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Healing Lights for Dementia

    Lighting strategies can reduce the impact of Dementia At the outset of this article we would like to make it clear that we do not provide dementia lights or lighting programmers. Ho...

What qualities do you need to be a carer?

Carers are compassionate people who are naturally caring in nature, and at Berwick we are fortunate to be in contact with many such persons. Care assistants work to help their client group with a ra...

How well do staff, teams and services within and across organisations work together to deliver effective care, support and treatment?

Get Outstanding from your CQC inspection. Consider joining interest groups like ‘STORM Care Managers Inner Circle‘ on Facebook as a way to demonstrate your desire to listen to, learn from...

Are Your COSHH Chemicals Safe?

An investigation has been launched after a man died from eating a bleach tablet in a Newcastle care home, where it is understood the unnamed resident managed to get his hands on the cleaning tablet...

Berwick help raise money to support Macmillan Cancer support

On 28th September the staff of Berwick came together to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning and help raise vital money for people living with cancer. Bringing millions of people together for coffee and...

Berwick Receive the Prochem Distributor Award for Exceptional Sales

Stuart McMillan of Prochem, shown here handing the award to Mark Brassey of Berwick Care, visited Berwick to acknowledge the exceptional performance of the team of Product Specialists in 2016. Foun...

How are people’s individual needs met by the adaptation, design and decoration of premises?

Get Outstanding from your CQC inspection. E6 asks, “How are people’s individual needs met by the adaptation, design and decoration of premises?’’. Never underestimate the impact of a refur...

Nurse Struck Off For Negligent Infection Care

As reported by the BBC, a woman has become the first nurse in England to be struck off for failing to wash her hands after treating a patient with MRSA. The nurse, from Birmingham, failed to wear a...

4 low-cost tips on creating a Dementia-Friendly lounge

You may not have positioned yourself as a Dementia Care Home, but chances are that either now or in the future, you will care for someone with dementia. Many organisations will tell you all about th...

Guide to Cleaning Vinyl Chairs

Due to its hardwearing properties, faux leather (vinyl) is a popular choice in demanding Care and Nursing Home environments. Regular care and maintenance is essential in order to maintain the longev...

Berwick reward their hard-working, record-breaking, award-winning team with an afternoon of Go-Karting

Predictions of rain were proved wrong as the team enjoyed a sun soaked afternoon, which made their wet weather overalls rather unnecessary. Letting slip just before he climbed inside his car, Ben a...

4 low-cost tips on designing a bedroom for Dementia patients

While you may not have positioned yourself as a Care Home for dementia patients, chances are that either now or in the future, you will end up caring for someone with dementia. Many organisations wi...