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Food for Thought: The Dining Experience and Dementia
April 16, 2025
This month I visited a care home to observe residents over lunchtime to see if I could offer any advice to improve the overall dining experience and encourage those…
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Gardening: A Purposeful Activity for People with Dementia
April 15, 2025
Gardening and Dementia: An Overlooked Opportunity There’s been so much in the news recently about the benefits of purposeful activity for people with dementia. The power of music has been…
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The Care Social-Episode Ten: Getting Training Right: Matching Skills to Needs
April 15, 2025
Hosted by Barry Price, Content Operations and Delivery Manager at QCS, this episode of The Care Social tackles one of the biggest challenges in adult social care – making training truly meaningful.
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Are you aware of these important updates in protection from harm and disclosure procedures?
April 11, 2025
Recently, the Care Inspectorate has strengthened its protection from harm procedures, and Disclosure Scotland is set to implement the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Care Social – Episode Nine: Why I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Social Care – with Katrina Hall
April 8, 2025
In one of our most passionate and thought-provoking episodes yet, Barry Price speaks to Katrina Hall, founder of Bay Care Group and a leading voice in the Providers Unite movement.
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Neonatal Care Leave and Pay to Come into Force on 6 April 2025
April 8, 2025
Under changes introduced on 6 April 2025, parents of babies receiving neonatal care will now be entitled to a dedicated statutory right to take leave to be with their baby from day one of their employment.
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Companies House is Changing – Are You Ready?
April 8, 2025
These changes will have significant implications for social care providers, particularly those applying for Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration.
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Health & Safety: Fire Safety Signs and Notices
April 2, 2025
As a care home operator or care home manager do you have all the necessary and required fire safety signage displayed throughout your premises?
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