Care home offers staff discount card to support local businesses
Lace Hill Manor, a £9.5million care home under construction in Buckingham, has unveiled plans for a discount card to encourage staff to ‘shop local.’ The 62-bed care home, part of the Maria Mallaband Care Group which has more than 80 homes across the UK, is set to open next February, creating 70 new jobs. In […]
Dementia care and recruitment: Why kindness should be top of the list
When appointing new care staff, there are many characteristics and skills of an individual which will be at the top of a care providers list. However, one key trait which can often be overlooked is kindness. Kind employees can make a huge difference to the organisation they work for, from delivering exceptional care to residents, […]
The importance of dementia-friendly environments in care homes
By Tracey Carter, Consultant Nurse for Dementia Care at Exemplar Health Care For people living with dementia, person-centred care should be at the heart and centre of all care planning and delivery, and this includes designing a space that can be both supportive and enhancing. Designing a space that is dementia-friendly helps those living with […]
INTERVIEW: ‘Doing things differently’ at Lace Hill Manor care home
Paul Turvey (pictured), new home manager at the £9.5 million Lace Hill Manor Care Home under construction in Buckingham, has set out his exciting vision for an exceptional, innovative home, shaped by those who live and work there… Turvey recently took the helm at Lace Hill Manor, a 62-bed private care home designed for residential, […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: SafeSense 3 by wissner-bosserhoff
SafeSense® 3 by wissner-bosserhoff is an integrated real-time movement monitoring device that can detect dangers at an early stage and corresponding warning messages can be recorded silently if preferred or forwarded as an active DECT call. If forwarded, staff are notified of resident’s lack of movement in bed, enabling them to quickly identify and respond […]
Exemplar begins work on specialist care home for Ellesmere Port
Exemplar Health Care has begun construction on its new 20-bed care home in Ellesmere Port, which will open in spring 2022. Cheshire Springs will be Exemplar Health Care’s first home in Cheshire West and Chester, where it will support 20 adults who are living with a range of complex needs including neuro-disabilities, complex mental health […]
Building back better: Becoming a global leader in population health management
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a significant spotlight on the need for greater collaboration between, and transformation of the UK’s health and social care systems. Even before the pandemic swept the world, an ageing population and the impact of austerity had meant they were close to breaking point in some areas. It’s widely accepted that […]
IN DEPTH: How to provide outstanding dementia care
Theresa McNally, Creative Practice Manager at specialist dementia care provider, Vida Healthcare, discusses how care providers can offer outstanding care, with a focus on dementia care provision… Although more care home operators are delivering a good and even outstanding level of care to their residents, there’s still much work to be done if we’re to […]
Cyber attack threat to essential council services
Cyber attacks on UK councils’ remote workers more than tripled during the pandemic, according to a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The requests made by technology specialist Insight found attacks rose by an average of 213% from March 2020 compared to the 12 months before. This might not seem surprising, as on average councils […]
Care home nurse paints superhero tributes to her colleagues
An artistic nurse has given her care home colleagues a superhero-style boost – by depicting them in an amazing caped-crusader gallery. Lynn Bell, who works in Parksprings care home, Motherwell, has created caricatures of all of her co-workers, inspired by the collective spirit and superhuman effort of the team during the pandemic. She has painted […]