Awareness
I’ve been out and about doing research interviews with care home staff, exploring what ‘spiritual care’ means to them. It’s …
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year …
Except it isn’t really the gate of the year any more, is it? January is nearly over, temperatures are still dropping even as the days draw out, …
Standard Twelve
As many of you will know, the National Care Standards are currently being revised and a consultation period has recently closed. We made our comments …
Night One
Here is another great poem by our anonymous home carer. In this poem, she reflects on her first, nerve-wracking night on duty, visiting people in …
Untrained
We’ve been doing a lot of thinking recently about the realities of working life for paid carers. It’s not an easy job and it’s not well paid, and yet …
The Jewish Community and Spirituality for Older People
As an organisation, we celebrate the importance of spirituality for older people of all faiths and none. Dianna Wolfson is a Faith in Older People …