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Discover the latest insights and updates from across the Adult Social Care sector. Our dedicated space brings you a curated selection of articles, news, and best practice guidance to keep you informed and connected. Explore our categories to easily find the content that matters to you.

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Is it The Season to be Jolly? Christmas in Dementia Care Homes

December 20, 2018
  It’s that time of year. Festive preparations are well under way and I can feel my stress levels rising already! There’s so much to do to make Christmas special…
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Christmas Party Pitfalls

December 20, 2018
Christmas parties can be a great way to reward your employees after a year of hard work, but can sometimes be a nightmare for the employer. Employers ought to be…
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Pureed Diet

December 20, 2018
Recent press reports have highlighted data that in the last 5 years 1,463 died in Care Homes from malnutrition, dehydration or bedsores. To highlight the importance of nutrition and hydration…
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Hate Crime & It’s Impact

December 17, 2018
National Hate Crime Awareness Week takes place every year in October. This year, at the beginning of National Hate Crime Awareness week, it was reported that disability hate crimes have…
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Verbal medication reminders

November 19, 2018
  The verbal reminder (often referred to as prompting) is a commonly used medication support intervention for Service Users who can self-manage taking their medicines but may occasionally forget to…
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The Magic of Music in Dementia Care

November 14, 2018
  “Music evokes emotion, and emotion can bring with it memory… it brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can.” Oliver Sacks I love being involved in activities involving…
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Workplace Sickness

November 14, 2018
  Workplace sickness will inevitably have an impact on the business as well as placing a strain on other employees. Encouragingly, the level of sickness absence in the UK is…
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Remedying home remedies

November 14, 2018
  I have in my kitchen a large box, a box that sits high at the far end of a tall cupboard. Within this box is a pharmacy of ‘delight’.…
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