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New approaches to Inspection
October 24, 2015
The Care Inspectorate in Scotland regulates a wide range of care and support services in the country. There is an ongoing consultation process in reviewing the National Care Standards used…
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Do you want to join in nutritionDay 2015?
October 23, 2015
nutritionDay is a worldwide annual benchmarking initiative for all types of hospital wards and nursing homes. It aims to improve knowledge and awareness of malnutrition in health care facilities, and…
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Positive news and support for Challenging Behaviour
October 21, 2015
Two good news items are announced for those who support people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges. Firstly, the National Institute for Care Excellence published its quality standard for Learning…
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360 Degree Appraisals
October 20, 2015
Opening up a new range of possibilities Many practice managers say that appraising their team is the task they feel least capable to perform competently, nevertheless they recognise that effective…
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Are your care staff entitled to be paid whilst sleeping in?
October 19, 2015
Employers running care services, whether a residential home or a domiciliary care service, need to consider carefully whether any of their “sleep in” workers are entitled to be paid the…
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Supporting people through Art & Music
October 17, 2015
Arts4Dementia Arts4Dementia (A4D) is a charity whose logo includes ‘Empowering people with memory loss through artistic stimulation’. Their events and information resources show how music and arts can generally have…
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Sometimes we need to remember the simple things in life!
October 17, 2015
Readers of this blog will appreciate the concern around prevalence of malnutrition and dehydration in older adults, and that much of the regulation around care home nutrition focusses on prevention…
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CQC Inspections & How to Achieve Outstanding
October 16, 2015
Communication – On the day of the inspection At a conference last week I was fortunate to listen to a presentation from a couple of CQC inspectors who had come…
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