A new report by learning disability charity Hft and Tunstall Healthcare has highlighted the untapped potential of assistive technology in social care.
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Bupa has agreed to apologise and pay £150 to a former resident who complained he was injured during a hoist transfer.
A Hartlepool nursing home provider has been fined £24,000 and ordered to pay £14,000 costs following the death of an 83-year-old woman.
An angry relative has accused a care home operator of carrying out a “cheap and botched” job after it replaced a broken down lift.
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has recently invested in some Raizer emergency lifting chairs to help residents get back on their feet across 21 retirement villages.
Repose has targeted care home providers with its specialist Boston and Harlem Porter specialist seating solutions at The Care Show 2018. The ranges, which are
Residents at a Four Seasons care home have been left stranded upstairs for almost three weeks following a lift failure. John Evans, the husband of one of the residents cared for on the first floor
Hoisting transfers have been halved at a Shropshire care home following the introduction of specialist mobility lounge chairs. The transportation and hoisting of elderly residents
Four Seasons Healthcare has re-appointed Gainsborough as its assistive baths supplier. Gainsborough’s Gentona bath was selected by Four Seasons following a tender process. Peter Eckhardt,
If you hold fire marshal responsibilities within your care home, you will know the importance of training to safely and efficiently carry out high risk moves in an emergency. You should ensure that your staff
