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‘The elderly’ and ‘the wellderly’: why the language of ageing makes us go hmmm…
Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local…
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Why language matters part two: telling a different story about social care
“Stories can change the world. And social care needs a better story.” Social Care Future [1]…
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How to be human
“We can talk about inclusion. We can talk about diversity. But what we really need to…
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Words that blame
The language of social care is filled with words that blame people seeking and drawing on…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Vulnerable
A series of blogs about words that make me go hmmm would not be complete (and…
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Words that make me go hmmm… Frontline
The frontline. It’s a place where opposing armies face each other in war and where fighting…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Those
Those who are most vulnerableThose most at risk Those with underlying health conditionsThose over 70 Those…
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Them, us and COVID-19
Coronavirus. COVID-19. Virus. Pandemic. Lockdown. Isolation. Distancing. Shielding. PPE. Keyworker. Zoom. Unprecedented. Our vocabulary has evolved…
Rewriting social care 