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Strange ways
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.5.02, 2002, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Presents a case study of an eccentric older man and looks at how his social worker and community psychiatric nurse supported and protected him.
A life in a day
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.06.02, 2002, p.44.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a creative way to engage and consult with older people in Shropshire.
Wrong kind of care
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.8.02, 2002, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on social workers handling of a case where a daughter's care of her elderly mother at home was inadequate.
When anxiety becomes a danger
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.5.02, 2002, pp.46-47.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When an older woman became to anxious to carry out daily tasks, her house became very unhygienic and there was substantial risk to her health. Looks at the decisions taken to help her regain some confidence.
Flooded with responsibility
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.01.02, 2002, pp.44-45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When a care home for older people had to be evacuated during a severe flood, staff had to decide whether to split up the residents in order to find safe accommodation, even though tis could lead to their isolation. A care service manager explains his dilemma to the author.
Is home the safest place?
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.06.02, 2002, pp.46-47.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the risk assessment process for one social work practitioner who had to decide whether an older women with dementia and a serious skin condition could be cared for by her husband at home, or whether her needs would be best met by her being placed at a care home.