Care Archives - Access & Mobility Professional

Leeds council approves ‘extra care’ apartments bristling with assistive tech

Construction Technology by Joe Peskett on August 12, 2019

63 apartments to be fitted out with latest assistive technology with building expected to be completed by 2021

Care costs are too much for a third of over 50s, report finds

Funding Healthcare by Joe Peskett on June 26, 2019

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Group calls on policymakers to come up with a funding solution to grant people better access to social care and equipment amid concerns reform is slow

Home care firm to open its first mobility shop

Distributors by Joe Peskett on March 15, 2019

Essex domiciliary care provider will retail mobility scooters and dementia aids from its new store to complement its existing service

Clinicians to receive compulsory learning disability and autism training

Education by Joe Peskett on February 13, 2019

Training to educate NHS and care staff on when people need more accessible information and when to make adjustments to improve support for people with learning disabilities

Positioning equipment improves quality of life in care homes, study shows

Case Studies Equipment Studies by Joe Peskett on November 14, 2018

Specialist products can make sleeping more comfortable and prevent pain in 40% of care home residents, according to new study

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Number of elderly needing 24 hour care set to double

Research by Joe Peskett on September 4, 2018

Number of 85s and over requiring round the clock care will grow to 446,000 by 2035

Firm to fill in where local authorities are unable to fund care costs

Funding by Joe Peskett on August 28, 2018

Self-funders given helping hand from new service which has launched to help people who have to cough up for their care by informing, supporting and negotiating with providers