Sun.Nov 06, 2022

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Matt Hancock’s I’m a Celeb appearance ‘insulting’, says bereaved daughter

The Guardian

Dr Cathy Gardner, whose father died from Covid in a care home, urges viewers to boycott ITV show A bereaved daughter who won a high court ruling that Matt Hancock’s policy on care home discharges at the start of the Covid pandemic was unlawful has urged TV viewers to boycott his appearance on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Dr Cathy Gardner, whose father was among more than 11,000 care home residents in England whose deaths involved Covid in March and April 2020, said “to see him just para

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You Can Improve Senior Care, with Social Services Software

Famcare

Our senior population continues to grow, with the aging of the baby boomers. And with the glut of older citizens comes a glut of issues that elder care workers must deal with. There are health issues – both physical and mental. Muscles and bones get weaker, senses start to fail – hearing, eyesight, even touch, taste and smell, in some cases. And then there’s the loss of mental facilities.

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Rise in UK state pension age ‘could stop women caring for older relatives’

The Guardian

New report says increase in work time by 30 hours a week due to raising SPA will lead to a drop in care time of 6.3 hours a week The increase in women’s state pension age could force mothers and daughters to withdraw the free, informal care they give the UK’s rapidly ageing population, a paper has warned. The report, entitled Should I Care or Should I Work?

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Sober Story: Graham

Living Sober

This week's Sober Story comes from Graham, a 57-year-old male living in Kent, UK. Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Graham: 16 years. My sobriety date is 14th May 2004. Mrs D: What can you tell us about the last months/years of your drinking before you gave up? Graham: I had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol […] Sober Story: Graham was first posted on November 7, 2022 at 7:00 am. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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The Language of Gratitude

American Board of Clinical Social Work

“If you don’t know the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.” Chopra Practicing gratitude can be as simple as saying, “I’m grateful,” at least once a day. In fact, one study from the American Psychological Association found that doing so can help a person savor positive experiences, cope with stressful circumstances, and strengthen relationships.

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Third Season Episode 26: A conversation with Jennifer Farmer on healing from griefThird Season Episode 26:

Hospice Chaplaincy

In today’s episode Saul talks to Jennifer Farmer about her book “A Healing Journey.” Jennifer is a professional intuitive, medium, speaker, spiritual teacher, and author. As an intuitive and medium, she is gifted with a heightened level of intuition, expanded psychic senses, and the gift of spirit communication. She is ranked best psychic medium in […].