by Claire Ferrari | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, News
Introduction This report by the CQC brings together what they have discovered through their regulatory activity about the risks from medicines. It raises important issues for everybody involved with medicines in all health and adult social care settings. There has...
by Claire Ferrari | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, News
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a framework to empower and protect people who may lack capacity to make some decisions for their care or living arrangements. Under the MCA, you are required to make an assessment of capacity, if there is any doubt that the...
by Claire Ferrari | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, News
This blog focuses on the practicalities of providing a nutritious diet for those with cognitive impairments as part 2 of a 3-part blog series. However, this approach can apply generally across the board to all people living in residential homes. Recent research...
by Claire Ferrari | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, News
This is a quick ‘at a glance summary’. Please see full article (link below) for more details. Who is the guidance for? This guidance is intended for providers of adult social care and is a central component of providing care that is tailored to the individual’s needs....
by Claire Ferrari | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, News
This article identifies some of the issues arising for care homes in respect to end of life care and suggests some remedies. It is recognised that very often families do not want to talk about end of life care and the staff may feel inadequately equipped to broach...
by Claire Ferrari | Jun 3, 2019 | banner, Blog, News
The CQC has published new guidance on how to prepare for registering a new service. There are some key principles worth being aware of, in advance of your application, as it will save time and effort down the line. Having these in place will also avoid the pitfalls of...
