How have things changed for carers throughout COVID-19?

Carers making heart shapes with hands while wearing masks. MyWorkmode Blog. According to gov.uk ‘National Careers’ around 8 million people in the UK are now working from home as businesses have furloughed a great amount of their employees in sectors like accommodation and catering, tourism & leisure, construction, creative arts, and retail. This list clearly...

6 Valentine’s Day Crafts For Seniors in Your Carehome

6 Valentine's Day Crafts For Seniors in Your Carehome. MyWorkMode Blog Valentine’s Day is about showing your love for those who are special and close to you, like loved ones, friends, and those who your appreciate. It's the perfect opportunity to get seniors engaged, active, connected, and having fun together. Loneliness and depression are very...

Carer Checklist: Make Sure You Do This Every Time Before Leaving a Resident’s Room

Carer Checklist: Make Sure You Do This Every Time Before Leaving a Resident's Room. MyWorkMode Blog When you're a carer or a nurse, you are the one providing a special type of health and social care to the residents and clients you care for. Your positive energy and care go beyond the medications and healthcare...

How To Safely Pick Up A Senior After a Fall: Care Home Guidelines

How To safely pick up a senior after a fall: Care Home Guidelines by MyWorkMode When an elderly person falls it can be a very scary experience, both for the person who has fallen, and for the person who witnesses the fall or finds the person on the floor. This event should be considered a...

Types of Visual Impairment Common in the Elderly

It is common for a person's eyesight to start getting worse as they get older, especially with higher age or other related conditions that cause heightened visual impairment. An older person with visual impairment is at more risk for a fall than their peers with regular vision. The rate of falls for older people with...

8 Fun and Festive Recipes for Seniors with Dementia

Fun and Festive recipes and baking ideas for seniors with Dementia Baking and cooking are both great ways to keep someone with dementia feeling involved, useful, and happy. Keep in mind that not every recipe or activity is ideal for everyone at all times, and every individual with dementia might need different levels of assistance....

Medication Management in Your Care Home

Medication Administration Management in Care Homes Please note that this is merely a simplification of the guidelines for Medication management within a care home, since the whole subject is vast within the scope of compliance. Take a look at the NICE website for full guidelines. Be aware that guidelines change over time as they may...

What Are CQC Ratings and What Do They Mean?

What are the CQC ratings? Wondering what the CQC ratings are, and what they mean? Take a look at the following to learn the basics of each rating and it's definition. Inadequate – This rating indicates that there are serious breaches of CQC standards of care within your care home. This is a serious problem form...

Is Your Care Home At Risk for a Closed Culture?

What is a closed culture infographic by MyWorkMode. **All information is from the CQC publication found here. According to a recent publication by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), there is a new focus during inspections on "closed cultures" within facilities like care homes and nursing homes. Although the CQC is "paying particular attention to services...