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Can You Bend Down To Tie Your Shoe Laces?
July 3, 2014
As we are regularly reminded by the newspapers and society, obesity is a rising problem in the UK. The European Court of Justice is reviewing a test case which may…
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You Get What You Pay For (Unless It’s Homecare)
June 30, 2014
This week I had the wonderful opportunity to escape the office and spend some time with friends who know the sector inside out. Having the chance to step away from…
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Dementia Care: Can the ‘Arts’ Prove Successful as Part of Caring for Someone Living With a Dementia?
June 27, 2014
This week we begin to take a look at the controversy that arises when we discuss the creative art, and higher arts the great works of classical music, painting, literature…
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Improved Access or Continuity of Care?
June 27, 2014
A service for older people and working people Pulse recently highlighted whether or not greater access works against the quality of care. The Department of Health claims that it is…
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Nutrition and Dementia Revisited
June 27, 2014
This blog has previously looked at managing nutritional issues in dementia, and at the potential protective impact of a diet rich in oily fish or supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty…
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Sleepover Shift Attracts The National Minimum Wage
June 26, 2014
Many care homes engage workers to sleep overnight so as to satisfy legal obligations and since, in most cases, all the carer needs to do is sleep this has typically…
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Getting On
June 25, 2014
More than ever we have to consider the specific care needs of the over 60s. Learning Disability Week 2014 focuses on the needs of older people and what choices and…
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England Expects…
June 25, 2014
Early in the morning of 21st October 1805, at the start of the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson sent a signal out to all his fleet saying “England expects that…
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