Tag Archives: reminiscence

In the shoes of… | Gill’s Mum – Remembering Christmas Past…

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Have you been following Sarah Reed’s super advent series, posting Christmas reminiscences from some of her friends and colleagues? If not, have a browse, because it is lovely! I was delighted to be featured this week remembering my very simple … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Gill's Mum, Guest blog, personalisation, well-being | Tagged Christmas, community, elderly, older people, Quality of life, relationships, reminiscence, Twitter | 1 Comment

Co-producing inclusive, vibrant #dementiachallengers events in Scotland

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Well the invisible hordes are coming out of the shadows and becoming real people… very supportive, creative passionate people. And they are bringing their own ‘invisible hordes’ in their wake… I would like to include here a lovely film made … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, community engagement, compassion, dementia, education, in my shoes, personalisation, social care, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice, choice and control, community, Compassion, dementia, dementiachallengers, Dundee, Dundee United, elderly, empathy, football, Glasgow, older people, Quality of life, relationships, reminiscence, Scotland, social care, social media, Twitter, Whose Shoes? | 1 Comment

Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 10

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are now at the end of Week 10 of this “in my shoes” series of guest blogs, looking at dementia from different perspectives… recovering from the Olympics, and looking forward to the Paralympics, the blog itself is turning into a … Continue reading →

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Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 9

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are now at the end of Week 9 of this “in my shoes” series of guest blogs, looking at dementia from different perspectives. The blog is proving to be a great opportunity for lots of shy violets and first-time-bloggers to pick … Continue reading →

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Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 8

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are now at the end of Week 8 of this “in my shoes” series, looking at dementia from different perspectives. What started as an idea for Dementia Awareness Week has turned into an extended series of daily guest blogs with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, co-production, 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, Caregiver, carer, choice and control, Compassion, creativity, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, health, Health and Social Care, independence, innovative, integration, leadership, make a difference, Mental health, Merevale, Mindings, New Possibilities, older people, outcomes, personalisation, reminiscence, SCIE, social care, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Think Local Act Personal, Wales, Whose Shoes? | 1 Comment

Round up of “In my shoes” – Dementia Awareness, Week 7

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We are now at the end of Week 7 of this “in my shoes” series, looking at dementia from different perspectives. What started as an idea for Dementia Awareness Week has turned into an extended series of daily guest blogs with … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Tony Jameson-Allen | Co-founder of The Sporting Memories Network C.I.C

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

It is Day 38 of this “in my shoes” blog series, looking at dementia from different perspectives. Very different perspectives! What started as an idea for Dementia Awareness Week has turned into a daily blogpost as I keep hearing such compelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, community engagement, dementia, education, Guest blog, health, in my shoes, mental health, personalisation, social media, TLAP - Making It Real, well-being | Tagged Alzheimer's, carers, choice and control, cricket, dementia, dementia awareness week, dementia challenge, elderly, football sport, golf, health, independence, make a difference, Mental health, motor racing, older people, outcomes, personalisation, Quality of life, relationships, reminiscence, service users, social care, Think Local Act Personal, vascular dementia | 1 Comment

In the shoes of…Simon Foster | Director | Equip 4 Change and Co-creator of Care Fit for VIPs

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

We hear many negative stories about care homes, so it is geat to be able to share some more really good practice in dementia care. What makes a care home ‘Fit for VIPS?’ This is a subject very close to … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of Stuart Arnott | Founder | Mindings

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

It is amazing how many people regularly share the minutiae of their lives, via Twitter, Facebook etc, with fairly casual acquaintances and yet they cannot share family photos and messages with elderly parents who would really appreciate them. Building on … Continue reading →

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In the shoes of…Sarah Reed | Reminiscence and dementia communications specialist and award-winning designer

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Gill Phillips - Whose Shoes?

Day 22 of our “In my shoes” series, looking at dementia from different perspectives, introduces one of my Twitter favourites. As soon as I discovered Sarah Reed, tweeting as @SarahReed_MHR, I saw a kindred spirit and I am a great … Continue reading →