CASE STUDY: Etac R82 and Candor Care help rapidly install vital equipment at new care facility
As the health and social care system continues to increase capacity to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Etac R82 has worked with the Care Plus…
“Revolutionary” customisable nurse call system launches to support residential and nursing care homes
Connected care and health solutions provider Tunstall Healthcare has announced the launch of its new innovative nurse call system: Tunstall Carecom. Already supporting over 60,000…
RCT shows static air mattresses “significantly” more effective than alternating air pressure mattresses in preventing pressure ulcers
A new randomised control trial (RCT) carried out in 26 nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium, has revealed that static air mattresses were “significantly” more effective…
New statistics reveal thousands of bed blocking incidences occur due to unavailable residential home placement
Published by NHS England, new figures have shown the number of reported delayed transfer of care (DTOC) incidences across NHS trust from November 2017 -…
Guest Blog: Bayliss Mobility’s Gary Braithwaite talks the role of AI in predicting falls
With technological advances in the world of healthcare constantly evolving at an ever-increasing rate, Gary Braithwaite, Director of Bayliss Mobility, examines if AI and machine…
Newspaper uncovers obscene levels of NHS waste
An article entitled ‘Obscene NHS waste exposed’ has been published by The Moorlander, a free newspaper in the Dartmouth area. It claims that the NHS…
Nursing home invests in 31 dementia-friendly bathrooms
"We’re able to enhance the care that the care home staff are able to provide to their residents" Grade II listed Lypiatt Lodge nursing home…
Copper focus for Nursing Home
"We hope antimicrobial copper will protect the elderly" Happiness Showa-no-Mori – a new, 140-bed elderly nursing home in Tokyo, Japan – is fitted with antimicrobial…