Social Care in the News – July 2025 August 6, 2025 Welcome to your monthly digest of the biggest stories from the social care world.
Social Care in the News — June 2025 July 4, 2025 Welcome to your monthly digest of the biggest stories from the social care world.
Not-so spontaneous human combustion June 30, 2025 Back in the day one of the great “unsolved mysteries” was the “spontaneous combustion” of elderly folk. These days we know why they went on fire, yet this is still a neglected risk.
Sleep, falls and behaviour June 30, 2025 Do your residents get up when they want, except on Wednesdays, when everyone is rudely awakened by the dustmen?
Applicant Risk Assessment Decision Record June 28, 2025 I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
Client File Audit Form June 28, 2025 I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
No Reply / Missing Persons Action Form June 27, 2025 I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
Prevention of Future Deaths Reports – June 2025 June 27, 2025 Each month I review the most recent and share any learning and reminders that I think will be of value to providers.
Seven ways in which care is very much like flying a plane June 27, 2025 I think running a good care service is very much like flying a plane. Hopefully, by the time I’ve talked you through my piloting principles, you’ll see why I think so.
The “New Carer Test” June 13, 2025 When auditing and reviewing a person’s care plan and risk assessments, my overarching principle is always “The New Carer Test”.
Care home fire safety – May 2025 June 11, 2025 News relating to care home fire safety from May 2025.
Care in the News – May 2025 June 10, 2025 A roundup of general care related news from May 2025.
Prevention of Future Deaths Reports – May 2025 June 10, 2025 Each month I review the most recent and share any learning and reminders that I think will be of value to providers.
Medicines recall – PARACETAMOL June 10, 2025 If you have picked up any “generic”” paracetamol since April, this alert is for you. Check which brand you have been supplied.
Welcome to your monthly digest of the biggest stories from the social care world.
Back in the day one of the great “unsolved mysteries” was the “spontaneous combustion” of elderly folk. These days we know why they went on fire, yet this is still a neglected risk.
Do your residents get up when they want, except on Wednesdays, when everyone is rudely awakened by the dustmen?
I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
I’m going through the Z Cares archive and have found some old checklists and forms that you might find useful.
Each month I review the most recent and share any learning and reminders that I think will be of value to providers.
I think running a good care service is very much like flying a plane. Hopefully, by the time I’ve talked you through my piloting principles, you’ll see why I think so.
When auditing and reviewing a person’s care plan and risk assessments, my overarching principle is always “The New Carer Test”.
News relating to care home fire safety from May 2025.
If you have picked up any “generic”” paracetamol since April, this alert is for you. Check which brand you have been supplied.