The Guardian

MAY 21, 2023

Co-author says UK’s oldest form of social housing could be part of solution to care crisis Poor, older people living in almshouses enjoy longer lives than far wealthier people living elsewhere, a study has found. The secret to longer life has been intensely sought after for centuries. But research using data from almshouses going back 100 years has found that the solution devised in early medieval times to help poverty-stricken knights returning from the Crusades is still relevant today.

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The New Social Worker

MAY 21, 2023

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Jennifer Luna and Brian Rosenbaum talk about Brian's social work career, which has included work in volunteer management, corporate engagement, and fundraising.

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Engagement 71

Hospice Chaplaincy

MAY 21, 2023

It was during my chaplain residency that I came to understand that when the tenderness of death entered me, it did not leave. Now when I pray with people I ask if they usually hold hands when they pray, that’s not something many of them have been asked in a long time. For those who feel ashamed, I am offering them a sacred or divine hand of dignifying grace.

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The Guardian

MAY 21, 2023

Private provider criticised for uprooting more than 60 vulnerable children, with some transferred from south-east England to Scotland The trade body that oversees children’s care homes has taken the unprecedented step of publicly berating a major private provider for jeopardising “the wellbeing of young people in its care” after it announced a string of home closures.

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The Guardian

MAY 21, 2023

Robots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it gives Ingrid’s 22-year-old son Tom doesn’t understand danger. He cannot leave the house by himself because he does not know that cars may kill him and, in winter, he forgets to wear enough clothes to stay warm.

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