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See Change: Think Pain

It is thought that as many as three in four people living in care homes may be in pain at any one time. It is
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When opportunities for pleasure are rare, food needs to be taken seriously.

There are increasing efforts to improve the quality of food in care homes, but if a resident cannot experience the taste or smell of what’s
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Getting to know each other

We’re always going on about the importance of needing to know about a resident’s needs and preferences, but what about your staff? Might they like to
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Physiotherapy has a role to play for both residents and your staff

Karen Middleton, CEO of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, considers how physiotherapy helps care home residents to age well and has a role to play
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What chart users have been telling us recently…

“An indispensable part of our holistic care” Salvation Army’s Furze Hill Care Home has been using our Care Charts for over a year now, and manager Ellie Cant has given her
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What have we been talking about in past newsletters?

We’ve been sending out a regular newsletter since August 2013 and have touched on a wide range of subjects. Here’s a chance to re-visit an issue if you
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Money isn’t the motivator we think it is…

It’s surely very simple, isn’t it? Pay your staff more and they’ll provide better performance. Not so, according to Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive: The
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We won the Innovator Award!

Last month I heard we had been shortlisted for the south east Innovator Award by the GB Care Awards, and on Friday 29th Nov we went to the Awards
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Twist-N-View Care Charts help Reduce Average Length of Stay in Community Hospitals

Having run a comprehensive trial for six months in one ward, Peninsula Community Health is introducing the Twist-N-View care charts into all 17 wards in their 14 community hospitals. Peninsula is a not-for-profit
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We’re finalists in the GB Care Awards 2013!

I am so proud that the Care Charts have been selected as finalists for the Innovation Award in this year’s GB Care Awards. It’s great to have
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