Comments for My Home Life http://myhomelifemovement.org Quality of life in care homes Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on My Home Life West Midlands by tom owen http://myhomelifemovement.org/news/my-home-life-west-midlands/#comment-34 tom owen Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:19:37 +0000 http://myhomelifemovement.org/?p=185#comment-34 Sadly, MHL West midlands did not develop beyond our initial sharing day. However, feel free to talk to your local council about whether they would wish to host a network. Best wishes Tom Director - MY Home life Sadly, MHL West midlands did not develop beyond our initial sharing day. However, feel free to talk to your local council about whether they would wish to host a network.
Best wishes
Tom
Director – MY Home life

]]> Comment on About us by Brinda Bungaroo http://myhomelifemovement.org/about-us/#comment-26 Brinda Bungaroo Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:06:53 +0000 http://79.170.40.38/myhomelife.org.uk/movement2/?page_id=50#comment-26 My name is Brinda, Home Manager/Owner of a Care Home in weston-super-mare. I have been reading comments and articles published by My Home Life. It's been and inspiration for me, as it has boost the way we work. I would very like to join into the project and share some my expereince and those of my staff and residents. Can you tell me how do I go about to do so. Many Thanks Brinda Bungaroo My name is Brinda, Home Manager/Owner of a Care Home in weston-super-mare.
I have been reading comments and articles published by My Home Life. It’s been and inspiration for me, as it has boost the way we work.
I would very like to join into the project and share some my expereince and those of my staff and residents.

Can you tell me how do I go about to do so.

Many Thanks

Brinda Bungaroo

]]> Comment on The sector by Brinda Bungaroo http://myhomelifemovement.org/about-us/what-the-sector-thinks/#comment-25 Brinda Bungaroo Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:31:22 +0000 http://myhomelifemovement.org/#comment-25 My Home Life is a fantastic tool, it's aim is to guide and help us care home manager/carers to look at our practice. It has given us confidence and confirmed in our best practice. We just take it for granted because they are normal daily routine tasks, but in reality it's the small things that matters and can make a big difference to someone's life.And for us carers that means a lot. Thank you Brinda Bungaroo Home Manager Neva Manor Care Home My Home Life is a fantastic tool, it’s aim is to guide and help us care home manager/carers to look at our practice.
It has given us confidence and confirmed in our best practice. We just take it for granted because they are normal daily routine tasks, but in reality it’s the small things that matters and can make a big difference to someone’s life.And for us carers that means a lot.
Thank you
Brinda Bungaroo
Home Manager
Neva Manor Care Home

]]> Comment on Decision-making by Christine Petioky http://myhomelifemovement.org/best-practice-themes/sharing-decision-making/#comment-24 Christine Petioky Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:10:18 +0000 http://79.170.40.38/myhomelife.org.uk/movement2/?page_id=36#comment-24 Dear sirs and mesdames, dear colleagues in the UK, I am a social worker in Vienna (Austria), responsible for European and international co-operation in the field of social services. Your approach seems most interesting and I would very much appreciate to know more about it and disseminate the findings on 'involvement in decision-making in nursing homes' in my city. Would you be so kind as to provide me with more information, or even the details of a contact person? Thank you very much in advance for your help, Christine Petioky Vienna Social Fund Guglgasse 7-9 A-1030 Vienna Tel.: +43 1 4000 / 66701 Fax: 43 1 4000 / 99 66701 e-mail: christine.petioky@fsw.at Dear sirs and mesdames,
dear colleagues in the UK,

I am a social worker in Vienna (Austria), responsible for European and international co-operation in the field of social services.
Your approach seems most interesting and I would very much appreciate to know more about it and disseminate the findings on ‘involvement in decision-making in nursing homes’ in my city.
Would you be so kind as to provide me with more information, or even the details of a contact person?

Thank you very much in advance for your help,

Christine Petioky

Vienna Social Fund
Guglgasse 7-9
A-1030 Vienna
Tel.: +43 1 4000 / 66701
Fax: 43 1 4000 / 99 66701
e-mail: christine.petioky@fsw.at

]]> Comment on My Home Life West Midlands by Gloria Godfrey http://myhomelifemovement.org/news/my-home-life-west-midlands/#comment-20 Gloria Godfrey Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:16:49 +0000 http://myhomelifemovement.org/?p=185#comment-20 Hi am doing some work with Care homes in Warwickshire so would love to know whether the West Mids MHL network was ever developed Hi am doing some work with Care homes in Warwickshire so would love to know whether the West Mids MHL network was ever developed

]]> Comment on About us by Melanie rickett http://myhomelifemovement.org/about-us/#comment-13 Melanie rickett Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:30:51 +0000 http://79.170.40.38/myhomelife.org.uk/movement2/?page_id=50#comment-13 I have been on the Home life project for the last 18 months and have loved every minuite, i have made significant changes in my home and I have changed, I had a dream 25 years ago of being a home manager and how i wanted it to feel, homely,not task orientated, recognision of people, dignaty,quality of life and low and behold Home Life has recognised all the things that are important to me, I learn something new every day about myself and others the launch today was brilliant well done to Tom and Michelle who i have worked closly with and thank you. I have been on the Home life project for the last 18 months and have loved every minuite, i have made significant changes in my home and I have changed, I had a dream 25 years ago of being a home manager and how i wanted it to feel, homely,not task orientated, recognision of people, dignaty,quality of life and low and behold Home Life has recognised all the things that are important to me, I learn something new every day about myself and others the launch today was brilliant well done to Tom and Michelle who i have worked closly with and thank you.

]]> Comment on My Home Life Brighton & Hove Reaps Reward of Successful Launch by Jane Freund http://myhomelifemovement.org/news/my-home-life-brighton-hove-reaps-reward-of-successful-launch-2/#comment-11 Jane Freund Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:26:29 +0000 http://myhomelifemovement.org/?p=267#comment-11 It would be fantastic to make contact with you. We launched our advice and support website in September, and wish to give it a wider circulation. I think when you take a look you will find it entirely compatable with your aims.What you are doing is very exciting. My colleague, Rose Fordham, has worked in social care for 30 years and was an East Sussex Inspector. We are based in Hastings. We are also keen to establish good practice, and would be very interested in visiting to see what you are doing. I look forward to hearing from you. It would be fantastic to make contact with you. We launched our advice and support website in September, and wish to give it a wider circulation. I think when you take a look you will find it entirely compatable with your aims.What you are doing is very exciting.

My colleague, Rose Fordham, has worked in social care for 30 years and was an East Sussex Inspector. We are based in Hastings.

We are also keen to establish good practice, and would be very interested in visiting to see what you are doing.

I look forward to hearing from you.

]]> Comment on The sector by Sarah Reed http://myhomelifemovement.org/about-us/what-the-sector-thinks/#comment-10 Sarah Reed Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:11:11 +0000 http://myhomelifemovement.org/#comment-10 At last. My Home Life is about what care homes could really be delivering for residents, their families and staff alike - quality of life. The My Home Life best practice themes are at the heart of meaningful relationship-centred care. It is a privilege to be associated with such an inspirational, valuable and much needed programme. Sarah Reed, Founder, Many Happy Returns At last. My Home Life is about what care homes could really be delivering for residents, their families and staff alike – quality of life. The My Home Life best practice themes are at the heart of meaningful relationship-centred care. It is a privilege to be associated with such an inspirational, valuable and much needed programme.

Sarah Reed, Founder, Many Happy Returns

]]> Comment on End-of-life by Francisco diaz Nurse Practitioner http://myhomelifemovement.org/best-practice-themes/supporting-good-end-of-life/#comment-9 Francisco diaz Nurse Practitioner Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:17:40 +0000 http://79.170.40.38/myhomelife.org.uk/movement2/?page_id=41#comment-9 This is a wonderful asset to those who work for older adults, even when is not at at Nursing Home. It's so nice to have it available. Thank you, Francisco This is a wonderful asset to those who work for older adults, even when is not at at Nursing Home.
It’s so nice to have it available.
Thank you,
Francisco

]]> Comment on Workforce by Sonia Gardner http://myhomelifemovement.org/best-practice-themes/keeping-the-workforce-fit-for-purpose/#comment-6 Sonia Gardner Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:52:10 +0000 http://79.170.40.38/myhomelife.org.uk/movement2/?page_id=43#comment-6 This looks like an excellent project. I have a passion for improved care for older people but from my experience in providing training in care homes; it starts with the Management team. Calling staff "Girls" is a practice that needs changing. We do not employ "Girls" to support care home work - we employ adults, therefore we expect staff to be treated like adults and not "Girls". Do we call the male staff "Boys"? This looks like an excellent project. I have a passion for improved care for older people but from my experience in providing training in care homes; it starts with the Management team. Calling staff “Girls” is a practice that needs changing. We do not employ “Girls” to support care home work – we employ adults, therefore we expect staff to be treated like adults and not “Girls”. Do we call the male staff “Boys”?

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