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A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR ELDERLY LIVING
Jitesh Patel, Social Care Sector Lead at Kajima Partnerships, discusses the importance of finding suitable living arrangements for the elderly receiving long-term care.
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NO PLACE LIKE HOME There are many benefits
associated with ageing in your own home. Live-in care specialist Elder, examines the variety of wellbeing benefits that come with this increasingly popular care option.
SAFEGUARDING
THE BALANCING ACT Accepting that risk management
and care delivery are intrinsically linked is essential to success, suggests Haley Dorrington, COO at Care4Quality.
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KEEBLES ON THE CASE: TENANCY AGREEMENT
In our regular feature from Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP, Senior Associate Charlotte Harris explores the impact on leases for care homes amid the COVID-19 crisis.
IT'S MY LIFE To mark Seafarers Awareness
week which took place in July, residents at a maritime care home share their stories of the high seas.
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developments, product and service news, and much more.
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YOUR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES How is the Care Quality
Commission (CQC) stepping up its activity in the face of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis? Deborah Nicholson of Markel Law, looks at some of its new measures.
RECRUITMENT
A PERFECT EXAMPLE Claire Fretwell, Head of Learning,
Development and Talent at Exemplar Health Care, speaks to Tomorrow’s Care about how the company adapted to the recruitment challenges of COVID-19.
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ADAPTING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Bluebird Care saw a significant rise in applications across its franchise network in the first half of 2020. Here, Head of People Katy Falcone tells us why.
MEDICATION & RESEARCH
RETHINKING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Labelled the ‘heart disease of the head’, Alzheimer’s is one of the great challenges of modern society. However, the latest research is shining a light on possible preventative strategies, says Thomas Owens of Webster Wheelchairs.
TECHNOLOGY IN CARE
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THE DIGITAL CARER Do the core skills for a career in
care need a reboot? William Britton, Founder of AutonoMe investigates.
DIGITAL INCLUSIVITY Technology can enhance the care
experience for both staff and service users, explains Hellen Bower, Founder
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