by Claire Ferrari | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
When working in a care home, it is all too easy to forget that it is somebody’s home. You leave at the end of your shift, but residents stay because this is where they live. They have the right to the same courtesy, politeness and respect that you would expect in your...
by Claire Ferrari | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, News
One third of people over 65 years are at risk of malnutrition on admission to hospital, and 50% of people admitted to hospital from care homes are at risk of malnutrition (BAPEN, 2014). The cost of malnutrition is estimated to be in the region of billions of pounds a...
by Claire Ferrari | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog, News
The Social Care Commitment is backed by the Department of Health, and signing up is an important step for your business, your staff and the people in your care. It provides documentary evidence of your intentions and aspirations for meeting the required care standards...
by Claire Ferrari | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog, News
How do you believe care providers should be inspected? This is just one of the topics under discussion by the Care Quality Commission, which is in the final stages of compiling its business strategy for the next five years. Views are now being sought on that strategy,...
by Claire Ferrari | Feb 7, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Claire Ferrari, Director of ProRisk Care Consultancy, has recently had an article published on the CHIS website with regards to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new rating system. Following the launch of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new four-tier ratings...
