Care Quality Commission (CQC) independently regulates health and social care services throughout England and ensures that regulations are met within the services or care homes. Each care home has to meet certain criteria, the key [...]
Care home software is a vital component to help providers in any care setting (Domiciliary, Residential and Nursing) save time and money. Care home software helps streamline internal processes and ensure residents get the highest [...]
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) have been criticised for being overly complex and excessively bureaucratic. The current system is to be replaced and the government has now developed a new system known as “Liberty Protection [...]
Dame Barbara Windsor Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Barbara Windsor’s husband, Scott Mitchell, made the brave announcement in May 2018 to share that his wife had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in April 2014. In an interview with [...]
It doesn’t matter what our age is, exercise and physical activities are very beneficial for our overall health and wellbeing. This is no different for those living in care homes and getting the opportunity to [...]
Running a care home can be a complex and tricky responsibility. From making sure all residents are receiving the correct care, to recording staff absences, there is an endless number of tasks for care home [...]
Advances in communication and technology are enabling new ideas and innovations to come to life. From health, to automotive, to finance, big industries are seeing a shift in how they operate and function. Improvements in [...]
Why is GDPR Important to Care Homes? The Data Protection Act is being replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation and is EU legislation which will come into force on 25th May 2018. Compliance with [...]
The process of creating care plans is an extremely important exercise. The plan needs to focus on the needs and abilities of individual residents and care delivery that suits the resident’s specific requirements - the [...]
What is a Care Plan? A care plan is a document that contains all of the information about someone who is receiving care - either through living at a care establishment or living at home [...]
