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This podcast highlights issues related to social care. We find out the funny, shocking and inspiring stories about care and hear from ministers, care professionals, celebrities and people giving and r... more
FAQs about Let's Talk About Care:How many episodes does Let's Talk About Care have?The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.
May 27, 2021Ep.20 ‘I had panic attacks’ says care manager revealing mental health battle after 9 residents diedHost Angeline Albert talks to care home manager Dawn Bunter about how her mental health was impacted after nine residents died of Covid-19. ...more28minPlay
April 29, 2021Ep.19 Jess Crawford aged 29 reveals what it was like finding she has inherited the gene for frontotemporal dementiaHost Jill Rennie talks to Jess Crawford who has found at the age of 29 she has the gene for frontotemporal dementia, why she chose to take the test, her decision to start making care plans including choosing a care home and how she is helping others by writing a blog....more48minPlay
March 26, 2021Ep.18 Care minister Helen Whately defends her response to Covid deaths in care homesHost Angeline Albert talks to Care minister Helen Whately about government response to deaths in care homes, care home visits etc...more40minPlay
February 17, 2021Ep.17 Arlene Phillips, Strictly Come Dancing legend talks about her career, ageism and her work with Alzheimer's SocietyHost Jill Rennie talks to Arlene Phillips about her dancing career and the inspirational people she has met such as Freddie Mercury, Ridley Scott and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She also talks about her time on Strictly Come Dancing and her departure from the series, being an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society as well as lockdown and how it has affected people living with dementia and tips for keeping healthy at any age....more53minPlay
January 29, 2021Ep.16 Grace Meadows, Music for Dementia director on her passion to make music an integral part of dementia care Host Jill Rennie talks to Grace Meadows, programme director of Music for Dementia, a charity boosting awareness of the benefits of music and its power to connect and stimulate people with dementia and reduce anxiety. They discuss the charity’s campaign for music to be seen as integral to the care of people with dementia and how care homes can still safely hold singing sessions despite Covid restrictions....more38minPlay
December 18, 2020Ep.15 Martin Jones, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care talks about caring for his father and his vision for home careHost Sue Learner talks to Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care about how caring for his father has shaped the way he leads the UK's biggest home care provider. He reveals how Home Instead Senior Care has been coping during the pandemic and his vision for home care....more33minPlay
November 01, 2020Ep. 14 Care home manager who caught COVID-19 says care homes face free PPE restrictionsHost Angeline Albert talks to care home manager Mark Topps , who caught COVID-19 and says care homes are struggling to get enough free PPE each day because of restrictions placed on them by the government....more32minPlay
October 02, 2020Ep.13 Karolina Gerlich, head of Care Workers Charity talks about her battle to improve pay and status of care workersHosts Jill Rennie and Sue Learner talk to Karolina Gerlich, executive director of the Care Workers Charity (CWC) about her phenomenal achievement in fundraising two million pounds for care workers during the pandemic and the new points-based immigration system that will prevent foreign care workers coming to the UK to work. She also gives the government a CQC-style rating on how they performed during the COVID-19 crisis when care homes and home care were very much on the front line and talks about her battle to improve the pay and status of care workers....more33minPlay
September 06, 2020Ep.12 Transgender care director talks LGBT+ rights & inclusive careHost Angeline Albert asks why should care homes and home care agencies champion LGBT+ rights?Ramses Underhill-Smith, the MD of the UK's first LGBT+ home care firm, shares his personal insight into why it matters. Alice Wallace, director of charity Opening Doors London says every care setting should get Pride In Care accreditation. ...more40minPlay
July 31, 2020Ep.11 Care worker facing deportation fears his life's at riskHost Angeline Albert speaks to care worker Anugwom Goodluck who battled to protect care home residents from COVID-19 but now faces deportation to Nigeria. He talks about fleeing from terrorists and why he fears his life is at risk....more16minPlay
FAQs about Let's Talk About Care:How many episodes does Let's Talk About Care have?The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.