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• Some care home staff in England not using PPE, find health inspectors

  16-09-2020 19:19
  
  Faulty infection control and PPE use uncovered by CQC as Covid-19 second wave nearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth inspectors have uncovered multiple problems with infection control and the use of personal protective equipment in care homes in England ahead of a second spike in Covid-19, which is starting to be detected in care facilities across the country.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found homes where PPE was not being worn and that had out-of-date
  
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• Visions of hope: UK care home residents' lockdown art

  16-09-2020 10:26
  
  Next Thursday is the first national day of arts in care homes, celebrating the contribution of creativity to enhancing residents’ quality of life. Here the National Activity Providers Association shares examples of residents’ artwork created during the pandemic‘It helps residents stay healthy’: the benefits of arts in care homesContinue reading...
  
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• Belong Morris Feinmann sisters awarded British Empire Medals

  16-09-2020 08:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two sisters, who fled the Nazis on a ship that was forced back to Europe, have been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for their services to Holocaust Education by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester at the Didsbury care village, where they now reside.
   
  Dedicating their lives to educating people around the world on the holocaust and plight of refugees, Gisela Feldman and Sonja Sternberg had been due to collect their medals at The Monastery in Manchester after being named in the N
  
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• Care home residents take a tour of the Iberian peninsula

  16-09-2020 07:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  PORTUGUESE staff at a Chawley care home have taken their residents on a tour of the Iberian peninsula without leaving Oxfordshire.
   
  Chef Filpa Guerrerio at Chawley Grove, on Cumnor Hill, prepared a traditional Portuguese feast for the residents, presenting her favourite dishes from around the country.
   
  The menu included Ensalata de Pulpo (octopus salad), Arroz de Pato (duck rice), Bacalhau com Natas (cod in cream) Arroz-doce (rice pudding) and Pastéis de Nata (Portuguese custa
  
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