Category Archives: Carers

Whose Shoes? Game to train adult care staff in personalisation

How a board game is helping social care staff implement personalisation

Louise  Hunt

 Leicestershire Council uses the Whose Shoes? game to train adult care staff in personalisation. Pictured (from left) are Simon Carnall, Paul Lowis, Sarah Wigley amd Juliet Heaton

A board game that helps staff, providers and service users understand personalisation has succeeded in changing the culture in some organisations, reports Louise Hunt

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name: Whose Shoes? Putting People First board game.

Win in high court over cost-cutting to social care budgets

Council’s social care cuts are unlawful, high court rules

Two disabled people win case against Isle of Wight council, which planned to reduce adult social care budget

Lawyers for the disabled claimants said the high court judgment sent a ‘clear message’ to councils across England and Wales.

Two severely disabled adults have won a landmark high court battle over cost-cutting by their local authority when a judge ruled that Isle of Wight council’s plans to reduce its adult social care budget are unlawful.

‘Don’t ignore warning signs of Alzhemiers, whatever your age’

Published: 11/11/2011 09:00 – Updated: 10/11/2011 12:39

If your loved one starts to change beyond all recognition, there could be a medical reason for it

Jo Deeks

When her sweet-natured husband Steve started showing drastic character changes, it never occurred to Gloria Double that he could be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Gloria and Steve Double

Steve was just 56 when he was diagnosed with the condition, after losing his job and having his wife start divorce proceedings. But now Gloria says he is largely back to the “lovely man” he was before thanks to the help he has received.

The couple, from Kedington, are backing a Department of Health campaign urging people to seek an early diagnosis from their doctor if a loved one is displaying the early symptoms of dementia.