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Cost of Care drop-in sessions
Please note these are the correct dates
Invites have now been sent out to care home providers for weekly drop-in sessions to support the registration and completion of the iESE toolkit. These drop-in sessions commence on Wednesday 29 June at 11am and will continue to be offered until the submission date of 31 July 2022.
Cost of Care exercise toolkit registration is only for Residential and Nursing Care homes for people aged 65+.
Here is iESE’s Care Cubed Cost of Care Toolkit for care homes. iESE has also produced a Cost of Care awareness pack including guidance and useful videos.
Please ensure that you have registered your organisation to undertake this exercise. If you have any issues registering, please contact carecubed@iese.org.uk.
The ARCC Home Care Toolkit support website has helpful walkthrough videos and a FAQ’s section.
Invites have now also been sent out to domiciliary care providers for weekly drop-in sessions to support the completion of the ARCC-HR Ltd toolkit
These drop-in sessions commence on Tuesday 28 June 2022 at 11am and will continue to be offered until the submission date of 31 July 2022.
Here is the ARCC-HR Ltd Cost of Care Toolkit.
For provider support please email ARCC HR Ltd support@costofcaretoolkit.co.uk
Calling all Care Homes! New County Care Home Forum
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Devon County Care Home Forum starting on Tuesday 28 June, 2-3pm. An open invitation to all care homes within the Devon County Council footprint to regularly meet with Devon’s Market Management Team, CCG, commissioners and other professionals to share information on key topics of interest and concern, hear about and get involved in care home commissioning work and find out more about other key national and local care home priorities.
The first agenda item we have agreed is Hospital Discharge, with Sally Robins, Quality Improvement Turnaround Director, NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group telling us more about the hospital discharge work she is leading on.
We will be working with DCHC (Devon Care Home Collaborative) to finalise the agenda.
To join the first meeting click on this link and we look forward to seeing you all there.
Future meeting dates to be confirmed soon and shared in the PEN newsletter and PEN website.
Call for agency staff COVID-19 vaccination data
A big thank you to care colleagues for your contributions to the Capacity Tracker. This vital data source helps the Department of Health and Social Care reflect the needs of the care workforce in policy decisions and identify areas needing more support.
Social care recruitment agencies have highlighted that reported COVID-19 vaccination rates for agency workers may be lower than actual rates among this group. When providing updates, please make sure agency staff are part of your calculation or, if you do not employ any, answer the relevant question with 'zero'.
Having robust data on agency workers' vaccination status will help us support them more effectively during the next round of vaccines.
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Vaccine uptake in general population from NICE
This guideline aims to increase the uptake of all vaccines provided on the NHS routine UK immunisation schedule.
Relevant for commissioners, health organisations and social care providers.
Vaccine uptake in the general population (nice.org.uk)
Updated guidance on pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers guidance published 10 June and includes some useful guidance for you as healthcare professionals.
Including links to online resources here Pressure Ulcer | National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Important message for Care Homes who participated in the NHSX iPad support Offer
During the pandemic NHSX gifted iPads to care homes so that staff could access remote health consultations and wellbeing services for the people in their care, and to help keep residents connected to their loved ones. On 30th June 2022 the Mobile Device Management (MDM) service used to support the iPads will come to an end.
Since March 2022 care homes have been receiving communication by email and daily notifications on their iPad to ask them to choose the next steps for their device; this is the latest FAQ for the iPad support offer with important information on the next steps Care Homes in receipt of an iPad need to take: the most important message is: if you want to be able to continue using your iPad, you need to accept the reset command during the first week of July. Full details and contact information for any issues are included in the FAQ document.
iPad frequently asked questions.
Restore2 training for care homes
Restore2 training is on offer for all care homes in Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon.
If you would like more information regarding the benefits of Restore2 you can view this and relevant case studies.
All training will be on a Friday at LSW Academy based at Forresters House, 41 Estover Close, Forresters Business Park, Plymouth, PL6 7PL.
Sessions will be from 9.30am – 11.30am and 1pm – 3 pm.
Staff will receive a Certificate of Attendance to support their ongoing Continued Professional Development.
To book your place please complete and return the attached form to the Restore 2 mailbox. They have set up a dedicated email address.
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Our ongoing research (the results of which are not yet published) looks at the financial impact COVID has had on care homes for older people and their staff. We interviewed managers, care-giving staff and support staff from for-profit and non-for-profit providers of all sizes. We have found that many people don’t (replace with do not)think carers need more training – they are, as some reminded us, among the best trained workforce in the economy. What they do need is improved working conditions and better pay.
The social care reform which the government has begun to implement comes nowhere near resolving this crisis. It is clear that spending more on staff will benefit everyone – service users, service providers, workers, and, ultimately, the taxpayer.
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point (theconversation.com)
Enhanced Health in Care Homes thank you event, Torbay and South Devon Homes
Tuesday 12 July 8.30-1pm please join us.
An opportunity to pause, reflect and celebrate the amazing work you have been doing despite all of the challenges in the last two years.
Get to know other care homes in your area as well as health and social care colleagues from the Local authority, NHS Trust, GP practices, and Integrated Care System.
Discuss your successes, challenges and solutions and steer the conversation as we plan our next steps together.
Opportunities for informal conversations over coffee, cake, bacon and vegan baps as well as table top discussions, market stall information, short presentations and panel question and answer session.
Riviera International Centre, Chestnut Avenue, Torquay, TQ2 5LZ
Places are limited so please complete this form to book.
If you have any questions, please email us.
Torbay Care Home Education and Support (CHES) Service: Information and referral process.
We are an established and developing Care Home Team based in Torbay and work as part of the Torbay Older Adult Community Mental Health Service. We are a dedicated team who support care homes in Torbay only. The model is delivered by Devon Partnership Trust wide, with service provision within the community mental health teams in the Trust.
Referral process:
- All referrals can be made directly to the team email which is monitored by CHES team members. The referrals are triaged daily Monday to Friday.
The Homecare Crisis
A report from Care Knowledge about the challenges of providing care at home in line with NICE standards and guidelines which discusses the workforce challenges, pay rates, immigration and funding issues.
The Homecare Crisis | CareKnowledge
Free Training - Provide Better Support to People Living with Sight Loss
At Guide Dogs our aim is to increase the number of people who are trained in sighted guiding across the UK, to help create a more inclusive society for people with vision impairment.
There are currently two million people in the UK living with sight loss, with this number predicted to double by 2050.
By learning some simple sighted guiding techniques, your staff and volunteers be well on their way to providing help confidently and safely whenever needed.
Take a step towards making your workplace more inclusive and learn an essential life skill in just one hour, for free. Go to www.guidedogs.org.uk/how-you-can-help/sighted-guiding-training/
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