Care home nurse Sandra Hambett reflects on how she dealt with a seemingly intractable case involving a resident who had developed pressure sores but refused painkillers that would have helped her treat them.
Multi-disciplinary teams should be set up to ensure that care home residents get the healthcare services that they need, says Professor Finbarr Martin, president of the British Geriatrics Society.
Experts demand better training to improve person-centred care, reducing the need for antipsychotic drugs - but still training is not mandatory. Julie Griffiths investigates
Smart phones are helping home care staff improve support and stay safe while delivering efficiency savings for their employers.
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The number of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia is growing fast, but there is a lack of specialist support, says psychiatrist Shekhar Mukherji, director of Mentaur Ltd, which has just opened a service for the client group.
Providers must ensure their internal compliance mechanisms go beyond checklists to avoid poor practice, says consultant and former Care Quality Commission inspector Sughra Nazir.
Mel Palmer explains how home care staff should apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in the case of a service user who is self-neglecting and refusing to take his medication
Care homes are being urged to share examples of good practice to help shape wider improvements to services.
Care homes sometimes find it difficult to identify when they are depriving a resident of their liberty. Here deprivation of liberty safeguards expert John Leighton sets out what they need to look out for.
Ross Oldfield, co-ordinator of the Social Care Institute for Excellence's Get Connected project (left) , explains how providers can improve social care through the use of the internet.
Reablement is popular with service users and although not the cheapest option, may have longer term benefits. Jill Manthorpe reviews the evidence
A former Care Quality Commission inspector was arrested today on suspicion of pressurising care providers to pay for favourable inspection reports.
A new training programme will help social care managers improve services and deliver more for less, says National Skills Academy for Social Care head of membershp and engagement Debbie Sorkin.
One care home manager asks what support they are entitled to to help them manage their increasing workload.(Pic: Design Pics Inc/Rex Features)
Registered managers are highly committed to their roles but most do not feel valued, a National Skills Academy for Social Care survey has found.
Half of the learning disability services inspected by the Care Quality Commission in the wake of Winterbourne View are not meeting essential standards on safeguarding residents and caring for them. The CQC said the findings were a cause for concern.
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