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Kate on
19/03/2012
We'd like to reassure readers that the impact of inadequate council funding of homecare, as highlighted in the recent Which? report, will never affect Right at Home clients.
This is because we do NOT sell our services directly to local authorities.
Instead we support people who qual...
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Kate on
09/03/2012
The Delivering Dignity report – aimed at ensuring dignified care for people in hospitals and care homes – serves to underline how Right at Home UK is already delivering ‘best practice’ to its clients.
The report includes key recommendations for care homes to adhere to – and each point that is applicable to home care is already enshrined in our highly ethical, person-centred approach to care.
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Kate on
09/03/2012
The Delivering Dignity report – aimed at ensuring dignified care for people in hospitals and care homes – serves to underline how Right at Home UK is already delivering ‘best practice’ to its clients.
The report includes key recommendations for care homes to adhere to – and each point that is applicable to home care is already enshrined in our highly ethical, person-centred approach to care.
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Kate on
20/01/2012
THE charity Age UK has urged senior politicians not to waste the opportunity to reform the Social Services care sector.
Cross-party talks aimed at improving Government-funded care and support for the elderly and disabled in England are due to begin again, with Health Secretary Andrew Lansley a...
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Kate on
06/01/2012
HEADS of the UKs most powerful charities, campaign groups and trades unions have joined forces to urge the Government to make reforming the UK care system its top priority for 2012.
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph published this week, the consortium say our elderly population is b...
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Kate on
25/11/2011
FOLLOWING alarming media reports of poor quality home care this week, Right at Home would like to assure readers that the problems highlighted are negated the moment a Right at Home care contract is signed.
Providers who deliver care on behalf of local authorities are currently facing horrendous b...
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Kate on
22/11/2011
AT Right at Home we know the care we offer is second to none - however we also know that elsewhere, others have fallen distressingly far of the mark.
That is why we welcome the news that the CQC (Care Quality Commission) is to start inspecting home care agencies at work behind closed doors in ...
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acarl on
20/07/2010
It is natural for an aged person to experience a decrease in appetite over time. However, there are certain factors that can take this normal phenomenon to an unhealthy extreme, resulting in malnutrition. Here are some conditions that an in-home carer should be able to spot in order to ward off...
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