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14 Q&A - Mike Padgham Mike Padgham, managing director of Saint Cecilia’s Care Group and chairman of the Independent Care Group, talks to editor Tim Probert about the need for a post-pandemic national care service
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Making sense of the Mental Health Bill Tom Lumsden, a partner at solicitors CooperBurnett LLP in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, looks at the likely plans for a new draft Mental Health Bill and what this would mean to care providers
22 Joined-up care – what is it and why it is so relevant Jonathan Papworth of Person Centred Software unpacks the opportunities and challenges arising from the complex matter of closer data integration between health and social care
26 A rough guide to fine care home wallcoverings Annette Taylor-Anderson of ATADesigns and Gareth Wyn Jones of wallpaper printing firm Switchscene explain the sophisticated process of implementing cutting-edge care home designs from start to finish
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Increasing wellbeing via interior design choices Victoria Bellerby of BellaBe Design Consultancy explains how interior design can be harnessed to improve wellbeing of care home residents and staff alike
36 The importance of LRV in deme ntia design Kerry Southern-Reason, managing director of Care Home Interiors, explains light reflectance value and the positive and negative effects it can have on dementia care
40 Centering care around the body and mind This article is the first in a series of three in which care home solutions and services supplier Arjo considers centering care around the body and mind, empowering movement and supporting improved clinical outcomes for people living with dementia
44 Using UV-C decontamination technology to fight Covid Tautvydas Karitonas, head of research and development at Inivos, explains how the decontamination technology company helped a care provider to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19 via ultraviolet-C light technology and why other care homes should follow suit
47 Age-friendly housing – shaping up for the future Mike Turner, executive director of Ian Williams - one of the UK’s largest independently-owned property services companies - discusses the role of making residential care homes, assisted living facilities and individual properties fit-for-purpose by providing physical adaptations
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