Author Archives: john graham

Dementia Friendly Hospitals?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by john graham

The Government has announced a new iniative on this, which is to spend £50million making hospitals and Care Homes “dementia friendly” . I am intrigued, because hospitals by their very nature are strange environments for people with dementia.   What … Continue reading →

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APPLES

Posted on October 24, 2017 by john graham

It’s a windy apples off the trees, blow away the cobwebs, day. The sun shines bright, leaves alight from final flight.   Gravity may bring me back to earth. I wonder what inspiration awaits me today ?  

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Community Retirement Villages – next steps

Posted on October 22, 2017 by john graham

This is a drawing together of my series of blogs about a new form of  Community Retirement Village. It has not been easy to distill the essence of thirty years work building and then managing a new type of retirement … Continue reading →

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Hand Ringing.

Posted on October 19, 2017 by john graham

The medical world is ringing its hands, because your not ringing out yours enough. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says poor hand washing is driving a superbug crisis.   They estimate a third of cases of diarrhoea and a sixth of … Continue reading →

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Bungalow Bingo !

Posted on October 17, 2017 by john graham

Every few years there are pleas for more bungalows to be built.    But, they never are.   You would think people would learn.    Every new Housing Minister thinks they are the answer to older people’s prayers. Think tanks … Continue reading →

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Community Retirement Villages – Enlightened Management

Posted on October 15, 2017 by john graham

Retirement villages should be a genuine partnership between residents and staff.  For residents to take advantage of all the lifestyle opportunities, they need support from a management team that has a “can do culture”.  The management team’s focus needs to … Continue reading →

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Social Care or Family Care ?

Posted on October 12, 2017 by john graham

At a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party conference Dr Phillip Lee made the suggestion that we have become a selfish society and are no longer prepared to look after our older relatives.  This was echoed by Care Minister, Jackie … Continue reading →

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Social Care Funding Going Nowhere.

Posted on October 10, 2017 by john graham

A crisis in social has been building up for years and at its heart are two questions :- “Who is going to pay for it?” and “Where is the money going to come from?”. At the start of this decade … Continue reading →

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Community Retirement Villages – Surrounding Neighbourhood

Posted on October 8, 2017 by john graham

A new retirement village with its range of communal facilities is the start of a new community for older people.    Typically comprising around 250 apartments, a village hall, a shop, restaurant,  bar, coffee lounge, library, craft room, computer suite, … Continue reading →

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Bunk Up in NHS Hospitals.

Posted on October 5, 2017 by john graham

The annual winter crisis in the NHS is looming.     Headlines are already beginning to appear in the press and on the news :- “Beds blocked by hoards of older people overstaying  their welcome” “Too few nurses,  too busy … Continue reading →

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