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n The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the Care Quality Commission to review how Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic. Interim findings are expected to be reported later this
Final phase of Rusticus dementia care home construction underway
Construction of the fifth and final stage of Church Farm Care’s “revolutionary” Rusticus dementia care home has kicked off in Cotgrave, Nottingham.
The work sees the addition of Hickling
Lodge, a 30-bed standalone building with new day lounges, kitchen and laundry. Once complete, all bedrooms will be
furnished and equipped to the highest standard with full disabled access. There will also be the addition of three
detached, two bed assisted living pods, which will have 24-hour access to nurses and carers, as well as further parking and landscaping - including a walk-through aviary. The work will also see the development of Socius, a social hub, which will include a cafe, hairdressers and cinema for both residents
and the community to access and enjoy, with completion due in September 2021. Work at Rusticus will also include alterations
to the internal layout of the existing building to increase visibility and provide greater flexibility of spaces to promote independence, comfort, and quality of life for residents. The Cotgrave home has been recognised
as a Dementia Care Matters ‘Butterfly Household Home’ for the past eight years. Meanwhile, Church Farm Care has achieved
full planning permission and land acquisition for an extension at its Skylarks home in West Bridgford, also in Nottingham. The extension work includes a
hydrotherapy pool that will be available to local schools and community groups as well as residents.
WCS Care supremo joins QCS as director of insight & innovation
Care Quality Commission management service provider Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has appointed Christine Asbury its new director of insight and innovation.
QCS said Asbury, who previously served as
chief executive of not-for-profit provider WCS Care, will work on delivering “innovative care solutions that go beyond current regulatory standards to new sectors, markets and geographies”. “We strongly believe that Christine’s
expertise in driving innovation in the care and voluntary sectors will bring a new dimension in how we help outstanding people deliver outstanding care,” added QCS chief executive Mat Whittingham. Asbury (pictured) said she has spent her
career spanning nearly three decades developing and driving innovative solutions for several leading care providers. “Over the past almost nine years I’ve led WCS Care to create and deliver some of the
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year with a final report in early 2021. .................................................................................... n Work has begun on a health and social care training centre at the Telford campus of the University of Wolverhampton after Overbury were appointed as contractors for the £5m project.
.................................................................................... n Belgian healthcare REIT Aedifica has agreed to buy an under-construction 60-bed care home in Hailsham in East Sussex from Hamberley Care Homes for £14.5m.
.................................................................................... n CareTech, a UK provider of specialist social care services for adults and children, has acquired a majority stake in augmentative and alternative communication systems maker Smartbox Assistive Technology in a deal worth up to £10.6m.
.................................................................................... n Care UK has held topping out ceremonies marking the end of building work at its 70-bed Dashwood Manor and 75-bed Ancasta Grove care homes in Hampshire.
.................................................................................... n UK technology-enabled home care provider Cera Care has acquired Mears Care Scotland in a multi-million pound deal.
.................................................................................... n Inspired Villages has acquired a 10-acre site in Chandlers Ford in Hampshire to build a retirement village consisting of 151 homes. Construction
is slated to kick off early next year. .................................................................................... n Contractor Clegg Construction has completed the 64-bed, £6m Lonsdale Mews care home in Quorn in Leicestershire for provider Care UK. ....................................................................................
n Care home residents and staff will be the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine when one is approved. Guidance by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation states all those 80 years of age and over, and health and social
most innovative and exciting residential care in the UK,” she added. “QCS is focused on giving providers the
tools to define and deliver great care, and I’m really excited to be joining the team as director of insight and innovation to work with providers and customers throughout the care sector to create their own model of great care.”
care workers, will be next in line. .................................................................................... n Barchester Healthcare is to trial at its care homes a drug used to treat arthritis, Adalimumab, as a potential way to tackle coronavirus after it was found those taking it for joint pain were less likely to end up in hospital after getting the virus.
www.thecarehomeenvironment.com • November 2020
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