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a man is holding a bag of popcorn while sitting in the stands during a basketball game .

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 1d

We judge players from the outside like we’d have done better, but we’re not in their head, feeling the pace, pressure, & noise. Perspective is easy from the stands/sofa, harder on the pitch.
It can be the same when we judge a colleague's decision making...

ALT: a man is holding a bag of popcorn while sitting in the stands during a basketball game .

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 2d

The hedgehog cam was rather full today as whilst I hadn't neglected feeding the hedgehog, I had forgotten to check the cams - hundreds of photos awaited me on both cams. Amazing things happen every night (& day) even if we don't see it.
#naturetherapy 🦔

The long shadow of loss: Reflections for Baby Loss Awareness Week

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Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social · 3d

The long shadow of loss: Reflections for #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #grief #olderage #loss #bereavement #remembrance

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Each October, Baby Loss Awareness Week asks us to pause and acknowledge the grief of parents whose children have died in pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy. It is a week held in absent silence,

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 3d

Weekend read 📚

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 4d

We have two dining spaces, three big lounges, two corridor seating areas and a chair on every corridor with bedrooms. Oh and the garden with a covered decked area. I honestly believe choices of space prevent distress and encourage mobility.

a man with a mustache is wearing a sweater that says " decisions decisions "

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 4d

A thought today about #space in #carehomes. Where do residents spend their day? Do they really have a #choice? You can go in the garden...if the weather is nice. You can go to the lounge...but it's too noisy. You can go to your bedroom...who hosts guests in their bedroom?

ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a sweater that says " decisions decisions "

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 4d

The weight of #caring - professionally/ personally/ globally - is significant. Lately I've been 'feeling' too much, my compassion for others has exhausted me. Today though, a #SpacesForListening session reminded me that I'm not alone & that boundaries come in all shapes & sizes.

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 6d

In the #carehome early & met a nightshift carer who told me that a gentleman had been tearful, happy tears, tapping his feet, when listening to a song being played as he was assisted with care. It warms my heart knowing the power of #music but also that people #notice people

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 6d

A colleague heard a lady laughing today and commented 'I just love hearing her laugh'. That lady doesn't live in the #carehome, but her loved one does - and that doesn't matter, the fact that she is now able to laugh freely again matters. All people matter in #carehomelife.

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 6d

Just spoke with a colleague who felt unworthy around people of “higher status.” He feared speaking up or disagreeing. I reminded them — we’re all human. Their care and passion for those they serve outshines any title. #humility #confidence #leadership

a man in front of a microphone with the words " everybody has a story to tell " above him

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 7d

We must all be storytellers, listening and recounting the lives of others. It's in these stories that we discover what matters to someone, that we find understanding, that we learn how to live & love alongside someone. As we share their words, we affirm their place, their worth.

ALT: a man in front of a microphone with the words " everybody has a story to tell " above him

a man wearing glasses and a bow tie is saying that is history

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 9d

Snuggly #caturday 😻

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 9d

I heard an academic speak of #history. He said that we must study history because history doesn’t stay behind us. It got me thinking of the importance of embedding the history of health & social care in nursing curriculum but also the valuable oral history we must hear & share.

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a bow tie is saying that is history

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 9d

Lovely full rainbow 🌈 brightening up my day. Rainbows always make me smile, a symbol of hope.

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 9d

Reliving my youth and supporting my daughter's at Uni of Strathclyde open day. #livelovelearn

Social care carries people: it is high time it was supported.

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Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social · 10d

#Socialcare carries people: it is high time it was supported. #reform #leadership #humanrights #Governmentapathy #dignity

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The following is based on an opening address given a couple of weeks ago at the Westminster Policy Conference. We meet in autumn. The air is a lot sharper. The green has given away to

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 11d

Pulled a throw off my chair and nearly had a heart attack finding a spider had found it very cosy too! Then found out Cookie is the worst spider catcher ever!

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 12d

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 12d

An impromptu visit by a dear friend with a bouquet of flowers. Thank you @alymckechnie-vale.bsky.social , on the back of our unpaid carer support meeting, you timed this perfectly ❤️

an older woman says we support each other in a tv land ad

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 12d

This morning was our 3rd #unpaidcarer support group for staff @rashielee navigating the complexity of working in #care & providing it at home. Another welcome & appreciated chance to share experiences and we welcomed a new carer too.

ALT: an older woman says we support each other in a tv land ad

a man in a suit and tie is scratching his head and saying `` me ? ... im fine '' .

Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 13d

Well best laid plans eh? After a morning of will the care package be picked up or not, it thankfully was by afternoon so mum is home 🎉. But, then the headache of adapting two stubborn parents to change, coupled with a care package not being what was agreed 😵‍💫. #unpaidcarer

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is scratching his head and saying `` me ? ... im fine '' .

a woman with curly hair is crossing her fingers and making a face

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Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social · 13d

I light tonight’s #candleforcare the evening before #WorldOlderPersonsDay in recognition of how important it is that we make people feel that they #belong.

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 14d

Standing outside, watching and listening to the geese flying overhead. Not just once, but skein after skein. So peaceful, a chance to be still amidst the chaos. #selfcare

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Just a Care Home Girl @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social · 14d

Another delay to mum getting home as care package not in place yet, she was so upset as had packed & was good to go. First barrier was nobody could cope with meds so we scrapped meds prompt, now it's nobody able to start. Hoping for tomorrow now 🤞.

ALT: a woman with curly hair is crossing her fingers and making a face