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Falls Prevention Needs Your Attention
HCPA launch new StopFalls campaign HCPA have recently launched a new StopFalls campaign, fully funded by HCC, with the aim of reducing falls across the county. Over the last 20 years there has been an increase in the number of falls experienced by those aged 65 or...
West Herts Palliative and End of Life Care Education Group
FREE workshop “People on the margins of Palliative Care” The West Hertfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care Education Group are running a free workshop focussing on People on the Margins of Palliative Care to improve understanding of the needs of seldom heard...
Searching for good entertainment for an event or open day?
Discount for HCPA members Are you looking for good entertainment for your residents, or an event, or open day? Those of you who were at the Hertfordshire Care Awards 2017 will remember the brilliant performances by Bethan Scanes. We discovered Bethan during...
RCN Guidance on the transition of Older People into Care Homes
Source: Royal College of Nursing We all know that the transition of older people from their own home to a Care Home is often emotional and can be stressful for the individual and their loved ones. To help improve this process wherever possible The Royal College of...
Learning Disabilities: Importance of Breast and Testicle Checks
People with learning disabilities die an average of 17 years younger than the rest of the population and delayed diagnosis is a significant contributing factor. With this in mind, it is important that everyone checks their breasts and testicles regularly and for...
Homecare: What you need to know about carbon monoxide
Source: Skills for Care Skills for Care recently shared a very useful article about how care practitioners need to improve their knowledge about the dangers of carbon monoxide to help stamp out avoidable deaths in the homes of the service users. The article references...
National Standards of Safety for Care Home Residents: Registering with CAS alerts and developing a response system
The implementation of Central Alerting Systems (CAS) alerts is vital to ensure that your residents’ safety is maintained to national standards. To ensure that you don’t miss out on CAS alerts, it is vital that your organisation has signed up to receive all of the CAS...