by My Home Life Charity | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve recently become a charity trustee for the first time for the My Home Life Charity, that works to support quality of life for all people who live, die, work in and visit Care Homes. I’ve been a part of the MHL Scotland facilitation team in the past so understand...
by My Home Life Charity | Jan 19, 2026 | Reports
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by My Home Life Charity | Jan 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The residential care sector is indebted to Dame Gillian Wagner who has died at the age of 98. She chaired, and gave her name, to the seminal report into residential care ‘A Positive Choice’ published in 1988. However, it was what she did next that is remarkable. She...
by My Home Life Charity | Jul 3, 2025 | Developing the workforce
I was honoured to make the award for ‘Home Manager of the Year’ at the Greensleeves Care annual staff awards event recently. The requirements of being a good manager made me reflect on how complex the task has become and the implications for retention and recruitment....
by My Home Life Charity | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Whilst care homes play a vital role in caring for many senior citizens, we need to broaden and expand the range of housing options (mainstream, community-led, service-led) so that senior citizens have more choice. With this in mind, I was delighted to be asked, by the...
