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Nigel started the discussion 97 year old with dementia given both Pfizer & Moderna Covid jabs, why? in the forum Social Care

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:00:29 +0000

97 year old with dementia given both Pfizer & Moderna Covid jabs, why?

The daughter of an elderly woman in Montreal, Canada has expressed outrage after her mother was accidentally injected with two different jabs, breaching guidelines that forbid mixing vaccines unless absolutely necessary.

Antonietta Pollice inadvertently became the first person in the province of Quebec to receive two doses of the Covid-19 jab,…

Nigel started the discussion Ex-health tory minister: Launch 'age tax' on over-40s to fund social care in the forum Social Care

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 11:56:51 +0000

Ex-health tory minister: Launch 'age tax' on over-40s to fund social care

A former UK health secretary has proposed taxing the over-40s to cover the costs of social care for the elderly.

Jeremy Hunt, Conservative chair of parliament’s health and social care committee, called for “boldness” from prime minister Boris Johnson, his rival for the party leadership last year.

Hunt said Johnson should seize the opportunity…

Nigel started the discussion Sometime we just don’t think about the small things in life in the forum Social Care

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 09:18:04 +0000

Sometime we just don’t think about the small things in life

Home safety is important for everyone, but this is especially true if you’re caring for someone elderly, with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. A throw rug or a stray toy on the steps could easily cause a fall or injury.

Our friend reported his mother slipping on a small toy yesterday, causing her to fall, in a moment of apportioned…

Nigel started the discussion UK NHS instructed care homes "do not resuscitate" any of the care home residents in the forum Social Care

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:42:03 +0100

UK NHS instructed care homes "do not resuscitate" any of the care home residents

In August 2020, a survey showed that UK care homes were ‘PUSHED’ to admit Covid-positive and untested patients at height of the outbreak.

UK care home staff were “under constant pressure” from the NHS to take in coronavirus-positive and untested patients, while nurses were instructed not to resuscitate them, a new study has revealed.

In a study…

Sarah started the discussion UK government urged to protect the most vulnerable from Covid-19 in the forum Social Care

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:17:16 +0100

UK government urged to protect the most vulnerable from Covid-19

Top UK scientists have urged the British government to protect the most vulnerable from Covid-19 instead of carpet-bombing the virus.

The UK should focus on helping the most vulnerable – including residents in care homes worst affected by Covid-19 – instead of pursuing an “unfeasible” goal of suppressing the virus until a vaccine arrives, top…

Nigel started the discussion Neglect and filth at Skye care home where 10 elderly residents died of COVID-19 in the forum Social Care

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:16:19 +0100

Neglect and filth at Skye care home where 10 elderly residents died of COVID-19

A report has described the dirty, unsafe and undignified conditions experienced by residents in the privately owned care home on the Island of Skye in Scotland where ten people died of Covid-19.

The Care Inspectorate revealed that residents of Home Farm nursing home, formerly owned by HC-One, had been left to lie in urine and…

Nigel started the discussion Let’s help our seniors safely return back to the “New Normal” and keep them safe in the forum Social Care

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:20:48 +0100

Let’s help our seniors safely return back to the “New Normal” and keep them safe

COVID-19 has caused many changes for people across the world, and our senior adults are no exception. Although the number of COVID-19 cases is declining in a lot of countries, public health experts continue to recommend taking precautions to reduce the spread of the virus and protect vulnerable individuals.

As communities begin to…

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Nigel started the discussion Caring during isolation in the forum Social Care

Sat, 23 May 2020 03:08:04 +0100

Caring during isolation

With so many people in isolation during this period are we neglecting the people who truly need our support and care at this time, or protecting them by not visiting them?