Singing, as a communal exercise, can break down social barriers, reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
The fear of not having a “good death,” by dying at home among family members, has become a very real concern — especially during the pandemic.
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The deaths of huge numbers of the elderly in our care homes due to COVID-19 made clear the need to integrate our health and social care services. Here’s what needs to be done.
Even before the pandemic, there were over 124,000 care-worker vacancies in the UK.
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Care workers, care recipients, think tanks and parliament itself agree that social care reform is urgently needed. But this plan’s lack of detail and insufficient funding suggest that it a ways off.
With means-tested support, those who are less well-off will end up losing more of their assets to pay for their care.
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Social care has long been the healthcare system’s poor cousin. Will the UK government’s new plans to reform the system succeed where others have not?
Without supportive adults, teenagers who have long lived in care often struggle in terms of mental health and wellbeing.
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Teenagers transitioning from long-term care to independent adulthood need to be looked after. Their health, wellbeing, education and their safety are at risk
The UK government is set to make it compulsory for all staff working in care homes in England to get the COVID vaccine. Two ethicists discuss the pros and cons.
Media coverage of elderly deaths throughout the pandemic revealed the deep-seated ageism that exists in the UK.
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Even though the media exposed the negligence that led to so many elderly deaths, it continues to portray old people as faceless and voiceless, contributing to the insidious spread of ageism.
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.
Hartwig Pautz, University of the West of Scotland and Stephen Gibb, University of the West of Scotland
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.
Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford