CONTENTS
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COVER STORY
FLEXIBLE, VERSATILE, ACCESSIBLE Specialist minibus consultant Red Kite explains how its
vehicles can help you to provide safe, accessible and efficient transport for those in your care.
REGULARS 6
WHAT’S NEW? Find out all of the latest, news, developments, innovations and legislations from the forefront of the industry.
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10 QUESTIONS Derek Timoney, Co-Founder and Director of Medicare
Systems, tells us what he would like to see in a future issue of Tomorrow’s Care and explains what he thinks is the biggest challenge faced by the care industry.
FEATURES
KEEPING YOUR REPUTATION WHITER THAN WHITE Laundry specialist Berendsen offers advice on what
care homes can do to get on top of laundry to deliver the best possible service.
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
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ACTIVE LIVES FOR ACTIVE MINDS Active Minds, specialists in dementia-friendly activity
products, suggests activities that caregivers can encourage amongst dementia sufferers to help engage with them.
FESTIVE FUN Take a look at the recent open day held by Great Oaks
care home as part of its care programme.
WASTE & RECYCLING
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PEOPLE OVER PAPERWORK Aſter wasting thousands of sheets of paper each month
and having little free time leſt to spend with residents, a care home decided to invest in digital care planning system Sekoia.
TAKING CARE OF EVERY DROP We found out how a care provider has reduced its
wastage significantly by investing in BRITA Vivreau’s drinking water systems.
RECRUITMENT
THE NEXT STAGE IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Chris Gascoigne, from Next Stage, talks about the role
that HR technology has played in recruitment and retention within the care sector.
COULD A DEGREE HELP HOSPICES PROVIDE BETTER CARE?
Atul Patel, from Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness, discusses how a new MSc degree could help leaders in the hospice sector meet future challenges.
DEMENTIA
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MAKING LIFE MORE PLAIN SAILING Commander Brian Boxall-Hunt, from the The Royal
Alfred Seafarers’ Society, reveals how simple everyday tasks and a shared heritage can be invaluable when providing activities for people with dementia.
WASH AWAY THE RISKS With bathroom hazards presenting huge risks for
dementia sufferers, James Dadd, Director of Marketing at AKW, offers some best practice advice on designing ‘dementia-friendly’ bathroom spaces.
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