Choking in the care sector is often referred to as the ‘silent killer’ and a carer’s worst fear. Having trained…
Health & Safety
An elderly woman choked to death during breakfast at a Salisbury care home, an inquest has heard. Salisbury Coroners’ Court…
A Coroner’s Court jury has found that the death of a care home resident from choking was accidental. David Wainberg,…
Three in five care home workers believe their workplace is at serious risk of fire, new research has revealed. The…
A new app that has cuts falls by a third in over a 100 care homes could be rolled out…
DeChoker has completed the roll-out of its anti-choking device at ex-service care provider, The Royal Star & Garter. DeChoker devices…
Jonathan Papworth, co-founder and director of Person Centred Software, explains why CQC is focusing on oral care and how training…
Shropshire based operator, Coverage Care Services, has deployed the Dechoker anti-choking device across its 14 care homes. Coverage Care Services…
A Question Time styled event will debate the mandatory adoption of safety monitoring in care homes. Hosted by the Care…
An elderly care home resident who was living with advanced dementia died after swallowing a latex glove, an inquest has…