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• Plan to discharge Covid patients to care homes in England is 'madness'

  14-01-2021 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  DoH guidance says patients would not need to take a test after their isolation period
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA plan to discharge Covid patients from hospitals into care homes without tests has been branded “madness” by care home providers who warned the move risks a repeat of last spring’s crisis, which was partly fuelled by pressure to relieve the NHS.The Department of Health and Social Care issued guidance that Covid positive patient
  
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• Wellingborough wellbeing workplaces boost morale for care home residents

  14-01-2021 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A care home in Wellingborough has created two ‘shops’ for residents as part of a dementia therapy scheme.Lancum House care home has installed ‘Stanwell Flowers’ and the ‘Redwell Boutique’ clothes shop, which recreates the atmosphere of the retail environment that residents can ‘work’ and ‘shop’ at, with the aim of providing dementia residents with a more familiar environment to talk about their memories.The clothes store is stocked with
  
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• How everyday objects can improve quality of life for people with dementia

  14-01-2021 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A new training programme in care homes shows how mundane tasks like making a drink or polishing is good for residents’ wellbeing“When you woke this morning the clothes you planned to wear were gone. The shower gel smelt weird – it wasn’t your usual. There was no hairdryer to dry your hair. You wanted to make a hot drink but you had no access to a kettle … How is your day going? How do you feel? Welcome to the lives of many people with dementia living in care homes.
  
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• Telford nursing home turns around fortunes

  14-01-2021 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Telford nursing home which was criticised last year by the industry regulator has turned around its fortunes.Horsehay-based Myford House Nursing Home has recently been rated with an overall ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a report back in January 2020 concluded that improvements needed to be made.The home received an unannounced visit from inspectors last month who left satisfied with the range of large-scale improvements made to the home’s overall care, saf
  
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