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It’ll be lonely this Christmas
December 20, 2013
I love getting out and about to meet service users and family members and hearing their experiences of homecare however due to the busy and often hectic nature of the…
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Supportive Seniors = Supported Staff
December 13, 2013
Loneliness and isolation doesn’t just affect our service users This week I have been meeting with the Senior Homecare workers and getting an update on the vital work they undertake.…
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Pay our Silent Army what they deserve
December 6, 2013
It’s cold outside… The chatter in the office this week has been about the weather and how bad the conditions are and how they are meant to worsen. We sit…
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Us versus Them – Attitudes to Homecare
November 29, 2013
Research The Guardian Professional and the Department of Health have recently published their research into Attitudes to Homecare in England. Over 60,000 people received the survey and 1443 completed and…
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The most awful Game of Chess…
November 22, 2013
The care brokerage team have been on the phone constantly these past few weeks. There are lots of new cases to be sourced and urgently. The hospital is under huge…
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Flu Vaccinations
November 18, 2013
Alongside our preparations for winter pressure planning and the Christmas and New Year service, it is also time to speak to staff about Flu vaccinations. Promoting infection prevention and control…
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Lively Team Meetings
November 8, 2013
Last week’s highlight of my working week was a team meeting. The meeting was arranged for all the care staff working on a particular double up block in one area.…
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Time Critical Homecare Cases
November 1, 2013
I wrote a couple weeks ago about the huge amount of pressure I have been under recently to offer a service for new packages of care. I have never seen…
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