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Care home residents to receive vitamin D to boost bone and muscle health

Food and Nutrition Solutions by Lee Peart on January 19, 2021

Care home residents in England are to be given a daily dose of vitamin D to boost their bone and muscle health. Four-month supplies are to be provided later this month to support individuals’ health

Council fined £500,000 following care home resident’s death

Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on December 10, 2019

Derbyshire County Council has been fined £500,000 after an elderly woman fell in a care home and sustained injuries that led to her death.

Safe Steps app reduces falls in over 100 care homes

Health & Safety Mobility Solutions by Lee Peart on September 16, 2019

A new app that has cuts falls by a third in over a 100 care homes could be rolled out across the UK.

A care home resident dies in accidents every two days in Scotland

Business Compliance Research by Lee Peart on August 21, 2019

A care home resident dies every two days from a fall or serious accident in Scotland, figures have revealed.

Yorkshire equipment dealer helps tackle falls problem at local care homes

Innovation by Andrew Seymour on August 16, 2019

Yorkshire Care Equipment is supporting a project in Sheffield that utilises emergency lifting chairs

CQC figures reveal sharp rise in serious care home injuries

Business Research by Lee Peart on July 9, 2019

The number of serious injuries suffered by care home residents has almost doubled in the past seven years, according to CQC data.

Coroner concludes pensioner’s death was accidental after care home fall

Care home groups Operators by Lee Peart on March 1, 2019

A coroner has concluded a pensioner’s death was accidental after they fell from a chair in a care home.

Chroma highlights falls prevention benefits of music therapy

Best Practice Business Business Practice Case Studies Health & Safety Innovation Mobility Solutions by Lee Peart on January 30, 2019

Leading arts therapy provider Chroma has highlighted how Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) can help avoid falls amongst the elderly population.

Research programme helps cut care home falls by a third

Business Care home groups Health & Safety Operators Research Solutions by Lee Peart on May 4, 2018

Falls focus for fellowship graduate Lindsay

A Colten Care research programme has helped cut the number of falls in a care home by a third. The