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From DoLS to providing Protective Care

July 20, 2015
The journey to get to where we are on the operation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or DoLS) is a long and tortuous one. New proposals released by the…
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Advanced decisions: planning ahead

July 14, 2015
There’s a chapter in the new Mental Health Act Code of Practice on ‘wishes expressed in advance’, which I think makes for useful discussion in relation to care planning for…
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You can ‘C’ why we like fruit and vegetables!

July 12, 2015
Readers of this blog will have had frequent reminders about the importance of the inclusion of plenty of a variety of fruit and vegetable in the diet, and its benefit…
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Service provider feedback and IT

July 11, 2015
A major provider of care and nursing homes has begun to provide each location with iPads for the service users. These are pre-programmed with questionnaires, and space for individual comments.…
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Staff shortages in the social care sector

July 6, 2015
On average, nursing homes receive poorer grading on their performance than residential homes. It is thought that this is caused by staff shortages: the CQC State of Care report showed…
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Mental Capacity Act: The Law of Necessity

July 6, 2015
How does a story of shipwrecked sailors from the 19th century relate to the way in which the Mental Capacity Act works? The answer lies in the common law doctrine…
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Caught Short

July 5, 2015
Out and about in the community with profoundly disabled adults can have you desperate for change in more ways than one! I have just signed one of those online petition…
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Dementia Care & Meal times: Cues and Clues

July 3, 2015
I was delighted  to read Care UK dementia specialist trainer Mark Harrison’s moving description of mealtimes for people with dementia in care homes in the latest edition of Care Home…
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