Wed.Dec 28, 2022

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Reflecting on 2022 on My Brain’s Not Broken

My Brains Not Broken

Every year, around this time, I like to take stock of the year I had. I wish I did this in a more formal way, but I don’t. It’s mostly thought and reflection, but it’s very important for me to think back on the year I’ve experienced. It helps me process things I might have otherwise missed, and I think it plays a big role in helping me move through certain things and prepare for the year ahead.

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Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety

The Guardian

Exclusive: Nearly one in 10 care homes that offer dementia support reported on by inspectors in 2022 were given worst rating ‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death Families of people with dementia have said there is a national crisis in care safety as it emerged that more than half of residential homes reported on by inspectors this year were rated “inadequate” or requiring improvement – up from less than a third pre-pandemic.

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Free Mental Health Webinars, January 2023

Social Work.Career

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 40 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […]. The post Free Mental Health Webinars, January 2023 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Means testing and lack of staff shape how England’s dementia patients are treated

The Guardian

Low pay, limited training, temporary staff and cross-subsidising creating worse conditions, after government’s failure to ‘fix social care’ Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety The distressing mistreatment of people with dementia in some care homes is nothing if not a structural problem. Care Quality Commission reports reveal workers can’t respond to bells being rung and desperate shouts from bedrooms because they are overrun.

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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 Last Word

Famcare

Suddenly, we have reached the final blog of 2222. What a year it was! The lingering effects of the COVID pandemic continued to impact the elderly and the homeless and shrink the assets available to nonprofits that support them. Rampant inflation started pushing marginalized families over the poverty line and increasing rents rendered many elderly homeless.

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‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death

The Guardian

Home where Robert spent his last months was one of hundreds in England whose ratings fell after inspection this year Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety Robert Dunn* had been living with dementia at home for seven years when, after one fall too many, his son and daughter took the decision to move him. The 92-year-old former accountant moved into Limegrove, a £1,100-a-week care home in Surrey whose operator, Anchor, promised customers “care encompassing every aspe