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Topic: Re:Care Homes
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 04/11/15 10:06:00

The home I was talking about above has had to tell some of its residents that they can no longer live there.  I'm pretty sure that this is because they need a lot more care than they can provide. From what I've heard all those asked to leave have dementia.  They have elderly partners who visit them there and moving them will not be easy. Staffing is expensive.

We need all to visit our elderly relatives more.  We need homes to be more accessible so that those in homes can be visited by their friends and relations who are not as mobile as before.  If we all visited more then we wouldn't end up with having to rely on whistle-blowers from within the staff.

As we live longer this becomes more difficult and we should be thinking about how accessible our own homes are. It would be good to see more TV programmes showing alterations to older homes to make them more accessible - after all new buildings have to be built to be more accessible. It would be a welcome change from makeovers!

We also need to be able to keep in contact with our elderly relations and technology can be a challenge.  Hearing and sight are often not considered enough.  Recently I was told that the Falls Services Team in one area do not actually contact the Sensory Services Team.

Hounslow Age UK run communications classes.  I-pads seem to be very popular.  Skype is a popular way of keeping in contact - remember many families are spread across not just the country but the world.



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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Care Homes01/11/15 11:50:00 Richard Atterwill
   Re:Care Homes01/11/15 13:36:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 13:58:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 14:51:00 Richard Atterwill
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 18:45:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 17:02:00 Anne England
         Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 19:10:00 Mark Perry
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 19:56:00 Richard Atterwill
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 20:55:00 Mark Perry
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 21:35:00 Richard Atterwill
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 09:52:00 Anne England
         Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 21:00:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes01/11/15 21:55:00 Tessa Russell
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 10:32:00 Richard Atterwill
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 10:48:00 Jon Perry
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 15:45:00 Brian Coyle
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 16:17:00 Cllr Sam Hearn
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 18:09:00 Richard Atterwill
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes02/11/15 20:32:00 Tessa Russell
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes04/11/15 05:45:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes04/11/15 08:59:00 Richard Atterwill
                                 Re:Care Homes04/11/15 10:06:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes04/11/15 11:18:00 Brian Coyle
                              Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 00:57:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 09:56:00 Susan Kelly
                                    Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 15:41:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 16:30:00 Richard Atterwill
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 17:26:00 Susan Kelly
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 18:28:00 Richard Atterwill
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 21:32:00 Susan Kelly
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Independent 7 November 2015:  Care Home Sector in Meltdown07/11/15 21:45:00 Richard Atterwill
   Re:Care Homes07/11/15 17:30:00 Susan Jennifer Thackray
      Re:Re:Care Homes07/11/15 22:02:00 Claire Moran
   Re:Care Homes08/11/15 10:10:00 Richard Atterwill
      Re:Re:Care Homes08/11/15 10:47:00 Arnold Saxton
      Re:Re:Care Homes08/11/15 20:57:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Care Homes08/11/15 11:55:00 Richard Atterwill
      Re:Re:Care Homes08/11/15 19:23:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:Care Homes09/11/15 12:40:00 Richard Atterwill
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes09/11/15 17:10:00 Susan Kelly
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes09/11/15 22:49:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes10/11/15 08:20:00 Susan Kelly
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes10/11/15 11:08:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Care Homes10/11/15 16:53:00 Susan Kelly

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