News Elizabeth Finn welcomes new CEO
Elizabeth Finn Homes, part of the anti-poverty charity Turn2us, has appointed Dr Olivia Curno as its new CEO.
Dr Curno will assume the role in March.
She was previously a Turn2us board trustee and has a long history of involvement in the charity sector, currently also serving as the chief executive of sight loss charity Vision Foundation.
Speaking about her appointment, Dr Curno said: “Elizabeth Finn Homes is an exceptional organisation. It’s a leader in quality care, with 100 per cent of its homes rated outstanding or good by the CQC and stunning reviews from residents and families. It’s an award- winning employer, offering unrivalled career opportunities. It has unique heritage properties in beautiful grounds across England, and to top it all, everything it does is driven by a bigger social purpose.
The Burlington launches Blues & Brews initiative
Surrey care home The Burlington has launched an initiative to support local emergency service and healthcare professionals. Blues & Brews has been launched by family-run Boutique Care Homes to provide emergency service and healthcare workers with a place they can come seven days a week for a break, a hot drink, and to use The Burlington’s facilities and Wi-Fi. Those attending will receive a complimentary limited edition ‘Burlington Coffee Tumbler’ to use on each visit. The Burlington won Care Home of the Year at the Surrey Care Awards 2022. The initiative is being spearheaded by admissions manager Kirsty Ford, who said: “We are all too aware of the challenges facing emergency services and healthcare workers and we are delighted to bring Blues & Brews to Shepperton. Seven days a week, anyone working in these sectors is able to come to The
“It invests first in homes and staff to ensure a best-in-class experience for residents and families, but any funds that we can spare go to support those facing poverty across the UK through the work of Turn2us. I am honoured and excited to be joining such an impressive and purpose-led organisation.” Elizabeth Finn’s executive chair Thomas
Lawson added: “It is great to welcome Olivia who will do an amazing job in leading Elizabeth Finn Homes forward into its next chapter. Her knowledge and experience will be invaluable and add renewed focus to delivering excellent service to our residents so they can live their lives to the full.” Elizabeth Finn Homes was founded by Elizabeth Finn, a pioneering philanthropist, who set up the Distressed Gentlefolks’ Aid Association in 1897, originally based in her London home.
Kings Lynn care home opens dementia café
Amberley Hall Care Home in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, is launching a dementia café offering activities for those living with dementia and support for their caregivers. Once a month, the café will be open to
Burlington, knowing there is a welcoming and comfortable space to relax, catch up on any work and enjoy homemade refreshments.” Home manager Emma Dudhee added: “Blues & Brews is just our small way of saying thank you to all those incredible people who serve our community so passionately. As a care home we work closely with many of these services and we are always looking at ways to give back and say thank you. We want the community to know that you have a warm and friendly place which you can go to catch up on some paperwork, take a comfort break or enjoy a cup of coffee.”
Hartford Care partners with Sensio to reduce risk of falls
Hartford Care has teamed with Sensio to trial the Norwegian company’s fall reduction technology.
The four-month trial will make Hartford Court care home in Portsmouth the first care home in the UK to trial Sensio’s solution. Sensio’s RoomMate tech tracks sleep
patterns and shows when residents are waking or getting up during the night.
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According to Sensio, privacy is ensured via an anonymised infra-red 3D sensor that can detect movement. The tech can also alert carers if the resident is calling for help when they may otherwise not be able to reach their call bell.
In Scandinavian care homes where the
technology is already being used, falls have been reduced on average by 60 per cent across 8,000
daily users, according to the manufacturer. Hartford Care chief executive Kevin Shaw said: “It’s a very exciting prospect to be the first care home in the UK to be trialling RoomMate. This is ground-breaking technology which could help our entire industry develop and evolve; I am looking forward to seeing the impact this will have on our already exceptional resident care.”
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anyone touched by dementia, including relatives of residents, those living independently, and those being cared for at home, as well as those supporting them. Tea, coffee, and freshly baked cake will be served to everyone attending. The Amberley Hall Dementia Café will be held on the third Friday of each month. The Alzheimer’s Society will be offering a talk on dementia, while the Amberley Hall’s lifestyles team will provide a range of activities including arts and crafts, games, and puzzles for those not wishing to attend the talk. Kerri Rasberry, customer relationship manager at Amberley Hall, said: “Living with dementia can be a lonely experience, not only for the person but also the caregiver. We want to give people the chance to talk to others in a similar position, who understand what they are going through. “The lifestyles teams will provide activities that help people living with dementia to use the skills they have, give them a sense of purpose and boost self- esteem.”
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