The Eden Alternative – What Is It?
The Eden Alternative is fundamentally a modern ‘philosophy of care’ which at its core is designed to enhance the wellbeing of residents and staff in…
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Fire Risk/Safety in Care Homes
By Kevin Irwin, Chartered Member of Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH), Arinite Health & Safety (www.arinite.co.uk) It is almost 20 years since the…
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Managing The Performance Of Staff
Sadly, the care home profession is too often in the media for the wrong reasons. Earlier this year, many reported on an “alarming rise in…
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Leading the Charge for Positivity in Insurance
Insurance, overall, has a poor reputation. Whether people perceive that they pay large premiums and get nothing back from them, or that greedy insurers do…
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Engagement in Care!
The Care organisations have been under great pressure in recent years, from facing the uncertainty that goes with Brexit to a variety of NHS cuts,…
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CCTV In Care Homes
In May this year, former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, called for a legal requirement for every care home in Britain to be fitted with surveillance…
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Wider Issues Around Registration for CQC Regulated Bodies Following Case of Convicted 82-yr-old Able to Register as Care Home Manager
By Laura Hannah, associate solicitor at national law firm Stephensons It was recently reported that an 82-year-old woman was permitted to register as a manager…
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Buying Or Selling A Care Home? – Make Sure You Consider The Legal Necessities
Buying or selling a care home requires input from specialist legal advisors to ensure that you do not fall foul of the various regulatory hurdles…
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