Trying to be iron and quicksilver at the same time.
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With an ageing population, pandemic recovery and climate emergency in the in-tray, social care is not the only thing the chancellor has to finance.
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Social workers worried that moving services online decreased quality and access.
The view from above.
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The UK government is about to reform social care, but the focus is likely to be on funding, not the companies that are allowed to have a stake in the sector.
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Economic recovery and solving the care crisis can and should go hand in hand.
Many care workers feel society does not value them or the people they look after.
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After the devastating impact of COVID, changing the culture of social care must start with valuing, respecting and rewarding the people who look after our vulnerable old people.
Residents of the remote town of Norris Point launched their own meals-on-wheels program to help the community cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As the scale of the pandemic revealed itself in March, one small town in Newfoundland created a community-led meals-on-wheels to support its seniors.
Parents revealed perceived oppressive treatment from health, social care, education, and criminal justice professionals.
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Families are so afraid of welfare systems that many would take drastic steps to move their children to countries they chose to leave
Pepper the robot visits Clinic Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, July 2018.
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Using robots to provide companionship is a slippery slope in removing the aged and infirm still further from human interaction.
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Dementia and abuse often go hand in hand, whether it’s the sufferer or the caregiver who is responsible.
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If the UK loses the highly skilled and experienced migrant workers who currently prop up the sector, a major crisis could emerge.
Robotic pets could increasingly provide social companionship and health monitoring in elder care.
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Older adults are using social robots and apps, but what does it mean for issues of surveillance and privacy?
Group exercise significantly benefits older people.
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Research shows it generates future savings for society by lowering demand for health and social care services.
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For decades, those working in social care focused on the risks children face in their family home. But what about when they leave the front door?
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The only possible solution to the crisis, socialisation, is the one that the current government will not consider.
Good care is dependent on good care workers.
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Working as a professional carer is a stressful and high-pressure job. Making sure carers have the right training and support is crucial.
Much of the debate around low-skilled migration is built around misunderstandings.
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Much immigration policy is based around three misunderstandings – on what employers, the public and migrants themselves want.
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This shift in focus on social care funding could inject some honesty into the system.
A comforting gesture can go a long way.
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An emphasis on the autonomy of people with learning disabilities has put distance between care workers and the people they support.
Scotland’s fruitpicking industry relies on migrant labour.
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Like many other parts of the UK, Scotland faces problems in attracting a migrant workforce that is crucial to the country’s future prosperity.
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Japan has a big ageing population, and others are looking to it for answers in how to provide better care for the elderly.