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Staying connected: WiFi and phone system upgrade in an ‘Outstanding’ Care Home
Source: YO Telecom Our trusted partners, YO Telecom, recently shared one of their latest blog posts with us about an ‘outstanding’ Care Home’s experience of upgrading their wifi and phone system to help improve the service their provide to residents and their loved...
Hertfordshire Care Awards 2018: Nominate your best staff, inspiring leaders, and dream teams!
Help us celebrate Hertfordshire’s best in care by nominating your care heroes for this year’s Hertfordshire Care Awards! The end of year awards evening is a fantastic way to recognise the incredible people delivering the best care every day. We had over 400 happy...
Funded Nursing Care Payments: Lessons Learned
Source: CQC In CQC’s recent email update they referenced the new practical guidance document, created by the local government and the Social Care Ombudsman, to help care providers ensure their contracts are as clear as possible when including Funded Nursing Care (FNC)...
Universal Credit impacts your service users: Fully funded 2 hour session next week to help you with the basics
Universal Credit is replacing a range of means-tested benefits paid to working-age people. It is already in place for new claims across half of Hertfordshire and will be in place for the rest of the county by the end of 2018. Many people, especially those with...
Choosing Care: Making it easier for loved ones to find a suitable care home
Source: CQC, Herts Care Search The CQC have recently completed an evaluation of people who have chosen a care home for a loved one. According to the evaluation, 70% of people found choosing care to be an incredibly stressful decision compared to other life events such...
Appropriate creams when using oxygen
Source: NHS PrescQIPP With the potential fire risk associated with certain types of skin products, we wanted to share a document from NHS PrescQIPP, which was initially published in 2013, as a useful guide for care providers regarding cost-effect emollients with...
Medicines FAQs for Adult Social Care Services
Source: CQC There is a wide range of helpful FAQ sheets on various medicines topics available from the CQC for residential and homecare organisations. The range of FAQ sheets have been collated into one google docs folder, and you can view them easily and download the...