalyst for change in health and social care 