by AutumnCare | Aug 2, 2022 | Nursing Notes
Earlier this month the CQC published their annual report on the safe management of controlled drugs. One of the common causes of concern in adult social care settings was around the use of transdermal patches (such as Fentanyl and Buprenorphine). They found that...
by AutumnCare | Feb 14, 2022 | AutumnCare Case Study, AutumnCare News
I took over as Care Manager of Rock Cottage at the beginning of 2019. The Care Quality Commission visited for a full inspection in February, where the home was marked as 'Requires Improvement'. I certainly had my work cut out, as there were many things that...
by AutumnCare | Dec 2, 2021 | Nursing Notes
This week I returned to my voluntary nursing role in a busy Nursing and Residential home that is local to where I live. I have not been able to go much during the pandemic, so it was lovely to be back. Life is still not back to normal for our care home residents, but...
by AutumnCare | Jun 22, 2021 | AutumnCare News
Now a PRSB Partner! AutumnCare is now a member of the PRSB Standards Partnership Scheme. We have aligned ourselves with the PRSB as part of our ongoing commitment to best practice in sharing standardised information and the principles of user led care. The...
by AutumnCare | Jun 18, 2021 | Healthcare News, Industry Updates, Nursing Notes
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory for care home staff? Yesterday, a senior minister urged that all care home staff in England should be vaccinated against COVID-19, and that this should be mandatory. This is currently being debated. It is expected that care staff...
