Today’s school, college and university leavers are entering the workforce with more options open to them than ever before. Higher education, apprenticeships, graduate training schemes and more all beckon young people seeking to establish a meaningful, rewarding – and well-paid career. Traditionally, the prospect of working in residential care has not always fared well when …
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Lockdown brought about what looks like a permanent change to how we interact with technology at work. Phrases such as ‘I’m sharing my screen’ and ‘you’re on mute’ have now well and truly embedded themselves into our business vocabulary. Yet, at the height of working from home and relying on tech to communicate with each …
The ability to detect warning signs that someone is about to become unwell, or have an existing medical condition worsen, is crucial for carers working with older and vulnerable people. The more time staff have to react, the more likely it will be that something meaningful can be done to stop the decline. Care Vision’s …
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Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of low mood, or depression that only surfaces at certain times of the year, or season. It can often emerge during the winter months. The lower temperatures, shorter daylight hours and less clement weather can all combine to adversely affect the mood and emotions of people living …
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An estimated 4.9 billion people use social media around the world. Facebook is the largest platform, with around 3.03 billion users, closely followed by WhatsApp and YouTube (both 2.7 billion) and Instagram (2.5 billion) (SOURCE: Social Media Users — Global Demographics (2023) (demandsage.com)). Other key social media platforms for care homes looking to market themselves …
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For many, Bonfire Night is a key event in the autumnal calendar that helps keep spirits high during the cold, dark lead-up to the start of Christmas. It commemorates the failed attempt of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament and is usually marked by fireworks, bonfires and tasty things …
Halloween is almost here, and with it comes thoughts of spooky skeletons and scary spiders… but hopefully not awful admin and petrifying planning. Running a care home is a complex, multi-layered task and one that keeps managers on their toes. However, thanks to advances in technology and digital planning tools, the seemingly endless admin and …
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Care homes must work with a huge amount of personal, confidential and sensitive data. From names, addresses and dates of birth to medical diagnoses and drug regimens, staff payroll details and auditing information, there is a lot to keep track of. Then, there is commercially sensitive details, such as client and supplier lists, financial accounting …
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On Sunday October 29 at 2am, the clocks will go back one hour, signalling the end of British Summer Time. While this will give many of us a welcome lie-in on Sunday morning, other people will be awake and working shifts at that time. Either way, the annual rewinding of the clock every October raises …
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Despite parts of the UK experiencing some unusually warm weather for the start of October, autumn is well and truly here. As with each of the four seasons, autumn brings with it its own seasonal jobs that need doing to keep everything ticking over. It also brings its own safety challenges that must be handled …
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