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Setting Up a New Domiciliary Care Agency
August 15, 2016
Ever thought you grasped something, you repeat it to other people and then years down the line you find out that it wasn’t quite right? I have had that experience. …
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QCS Views: Funded Nursing Care (FNC) is on the rise
July 26, 2016
An interim increase of 40% for Funded Nursing Care (FNC) has been announced by the Department of Health. The increase, which has been backdated to 1st April, brings the weekly…
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Covert medication: what protections are there for the person giving it and the person receiving it?
July 25, 2016
A new case* has just been reported, dealing with covert medication. This concerns an elderly lady in a care home, who lacked mental capacity to consent to medication and frequently…
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Getting Your Teeth into Good Nutrition
July 19, 2016
In our nutrition blog this week we will be looking at why poor oral health may impact on the nutritional status of service users in care homes. The National Institute…
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Appreciative Inquiry
July 14, 2016
Living up to the image A number of years ago a study was carried out on schoolchildren’s self-image and how this could be changed. In summary, it appeared that labelling…
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Coffee and Cancer – It’s a Very Hot Topic
July 8, 2016
We clearly know we should avoid smoking and too much exposure to UV radiation from the sun because these can increase the risk of cancer. But perhaps something that we…
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We’re leaving the EU: does that mean the end of DoLS?
July 4, 2016
Already I’ve been asked: is there any future for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), after the Referendum delivered – to the surprise of many – a decision to leave…
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Bed Rail Management Safety
July 4, 2016
Bedrails are used in care homes to protect vulnerable adults from falling out of bed, but they can also pose risks that must be identified and controlled. CASE: Death Due…
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