In our commitment to providing the best care for our service users, we recently held a Personal Care Skills training session for Social Care Alba staff. This training was designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of our caregivers, focusing on key aspects of personal care and professionalism. We covered essential personal care tasks, including […]
In our commitment to providing the best care for our service users, we recently held a Personal Care Skills training session for Social Care Alba staff. This training was designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of our caregivers, focusing on key aspects of personal care and professionalism. We covered essential personal care tasks, including […]
Within social care, stopping infections before they start is incredibly important. By looking at what can happen if infections spread and focusing on ways to stop them early, this blogpost explains why it’s so crucial to work hard on preventing infections and keeping everyone healthy by following Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs). You can find […]
This post provides suggestions on creating a personal playlist. For more details see www.playlistforlife.org.uk/how-to/make-a-personal-playlist or download the corresponding PDF
Whether adapting a family residence or designing a purpose-built care home, individual differences in tastes, needs and abilities mean that creating homes that simultaneously cater for all the people who live in them is challenging. People with dementia experience impaired memory, learning and reasoning and become more reliant on their senses. People with very poor vision face a different but not entirely dissimilar set of challenges.
October 2022 SCA Newsletter: Happy Halloween!
To reduce the risk of infection please use antibacterial cleaner to clean DOOR HANDLES, TV REMOTES and TELEPHONES at every visit.
As Care Workers, we are able to support so many amazing people, but working with Service Users with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is always a real privilege. It’s a chance to really get to know someone, their likes and dislikes, help with triggers and stimming (self-stimulatory) behaviours, and to play a positive role in their lives.
Back pain accounts for a huge 35% of all cases of work-related ill health in the UK – with around 50% of care workers reporting incidences of back pain each year. However, by being more aware of what can cause this common issue, and by looking after our joints and muscles, we can help to reduce our likelihood of back injury in our day-to-day lives.
Social Care needs more carers with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of those they support. That’s why SCA takes great care to recruit – and keep valued employees with a positive, proactive mindset.