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In the UK dementia affects one in six people over the age of 80, while there are 40,000 people under 65 living with dementia. This means that in the UK there are currently 450,000 people suffering from dementia. A common question about dementia is whether or not it is hereditary. The fact is that a lot...
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Thanks for 2018 from the CLH Team! With Christmas just a few weeks away, we can’t help but reflect on the past year. What an incredible year 2018 has been! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients for working with us over the past 12 months and we look forward to working...
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Last week, on the 1st November, we attended the 'Dr Sam Davis - The State of Dementia Care - We Can Do Better' event which was held at Exeter Golf & Country Club and organised by the Care Managers Network. It was a wonderful morning session where Dr Sam shared her findings on international...
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Studies have shown that for people of all ages, interactive tablets are incredibly useful devices that can offer hours of entertainment. These kinds of interactive devices have also been proven to be highly effective for keeping people with dementia entertained and helping people with disabilities to learn...
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When it comes to healthcare environments, the main focus of every aspect of the building is hygiene. This is because often, in healthcare environments, there’s a concern about the risk of bacteria being spread, which is why hygiene is taken so seriously. Bearing that in mind, a common issue that healthcare...
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At CLH we are passionate about dementia research, which is why we wholeheartedly support the work of the Alzheimer’s Society. We know that one day soon, a cure for dementia will be found, but only if we, as a global community, continue to support this important cause. That’s why this year we chose...
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COSHH regulations come with the purpose of minimising the risks associated with substances that could be potentially hazardous to the health of you and your team members. The purpose of COSHH is to reduce the number of people who become unwell due to being exposed to harmful substances. The fact is that...
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Strokes are exceedingly common in older adults and yet, very few people actually understand what a stroke actually is. A stroke is described as a ‘brain attack’ and it occurs when the blood supply to an area of the brain is cut off. Blood carries oxygen and essential nutrients around your body,...
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This week from 21st to 27th May, it is Dementia Action Week 2018 and so we thought that we would focus on sharing a selection of blog posts that are designed to make life easier for people living with dementia, their loved ones, and their carers. With that in mind, below we have put together a guide...
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Thanks to AquAid, CLH have helped sponsor a new Elephant Pump in Zimbabwe. With every water cooler and bottle of water that we buy from AquAid (South West), a donation is made on our behalf to The Africa Trust. These funds are used to directly build fresh drinking water wells in areas in Africa where...
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March is National Bed Month, so we thought we’d share advice from the experts - our keynote speakers from the CLH Expo - about preventing and managing pressure ulcers and how the right bed can reduce the risk associated with pressure ulcers. At the #CLHExpo2018, we had the pleasure of hearing from...
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Last week, at Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter, the CLH team held their first care expo since 2010. Running from Wednesday 14th March to Thursday 15th March, this two day event was an incredible success. With attendees arriving from 9AM on both days, the #CLHExpo2018 was a resounding success,...
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