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New range of LED strips

New range of LED strips

New system of flexible LED strip lighting and accessories covers a wide variety of requirements for professional lighting applications
  • Product News
  • / Jul 04, 2019
Cleaning up Caring for obese clients

Cleaning up Caring for obese clients

One of the less obvious issues when providing care support for obese clients is faecal incontinence. It causes health & hygiene concerns for care giver and recipient alike.
  • Product News
  • / Jul 04, 2019
Better oral care in care homes

Better oral care in care homes

According to an article published on BBC News on 24th June 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that residents in care homes are missing out on dental care
  • Product News
  • / Jul 01, 2019
Triton² cylinder platform

Triton² cylinder platform

The Door Hardware & Access Control Group, a business unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, has launched its new high-security, patented ASSA Triton² cylinder platform.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 28, 2019
Mobile care monitoring

Mobile care monitoring

Boutique Care Homes has chosen Person Centred Software’s Mobile Care Monitoring system to enable it to deliver outstanding care at its new luxury care home, The Burlington, in Shepperton.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 28, 2019
Half a million care records

Half a million care records

Staff at Mont Calm Residential care home in Kent have been celebrating reaching a very special milestone with their care recording.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 25, 2019
DC300G-HF door closer

DC300G-HF door closer

The ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware & Access Control Group has launched an innovative new door closer that offers unrivalled performance for user flexibility and fire safety for buildings in the healthcare sector.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 17, 2019

Adaptations without delay

The Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT) has launched a new guide, ‘Adaptations without delay’ which will help speed up the process of delivering adaptations to people’s homes.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 14, 2019
More NHS care workers

More NHS care workers

Advances in healthcare and higher living standards mean the UK’s over-65 population is set to increase by almost half by the mid-2030s and the number of people living with complex care needs continues to grow. New roles and skills are needed therefore to meet this increase in complex care with an extra focus on person centred care. This will have a direct effect on the number of Health and Social Care workers needed on a scale never seen before and this cannot be ignored.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 10, 2019
Geberit upgrades warrantee

Geberit upgrades warrantee

To celebrate the launch of the new Geberit AquaClean Mera Care shower toilet, Geberit is now offering a five-year warrantee free of charge. The decision reflects the consistent progress Geberit has made in the care market, as the company continues to raise the bar in terms of service, new technology and functionality. Combined with 50 years’ experience in the shower toilet industry, the warrantee also echoes Geberit’s longstanding dedication to revolutionising independent living for end users and occupational therapists.
  • Product News
  • / Jun 10, 2019
Reduce violence and aggression

Reduce violence and aggression

A staggering 71% of care home workers have faced violence and aggression in their workplace, with the most common type of abuse being verbal. In the UK alone, police recorded 1200 assaults between residents living at care homes between 2014 and 2016.1
  • Product News
  • / May 29, 2019
Swift Mobile Tilt Shower Commode Chair

Swift Mobile Tilt Shower Commode Chair

Etac R82, the respected specialist in assistive equipment for disabled children and adults, will be launching its new Swift Mobile Tilt Shower Commode Chair alongside examples from its award-winning product range at the NAEP Annual Conference.
  • Product News
  • / May 28, 2019
Counting the cost of care

Counting the cost of care

There is an opportunity to potentially almost double the effective use of available funds in stretched care budgets. Where the appropriate, provision of assistive equipment can enable the care recipient to be independent, and in control, whilst freeing care staff for duties where their physical support is essential.
  • Product News
  • / May 24, 2019
New washroom dispenser range

New washroom dispenser range

Dudley Industries are renowned for their high-quality stainless steel washroom equipment products and innovation. They have recently added a new collection to their range designed specifically to support those living with dementia.
  • Product News
  • / May 24, 2019
Armitage Shanks Enhances DOC M

Armitage Shanks Enhances DOC M

Armitage Shanks, the renowned commercial washroom solutions provider, has enhanced its industry-leading DOC M package alongside new research around sight loss and dementia.
  • Product News
  • / May 22, 2019
Virtual Dementia Tour

Virtual Dementia Tour

To coincide with Dementia Action Week (20-26 May 2019), leading care supplies company Spearhead Healthcare has played host to The Virtual Dementia Tour, a renowned interactive training day designed to give participants a unique insight into the world as experienced by dementia patients.
  • Product News
  • / May 22, 2019
Premium module for carers

Premium module for carers

Log my Care, the care home software provider, has announced the launch of a new premium module. Log my Care - Pro is the first optional premium module for its free care planning software, designed to help care homes streamline their record keeping.
  • Product News
  • / May 21, 2019
Care Planning System Launches in Ireland

Care Planning System Launches in Ireland

Person Centred Software is delighted to announce its launch in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Valley Nursing Home in County Tyrone, part of MPS Care Group is the first care provider outside of England, Scotland, Wales, Australia and New Zealand to use Mobile Care Monitoring (MCM) to evidence care electronically.
  • Product News
  • / May 17, 2019
New Lighting Solution Innovates

New Lighting Solution Innovates

​Whitecroft Lighting, leading manufacturers of healthcare lighting in the UK, today unveils Florence+ - a single piece low profile bedhead luminaire, innovating lighting solutions in healthcare environments.
  • Product News
  • / May 17, 2019
Florence Tackles the social care staffing crisis

Florence Tackles the social care staffing crisis

Florence, the recruitment marketplace where care and nursing homes can find qualified staff to fill temporary shifts, today announces it has expanded – adding carers to the pool of qualified healthcare professionals working through its innovative platform.
  • Product News
  • / May 15, 2019

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