Sekoia supports the frontline fight against COVID-19
With the current crisis setting every care operator on alert is aiming to secure enough…
THE PSYCHOLICAL IMPACT OF ISOLATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS 19 PANDEMIC
I have previously written an article for Driven by Health Magazine on the topic of…
Care Sector response to government announcement of testing of care home residents and staff.
The National Care Forum (NCF), the national body for the not for profit care sector,…
INNOVATION AT THE HEART OF CARE HOTEL CONCEPT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In a UK first Hilton Nursing Partners, in partnership with West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group…
Gainsborough bath antimicrobial BioCote technology proven effective against Coronavirus strain (not Covid-19 yet)
Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms can report that its antimicrobial BioCote bath technology, is being tested to…
New webinar gives care homes expert tips to stay strong, safe and supportive during COVID-19
Workforce management platform Planday will team up with experts from across the UK healthcare sector…
Couple in Leeds care home celebrate 65th wedding anniversary together
James Kinnear and Jean Kinnear who reside at HC One’s Sabourn Court celebrated their 65th…
Covid19: Accelerating the use of Digital Technology in Healthcare
As this crisis impacts every part of the health sector, significant vulnerabilities are being exposed.…
Together we can do great things
By Lisa Lenton, Chair of the Care Provider Alliance Mother Teresa famously once said I…
EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS): What You Need to Know
This article is factually correct as at 21 April 2020. There may be some changes…
Coronavirus and the future
What a difference 12 weeks make. On 31st December 2019, China contacted the World Health…
Care home residents in Armley deliver powerful message to the community
War veterans at a HC-One care home in Leeds are urging the community to stay…
Gainsborough helps extra Hertfordshire care homes rapidly recommission with infection controlling baths
Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms, a leading UK manufacturer for the care sector, has rapidly installed six…
W&P Training
W&P have been supporting Health and Social care providers across the U.K for nearly 20…
How Software is Shaping the Health & Care Market of 2020, a Personal View..
Back in the 1980s computing was about applications like Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, and dBase for…
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS OF CARE HOME BATHING
Reval develop the very latest spa suite technology at Ashmere Homes newest purpose built residential…
The power of networks
Skills for Care supports over 150 local peer networks for registered managers across England, covering…
Renray Healthcare design and manufacture new COVID19 response beds for temporary hospitals
Renray Healthcare has developed a field response bed to supply to temporary hospitals, with our…
Everylife Technologies launch C19 CONTROL App for FREE
We’re pleased to announce the launch of C19 CONTROL, a completely free, simple and secure service that…
Tech trailblazers Person Centred Software and CoolCare kickstart partnership
A new tech partnership designed to save stretched care managers precious time and free up…
Life-saving data: How data analytics can assist in more efficient and effective care
Nourish’s electronic care planning solution, for a wide range of care services allows care professionals…
New government statistics highlight need for greater LGBT support in care sector
New statistics published by the Government have highlighted the challenge and opportunity presented by care…
Why the choice of hand drying method in hospital washrooms should be a decision for Infection Control Teams.
Proper hand hygiene is a fundamental component of infection prevention and control. Consequently, both WHO…
FUSION SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS
Sharing their latest software innovations at the Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo this month…
HILTON NURSING SEE PAIN MORE CLEARLY IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS
It can be very hard to pinpoint pain, but imagine the complication of trying to…
Social care provider supports National Dignity Campaign
Local social care provider, Optalis, is celebrating Dignity Action Day with a host of events…
Dementia What Do They Know?
In 2015, Dementia overtook heart disease and stroke as the UK’s biggest cause of death even…
Care Vision; Outstanding care is at the heart of everything we do
“Dementia is a day-today part of the fabric of our society yet it is often…
Care Roadshows Celebrates 10 Years
Care Roadshows returns for 2020 with five great events to celebrate its 10th year! Shows…
How can plastic in healthcare be recycled?
Interest is growing in the recycling of hospital plastic waste and nurses’ commitment to collecting…
Care Sector Announces Major South West Industry Event
The West Country’s largest Care event is back. The South West Care Exhibition will showcase…
Dementia Care and Nursing Home Expo
The social care industry in the UK has been stretched to the limit over the…
What can ‘Going Digital’ look like?
This a question we are often asked at Care Vision and more so in the…
Do you know who your biggest competitor is right now? It’s your local supermarket and that’s a fact!
The Kings Fund discussed this very issue in a recent blog*, which discusses the struggles…
HOW TO DELIVER CARE SUPPORT FOR FOUR PEOPLE FOR THE COST OF HELPING ONE…
Social care funding can be four times more effective, where appropriate, by employing living aids…
Less Admin, More Caring
At the forefront of our minds as providers of Social Care is the extraordinary amount…
What Lie’s Beneath
BHTA guidance to assist in choosing an appropriate healthcare polyurethane foam mattress In April 2014,…
Social care provider supports School Days with stirring SOUP Event
A local social care provider hosted a community event in Wokingham to offer local organisations…
Pioneering SitnStand achieves OTAC debut success supported by respected OT Kate Sheehan
SitnStand, the new Portable Smart Rising Seat from Life Assistant Ltd, has generated significant interest…
Etac R82 to expand popular Kidz North product showcase with paediatric and transfer/hygiene stands
Etac R82, a respected specialist in assistive solutions for children and young adults with disabilities,…
Live-in care provider celebrates 3rd birthday with local care event
Lancashire-based live-in care provider, Promedica24, celebrated their 3rd birthday this month following the launch of their…
Bookings now open for Future of Care Conference 2020
The organisers of Future of Care are pleased to announce that the conference will be…
Bees, birds and butterflies: care home designs eco-garden to bring wildlife back
A care home in Oxfordshire has designed and built an eco-garden to encourage more wildlife…
Lisa Hahn Soul Clinic End of Life Holistic Carer and Trainer (Incorporating Soul Midwifery)
A holistic and Spiritual Companion to the Dying and their Loved Ones. The Soul Midwife’s…
If all else fails, read the instructions!
Thinking of tendering for social care supply work with a council? Many providers thank that…
Staff retention a problem?
Do you need to look in the mirror? Top reasons why staff have left…
REVAL JOIN PARTNERS IN INNOVATION
Reval join WCS Care as innovation partners in assisted bathing at the outstanding care group’s…
Evidencing care electronically leads to increase in occupancy say care home owners
Care home owners and directors have identified that using an electronic care planning system can…
CARING FOR ELDERLY PARENTS.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? You are enjoying life, your parent / parents are also enjoying…
Can over-caring ‘rob the independence’ of people with dementia?
Written by Michaela Chirgwin Care staff and families need to be mindful they don’t fall…
‘Outstanding’ care for everyday
This year, everyLIFE has been visiting PASSsystem users around the country to talk about what…
CHOICE OF WC CAN ACHIEVE POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES- FOR LIFE
Changing a client’s WC can contribute towards providing a positive health outcome for a raft…
Staff Training Packs.
Our training packs are aimed squarely at the frontline, care assistants, care workers, health care…
Compliance Workshops – England and Wales.
Compliance – we know it’s almost as bad as Brexit! It’s been around for so…
New Policy additions to our range.
Learning Disabilities Supported Living / Non-registered Providers Policies for Learning Disability Services Our new policies…
SECRETS TO SAVING TIME AND MONEY REVEALED IN CARE HOME TECH TALK
TIPS to save time and money in care home management will be revealed in a new…
What’s really important when recruiting people for a caring role?
Recruiting the right people in any sector is important. But what does ‘right’ mean, and…
Every Day is Different in care!
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced funding has been approved for…
PRESTIGE CARE GROUP FUSION CARE SOFTWARE
The Prestige Care Group knew exactly what they were looking for when they chose Fusion…
THE DIGITAL REVOLOUTION PICKS UP SPEED FOR FUSION
The Jersey based LV Care Group, St Andrew’s Nursing Home in Barnoldswick, Welsh based St…
FUSION ROLLS OUT ACROSS THE UK WITH THE AVERY GROUP
The Avery Group choose Fusion as the sole suppliers of care plan software across the…
THE CARE HUB TO SHARE RECRUITMENT KNOWHOW AT THE CARE SHOW
The secret to successful recruitment and retention in social care will be revealed at the…
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS
Since 1959 Shackletons have been supplying the UK’s leading residential care home providers with design-led…
HILTON NURSING PARTNERS WIN AT THE KENT CARE AWARDS
Hilton Nursing Partners have a lot to shout about! Two of their team members win…
Technology that puts your people first
Just like their patients, care workers come from all walks of life. In order to…
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION IN FURNITURE DESIGN
Since 1959 Shackletons have been supplying the UK’s leading residential care home providers with design-led…
New Wigan Care Home is revolutionising care for dementia residents
Worthington Lake Care Home in Wigan is leading the way in dementia care since opening…
SOCIAL ISOLATION
Wikipedia states that “social isolation is a state of near complete lack of contact between…
THE 4 S’s OF STRESS.
Stress could be defined as a reaction to a perceived threat or danger. It is…
What does maintaining the ability to have a bath mean to you?
Newlands, part of Warwickshire-based charity WCS Care, believes your life doesn’t have to change when…
Change Makers… be the change you want to see
This conference is all about the power of the manager. NCF Managers Conference 2019 takes…
It’s all about the People
Your Staff Recruitment is one thing… Many care providers deem themselves effective in managing to…
For those of you who have ever wondered what a career in social care may be like read this case study about Sophie Bennett, a Hilton Nursing Partners night time personal nursing assistant (PNA)
With a background in care Sophie joined the Hilton Nursing team after working for a…
Social care provider holds heart-warming community soup event
A social care provider hosted a Soup Event at Westmead Day Centre to bring the…
Caroline Dinenage MP announced as speaker at Future of Care Conference
The Minister of State for Care will deliver the keynote speech at the conference The…
49 stories, 21 countries, 1 book
Celebrating 70 years of the Commonwealth through the eyes of older people CommonAge, the Commonwealth…
Care Show 2019 is set to be more educational, more interactive and more creative than ever before
Taking over the NEC, Birmingham on the 9-10th October, The Care Show returns as the…
Improving quality of care with Care Roadshows
Care Roadshows are returning to Cardiff and London this November, offering innovative products, big ideas…
CLEANING UP CARING FOR OBESE CLIENTS
One of the less obvious issues when providing care support for obese clients is faecal…
Sporting Memories Charity Helps People Living with Dementia to Harness the Power of Reminiscence
GUILDFORD, 8th August 2019 The Sporting Memories Foundation has been chosen by Person Centred Software…
Sponsored by TGA Mobility, Dr Warren survives extreme weather to cycle length of Britain in 11 days for Event Mobility charity
Through intense heat and torrential storms, Dr Mark Warren, aged 50 from Bredon near Tewkesbury,…
PillarCare users name them in top 20 while celebrating their milestone 20th Year!
Its double celebration time for PillarCare – as if celebrating hitting their milestone 20th year…
Solihull Mayor and Mayoress ceremonially begin construction of new RDAC assessment centre for Midland’s disabled drivers
Alongside many stakeholders and associates, Councillor Stuart Davis and Mrs Sarah Walker have officially begun…
What do I mean by Holistic Care
Another week in a care home setting keeps bringing me back to my Passion and…
Soul Clinic August Reflections
(New Moon, The Lion’s Gate is open, and we are half way between Solstices) When…
Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms raise the design bar with ArtiCAD partnership
Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms, a Gainsborough Healthcare Group brand, has partnered with leading CAD software specialist…
Sponsor Etac R82 enhances PMG Conference showcase with Newlife partnership
As an official event sponsor, Etac R82, will be exhibiting with its chosen charity partner…
Extended East Anglian DriveAbility’s Thetford centre launches successfully to help elderly and disabled drivers
East Anglian DriveAbility (EAD), a charity which is part of Driving Mobility’s UK network of…
Beach, fish & chips and lovely memories: live-in care provider treats residents to a sunny day out
A live-in care provider in Swindon organised a day out on the beach for clients…
Hereford’s TPG DisableAids Safe Scoot Day a success with TGA Mobility
TPG DisableAids, a mobility product specialist with retail capacity across five counties, successfully hosted a…
W&P Supporting Health and Social Care Providers across the U.K.
W&P have been supporting Health and Social Care providers with their business planning, compliance and…
Death, Taxes and CQC fees: A View from the Front Line
By Terry Donohoe United Kingdom Homecare Association Introduction “In this world nothing can be certain,…
Hereford’s TPG DisableAids Safe Scoot Day a success with TGA Mobility
TPG DisableAids, a mobility product specialist with retail capacity across five counties, successfully hosted a…
Farnham Mill Nursing Home, Farnham
Where: Farnham Mill Nursing Home, Farnham What: Supplying furniture for a new build nursing home…
Response by Jason Ashman, Managing Director at Reval CC (Continuing Care)
1 How are modern water controls helping care homes to be more efficient and to…
Cushions – what do you need to know By Repose Furniture & The OT Service
You and your client have decided on a suitable style of chair, job done right?…
Pioneering SitnStand achieves OTAC debut success supported by respected OT Kate Sheehan
SitnStand, the new Portable Smart Rising Seat from Life Assistant Ltd, has generated significant interest…
Care Home Resident achieves life goal of meeting TV star Mrs Brown
A 72-year-old Resident who idolises TV star Mrs Brown had her wish come true when…
Busy nurses drive sustainable development in healthcare
On 10 July 2019 the National Health Service (NHS) Parliamentary Awards will honor the UK…
Is Care Quality Finally On The Way Back Up?
(But what is going on in the South?) For more than a year I have…