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Mar 17, 2021, 5:21 PM

A pandemic that has taught us so much

Sheila Cohen with her daughter Adrienne Cinna at Jewish Care's Kun Mor & George Kiss Home (Via Jewish News and Jewish Care)

Last week marked one year since we took the incredibly difficult decision to restrict visits in our care homes due to the pandemic. The Government announced the first national lockdown nearly two weeks later, and thankfully, our early decision helped to slow the spread of...

Sep 10, 2020, 7:02 PM

There’s been sadness, but also joy and hope

Daniel Carmel-Brown

As we look towards Rosh Hashanah and begin a time of reflection on the last year, the coronavirus pandemic is, sadly, what many of us will remember of the last 12 months. At Jewish Care, from an early stage, we took a series of measures...

Feb 25, 2020, 2:54 PM

I’m bursting with fury over our government’s immigration policy

Daniel Carmel-Brown at Jewish Care’s Otto Schiff home in Golders Green, with the amazing carer team he worked with during his day on the front line in August 2019 (Blake Ezra photography – Jewish News)

There is significant debate about the UK’s approach to immigration and workforce planning, due to intended changes to the way we allow non-UK citizens to come here to live and work. Colleagues will tell you I don’t raise my voice. Anger is not one...

Aug 12, 2019, 5:37 PM

My invaluable day on the front line of care

Daniel Carmel-Brown at Jewish Care's Otto Schiff home in Golders Green, with the carer team and residents Rita Tack (left) and Minnie Rowe (right)

(Blake Ezra photography - Jewish News)

A year into my role at Jewish Care, I have just completed my third shift (to be truthful it was actually half a shift) in one of our 10 care homes for older people, something I made a commitment to doing as I prepared to...

Feb 14, 2019, 1:04 PM

Glaring lack of news about elderly abuse

Illustrative. Elder and younger locking of hands (Jewish News)

Twenty years ago, there was a reluctance to accept the reality of child abuse. Much the same way, the abuse of older people is difficult for society to accept and talk about today. What makes it all the more difficult is that in most cases...

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Daniel is Chief Executive of Jewish Care