Smoking costs the social care system in England £1.4 billion a year, a survey claims.
An elderly care home resident who was living with advanced dementia died after swallowing a latex glove, an inquest has heard.
Health and Safety
Barchester Healthcare is celebrating after receiving a Healthcare Services Industry Sector award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its contribution to occupational health and safety in the healthcare sector.
Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare health and safety advisor, Rebecca Brooks, has secured a seat on the National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHICS) board.
Person Centred Software has helped improve resident safety and reduce nutritional risks by incorporating a new global framework for texture modified foods and fluids into its electronic care planning, monitoring and reporting system, Mobile Care Monitoring.
The Royal Star & Garter Homes have provided a defibrillator for the local community following two life threatening incidents outside its service in Surbiton, south west London.
Leading care home provider HC-One took the award for best care campaign at the annual NHS Flu Fighter Awards.
Older people are less anxious, more active and less likely to fall in retirement communities, research has found.
Care home providers have been urged to check their ambulance response times following a BBC investigation.
More than half of the capital’s care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks.
