Letter to directors of adult services outlines winter discharge process for COVID-19 patients
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has sent a letter to directors of adult services in England outlining the requirement for designated care…
“Revolutionary” app launched to keep families connected with care home residents
Dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare has launched a “revolutionary” new app to keep its residents and their families connected during COVID-19. Recent research by Vida…
Care providers urged to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after spike in new cases
A letter has been issued to all care providers, Local Authority Chief Executives and Directors of Adult Social Care in England, which outlines the different…
Council approves funding for extra care schemes to support independent living and changing needs
Lancashire County Council's Cabinet has approved a way of funding extra care schemes as well as a new care home at a recent meeting to…
Elderly and disabled people able to see loved ones again as care home visits restart
Care home residents are set to be reunited with friends and family as visits begin again, following the publication of new guidance from the Department…
PHE issues guidance for local authorities, CCGs and residential care homes about Coronavirus
To help those responsible for care home provision to plan and prepare in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, Public Health England (PHE) has put…
Luxury residential care home benefits from new variable height baths for safe and smooth transfers
Award-winning care provider Yorkare Homes has selected Reval Continuing Care as assisted bathing suppliers at its latest luxury residential care home development, Tranby Park Care…
Local authority care home uses pioneering dementia tech to train its staff to deliver more person-centred care
Credit: Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is funding the training of over 30 staff using virtual reality (VR) technology which replicates the experience of…
Care home residents benefit from luxurious assistive patient transfer bath
Care home housing charity Abbeyfield has selected assistive bathing specialist Reval to improve its care home bathroom environments with spa therapy assisted bathing for the…
Modern care home receives 46 new overhead hoist systems to meet residents’ needs
The newly-built St Peters House Care Home in the Orkney Islands has received 46 overhead hoist systems from healthcare equipment supplier Innova Care Concepts to…