Dementia training
Social Care Alba staff have undertaken a comprehensive Dementia Training program, which covers various essential aspects of caring for individuals with dementia.
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Dementia training
Social Care Alba staff have undertaken a comprehensive Dementia Training program, which covers various essential aspects of caring for individuals with dementia.
Personal Care Skills Day
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 […]
Personal Care Skills Day: Building Trust and Confidence
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 […]
Preventing Infection in Social Care Settings
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 […]
How to make a playlist for life
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
Good practice in the design of homes and living spaces for people with dementia and sight loss
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.
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Top tip
To reduce the risk of infection please use antibacterial cleaner to clean DOOR HANDLES, TV REMOTES and TELEPHONES at every visit.
Diary of a Care Worker – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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.