Study shines light on care home drinking habits
Nearly a quarter said their elderly care home residents drank once a week, with 21% of care staff saying there is no alcohol permitted in the care home, according to…
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Pharma Nord Vitamin D chosen for groundbreaking clinical trial
Pharma Nord’s Bio-Vitamin D3 has been chosen for a groundbreaking clinical trial on the effects of vitamin D supplementation on the immune system and protecting against Covid-19. The supplements will…
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How technology can reduce loneliness in care homes
By Julio Tiusanen, Head of Growth at Yetitablet Over the last few years, the world has become more aware of the danger that loneliness poses. It increases the risk of…
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Third of healthcare workers taking time off due to mental health
Employees in the healthcare sector are struggling with poor mental wellbeing, with more than 30 per cent taking time off due to poor mental health. That’s according to new research…
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Care home staff can now declare COVID-19 symptoms via Safe For Work app
A new tool has been launched that provides care home management teams with a written record of the daily health status of each employee, who answer a simple app-based questionnaire…
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Survey ‘proves’ link between laundry and quality of life in the care sector
Over three quarters of care home professionals believe that enabling residents to do their own laundry improves their quality of life, despite many homes not yet being equipped to make…
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Business leaders ‘feeling the strain of a rapidly changing world’
UK business leaders are struggling to cope with the pressures of a rapidly changing world, with increased competition, political uncertainty and greater scrutiny all making it much tougher at the…
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Care home residents reach for the sky in flight simulator
Residents at a care home in Cramlington were able to fly a Boeing 737, Spitfire and F35 Combat Fighter as part of a flight simulator experience at Brunswick-based Flight Sim…
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Pensioners walk twice as far as average Briton when using wellbeing plan
30 residents of a later living village, in Exeter, Devon, have clocked up an average of 8,109 steps a day during the initial pilot period – more than double that…
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CASE STUDY: Care staff wearing pyjamas at night-time
Lime Court Care Home trialled a pilot scheme involving overnight care staff wearing their pyjamas instead of the usual uniform, in an effort to help disorientated residents who struggle to…
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