One of the most controversial elements of care provision is touch. It has a discomfort associated with it for many professionals, and even family members can have deep reservations about touch. It can be associated with abuse, both by ignoring…
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Special Measures – My view
Last week’s announcement that adult social care providers who deliver sub-standard care face being put into Special Measures from April 2015 proved to be quite a momentous event for me. I was involved in the announcement (details here), and it…
Challenging stereotypes about families and care homes
Ask a cross-section of individuals what they think about care homes and you will often hear negative views of both the homes themselves and the families whose loved ones live in them. Having a relative in a care home has…
The ‘F’ word that no one wants to hear
Most older people are frightened of having them, most relatives of those older people are equally concerned by them, and most health and social care services are under pressure to avoid those in their care having them. Falls really are…
“Will you help me, please?”
These are the heart-breaking words of 98-year old Yvonne Grant, calling for someone to help her to the toilet in secret filming captured by her family and aired by Panorama ‘Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed’. In this hour-long programme,…
