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REFURBISHMENT & FURNITURE GUIDE

Skopos Fabrics, meeting the requirements for Caring Interiors

Each year Skopos launch new collections, developed specifically with Care requirements in mind.

Skopos has 50 years’ experience of supplying specialist contract fabrics and soft furnishings to Care interiors. With new collections launched each year, many Skopos fabrics are antimicrobial, coming under the umbrella of Skopos ProtectPlus, including waterproof upholstery options, soil and stain resist fabrics, and printed fabrics for all types of Care environments. Skopos’ designs and colour palettes are thoroughly researched to ensure they contribute towards a positive, uplifting environment for residents, with specialist attributes, yet no compromise on style. Skopos can offer a fabric-only service or a full service; with site measure, product manufacture and installation. We are also happy to develop interior moodboards, pulling together design ideas for the

finished scheme. The Skopos team produce approximately 25,000 made-up items each year, including bed-throws, cushions and pairs of curtains, all manufactured by a highly-skilled team of machinists, cutters and pattern makers; items that are delivered and installed into different contract environments.

As with all Skopos prints, customers are able to order designs across basecloths for upholstery, curtains and bedding. Qualities include waterproof upholsteries, velvets, drapery linen-effect qualities and blackout/dimout fabrics.

Skopos also offers a Bespoke design service, for statement interiors that require something different. Our design team will work alongside you to develop ideas which can make your caring interior personal, branded and unique.

For samples of any of our collections www.skoposfabrics.com

Images courtesy of Skopos Fabrics Limited

Transform with Renray Healthcare R

enray Healthcare is one of the largest and leading suppliers of high quality furniture and products to the healthcare sector. With over 50 years’ experience of manufacturing and supplying to the industry, you can feel rest assured that you are in good hands.

Our product offerings include bedroom, lounge, dining and communal furniture for care, nursing and residential establishments; beds, mattresses and PAC; patient and ward furniture for the NHS, and specially designed products for dementia and challenging environments. We also have an in house soft furnishings and flooring department who design, manufacture and install to your requirements.

Whether you require a full turnkey service for a new build installation or replacement of products for refurbishment contracts, we have the resources, knowledge and ability to fulfil your project, meeting your time schedule, budget and expectations.

It is this complete ‘start to finish’ solution that really sets Renray Healthcare apart and why we have been successful in supplying furniture to the healthcare sector for over 50 years.

If you would like a free consultation with one of highly trained consultants visit us at stand 7044 at Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo, NEC.Renray Healthcare

Alternatively, contact us on;

T. 01606 593 456

sales@renrayhealthcare. com

www.renrayhealthcare.com

Designed with you in mind…

Renray Healthcare’s National Manager for Pressure Area Care & Beds, Ross Joannides, is a guest

speaker at the Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo and will be giving a talk about a hot topic within the industry; “The right Pressure Area Care products for the right resident”. Pop along to hear about the importance of choosing the correct PAC products to help in the prevention of pressure ulcers and sores, ultimately, enhancing your residents comfort and wellbeing.

At Renray Healthcare we have been producing high quality furniture for over 45 years and are the UK’s largest and leading supplier to the healthcare sector.

Whether you require just a fast efficient delivery of quality furniture or a full room installation and fitting service, we have the experience and resources to handle your contract. Projects undertaken for the NHS and most leading independent healthcare groups range from one off units to a seven hundred plus bedroom accommodation centre, all of which receive the same attention to detail and quality service. We manufacture and assemble in our own purpose built factory in Winsford, Cheshire, as well as in Europe to British standards. Hence we are able to ensure that your furniture is produced to the highest standards and we work with you to arrange, plan and meet your time schedule and budget. Our own fleet of vehicles and staff deliver and install all of our furniture.

We understand that you are purchasing furniture for the long term and that you require products that are both fit for purpose, stylish and will continue to perform their function well into the future, which is why we design and build our furniture with you in mind.

Transform with Renray Healthcare

We are one of the largest and leading suppliers of high-quality furniture and products to the healthcare sector. With over 50 years’ experience of manufacturing and supplying to the industry, you can rest assured that you are in good hands.

Our product offerings include bedroom, lounge, dining and communal care for care, nursing and residential establishments; beds, mattresses and Pressure Area Care (PAC); patient and ward furniture for the NHS, and specially designed products for dementia and challenging environments.

We also have an in-house soft furnishings and flooring departments who design, manufacture and install to your requirements.

Whether you require a full turnkey service for a new build installation or replacement of products for refurbishment contracts, we have the resources, knowledge and ability to fulfil you project, meeting your time schedule, budget and expectations.

It is this complete start-to-finish solutions that sets Renray Healthcare apart and why we have been successful in the healthcare sector for over 50 years.

We are also specialists in pressure area care for the healthcare sector. We have developed and produced market leading proven products. We can discuss with you the importance of choosing the correct PAC products to help in the prevention of pressure ulcers and sores, ultimately, enhancing your resident’s

comfort, wellbeing and dignity.

delivery or quality furniture or a full room installation and fitting service, we have experience and resources to handles

healthcare groups range from one off units to a seven hundred plus bedroom accommodation centre, all of which receive the same attention to detail and quality service.

We manufacture and assemble in our own purpose-built factory in Cheshire to British standards. We are then able to ensure that your furniture Is produced to the highest quality before being delivered by our own fleet of vehicles.

We understand that you are purchasing furniture for the long term and that you require products that are both fit for purpose, stylish and will continue to perform their function well into the future, which is why we design and build our furniture with you in mind.

Please visit our www.renrayhealthcare. com or email us at info@ renrayhealthcare.com if you would like to know more.

Prestige Doors – part of Sunray Group

Sunray Engineering Ltd are the UK’s leading timber, security and fire door experts. Sunray Engineering LtdThe dedicated staff deliver excellence in surveying and design consultancy, providing timber and security fire doors as well as installation and maintenance services for buildings including care homes.

Design and Manufacture

Our extensive experience and detailed knowledge in the combination of Fire Retardant Timber and Doors enables us to create high performance Fire door assemblies that have delivered stylish solutions in some of the most demanding operational environments and diverse sectors.

Our commitment to the highest quality and standards of manufacturing leads to a superior finished product that will deliver exceptional operational performance and aesthetics.

With highly proficient craftsmanship and flexible production control we are able to achieve reduced lead times to meet project demand.

Our strength in quality manufacturing enables us to meet your solution so we can produce Fire Doors to your exacting criteria, which is a truly bespoke service.

The uk’s leading timber, security and fire door experts, delivering excellence in:

Surveying and design consultancy

Timber and security fire door manufacture

Installation and maintenance

Prestige Fire Door Survey Service

The Prestige Fire Door Survey Service represents one of only 16 businesses across the UK to actually hold the qualification under FDIS (Fire Door Inspection Service). For your absolute peace of mind and before you commit to any Fire Door Survey, you should request to see exactly what certification or accreditation any company holds. We offer a truly consultative approach gained from years of experience in this very niche and specialised field, endorsed by qualification and accreditation.

Our UK leading surveys are a comprehensive third party accredited Fire Door Survey for your internal Fire Doors and Fire Exit Doors.

There are a variety of options for the scope of our surveys, with the overall aim

of providing a schedule of remediation works required to establish the fire door assemblies at least at the minimum standard of compliancy.

Our certified surveyors will analyse how the building is used, managed and how we can implement passive fire protection with minimal disruption.

Installation

An essential part to achieving Fire Door compliancy and great performance is the quality of the installation and the competency of the labour skillset. Therefore installation of the Fire Door range is a vital factor on the pathway to successful ownership and issue of certification.

As in all fire safety systems, well-tested products can easily be compromised by poor installation. Precise and audited installations to a third party accredited standard are essential elements of modern passive fire protection. Works programmes should be carried out by specifically trained technicians. Our installation service is carried out by directly employed staff who are leading specialists in this discipline.

Maintenance

Our maintenance programmes are designed to place an organisation in a position of excellent adherence to the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order:2005 Article 17, which is UK Government legislation covering maintenance of fire safety systems. The programme set-up and execution is via our third party accredited scheme audited by the Building Research Establishment Loss Prevention Certification Board under their standard LPS1197; subsequently Certificates of Conformance for the process and works are issued.

The planned scheme is delivered in two parts – A and B with the option for a Part C (Response maintenance):

PART A - Data acquisition and logging – Creation of a Scheme Fire Door Log.

PART B - Three Year Cycle of planned general maintenance works to all Categories of Fire Door assemblies.

PART C - Response Maintenance option.

Are you losing new resident bookings after viewings?

When did you last step back and take a serious look at your care home? Have you been too busy being 'in' your business and not done any work 'on' your business?

With the Local Authorities having their new budgets this month, care plans are being funded, blocked hospital wards are being cleared and relatives are viewing homes.

Maybe it's time for a refurbishment or putting in that new conservatory you've been thinking about?

Make sure you're following up relatives who have viewed your home within a few days and, if they aren't choosing yours, ask why.

If competition in your area is increasing and other homes are offering better facilities, you need to ensure you are attracting residents to your home and with record low mortgage rates being offered, now is the time to invest in your care home business.

If you could do with some expert financial advice, please get in touch, we're here to help.

Have you carried out a 'Brexit Impact' survey on your care home business yet?

Recent research gives an indication of an increase in unfilled UK employment posts as declining numbers of EU nationals arrive in the UK following the Leave result of last July's referendum.

It has also found that employers plan to retain a greater number 'older' workers and take on more apprentices as a response to reduced labour availability.

According to a reliable study, conducted by the CIPD and the Adecco Group, approximately 27 per cent of employers have seen evidence which indicates that EU nationals in their organisations are considering leaving their employer, or the UK entirely, during 2017.

This will inevitably create significant recruitment challenges in the care and health professional sectors which have traditionally relied on non-UK labour to fill roles, and which are particularly at threat of the prospect of future changes to EU immigration policy.

It's recommended that employers should collect data about their workforce and review the likely impact on training to avoid an acute skills shortage and placing too much pressure on the remaining workforce.

Don't leave things to chance and ensure you prepare your care home

business for the Brexit impact.

If you need to invest in a recruitment plan and training strategy for your care home business, now is the time.

Brent King has years of experience

advising care home owners in how to invest wisely in their business and ensure their business plan adapts to the changing demands of the economy and workforce.

Furnishing: Things To Consider

Care homes should be comfortable and welcoming environments that cater to the various needs of their different residents. When it comes to caring for people with specific medical needs, such as people living with dementia or low mobility, having the right furniture and other tools in place, such as stand aids, is crucial.

As well as creating a space that is warm, welcoming and of course, homely, it is also important to take hygiene and infection control into account. Anywhere that a large group of people live is going to be a hotbed for bacteria, which is why selecting the furniture that is in place wisely, is so important.

When it comes to choosing furniture for your care home, it is important to realise that there is a range of guidelines that you should take into account and take note of. To help to make the process of choosing furniture for your care home that little bit easier and less stressful, we have put together the

below guide. For everything that you need to know about selecting care home furniture, read on.

Creating a homely space

One of the most crucial factors to consider when it comes to how a care home should look and feel is how welcoming and homely it is. The fact is that for your residents, your care home will Furnishing Your Care Home: Things To Considerbecome their home, which means that it is important that you are able to create the right environment. Creating a care home that offers a comfortable and supportive environment is a key part of catering to the wellbeing of the people living in your care home. Studies have shown that being surrounded by welcoming and familiar surroundings can help to make people feel calmer and more in control. When selecting furniture that looks and feels welcoming, make sure to remember to take the practicalities of care home life into account, to ensure that you select

pieces that are suitable.

Getting room layout spot on

It is important to realise that when it comes to furnishing any space, care homes included, it is not just about choosing the right furniture, but also about being selective in regards to where you place it. Think about how much space wheelchair users will need to get around, as well as how hoists can be used, and also, walking aids.

By implementing a perfect room layout that is designed with your residents’ needs in mind, you can give them that little bit of independence that they crave. If you create a space where your residents can get around on their own, you can help to improve their quality of life. The more accessible the spaces are that you create in your care home, the better, as this will ensure that your residents are able to get around more easily.

Consider individual needs

Although your care home offers a group living environment, it is also important to take the time to cater to the individual needs of each resident living within the environment that you are creating. When it comes to choosing the furnishings for any area within your care home, it is vital that you take the time to consider the individual needs of your residents.

For example, if you have non-mobile residents who spend the majority of their time in bed, being able to offer specialist beds made to prevent pressure sores is important. Or, for people who have dementia, providing them with clear cupboards and storage spaces could help to stop them constantly opening doors to see what is inside. Adding stickers to doors and other items to explain where things are could also prove useful. For people with low mobility who are prone to slips and falls, consider having additional support like grab rails and hoists installed around their rooms, to make life easier for them (and your team).

The fact is that choosing to offer specialist furnishings for residents with special needs, can help to increase the quality of life that your care home is able to offer people. By doing this, you can make life better for your residents and put your care home on the map as a care facility that listens to its residents’ needs and acts upon them.

Taking safety seriously

A vital part of running any care facility is, of course, safety. With this in mind, it is important to understand that when it comes to choosing furniture for your care home, safety is a factor that should be taken into account.

By choosing to purchase your care home furniture from specialist suppliers who offer furniture that has been adapted to meet the needs of people with a range of medical conditions, from low mobility to dementia, you can ensure that you keep your residents safe while in your care.

Furniture that is made especially for seniors comes with a wide range of adaptations, from non-slip feet to rounded table corners to reduce the risk of injury. To further reduce the risk of injury, many care facilities add additional padding to any areas used by residents with mobility issues. Whenever you select a piece of furniture for your care home, it is a good idea to take the time to assess it, to ensure that it is as safe as it could possibly be.

Thinking about hygiene

In care home environments, hygiene is a crucial aspect that must be taken into account when choosing furniture, as infection control in care homes is a crucial part of providing quality care and is something taken seriously by the Care Quality Commission. To ensure that high levels of hygiene are upheld, all furniture in care homes needs to be easy to clean. If furniture cannot be wiped clean, then it is not safe in terms of infection control. Being able to regularly clean furniture in care home environments is crucial for the health of residents and staff, so choosing specially designed furniture that is easy to wash and keep clean is vital. For soft furnishings, removable covers that are washable is crucial, as if soft furnishings are not washed, they can allow bacteria and infections to spread. For washing soft furnishings, using antibacterial detergent is vital, as this ensures that all bacteria are killed in the wash, and materials are completely germ free. How to maximise value for money

Almost every care home is on a budget, which is why when it comes to purchasing new furniture for your care home, it helps to makesure you are maximising value for money. Don’t be tempted to purchase cheap furniture to save money, as this will not stand the test of time. Instead, invest in high-quality pieces of furniture that can withstand rigorous wear and tear and will stand the test of time.

Of course, furniture does need to be replaced on a regular basis - perhaps around every two to three years - but it shouldn’t need to be replaced any more often than that. If it does, you may not be investing in furniture that is of a high enough quality.

When it comes to your care home furnishing needs, you can find everything that you need on the CLH website! We even have a dedicated customer support line which you can call to discuss your care home’s furniture needs!

Well Careplus achieves impressive growth servicing 29 new care homes

Kingsley Healthcare is the latest national care home chain to sign up to the Well Careplus medicine management service, ensuring 1,000 more patients are benefiting from the safe and personalised care the system offers.

Kingsley Healthcare, an award-winning care home provider, now operate 29 luxury residential homes all over the country. The company is dedicated to person-centred care and the highest standards of patient safety, and the recent implementation of Well Careplus further strengthens the company’s offering.Well Careplus is the only medicine management system proven to be safer than other methods, thanks to the revolutionary Well Pad - a portable device that matches the right medicine with the right resident at the correct time using advanced barcode technology. It simplifies the entire process, ensuring the safety of residents and providing staff with more time dedicated to quality care.

The Kingsley Healthcare contract win follows a recent study published by Cardiff University*, demonstrating

increased operational efficiency across all aspects of medication management in care homes using Well Careplus, saving up to 65 hours of staff time per month, and removed 21 of 23 administration errors identified prior to the study. In addition, over-stocking of medication was reduced by 22%, missing medication reduced by 80%, and 92% of participants would not return to paper-based systems following their experience of Well Careplus.

Daya Thayan, CEO of Kingsley Healthcare Group said: “In this everchanging healthcare landscape, care homes like ours need to embrace the advantages technology like the Well Pad provides. Not only does the Well Careplus service improve the safety and efficiency of the services we provide, it also frees up time for staff to take better care of elderly residents, improving their quality of life”.

Kingsley Healthcare is the latest contract to be won by Well Careplus, following a string of new account wins in the last 12 months including Care South, Somerset Care, Akari Care and

Johnsons Care.Shiraz Khan, Head of Well Careplus, said: “We developed Careplus to improve the safety and efficiency of medicine management because we are passionate about caring for our local communities.

Our new technology has disrupted the traditional, paper-based systems and enables more personalised, safer care for residents; and facilitates a two-way communication between the care home and our pharmacy teams. Thanks to the unique benefits our system provides, we’ve tripled our market share in the last 18 months and I hope that more care homes realise the patient safety and business efficiency benefits in the near future”.

Well Careplus has been recognised for ‘Improving Care with Technology’ at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2016, and for ‘Innovation in Service Delivery’ at the Scottish Pharmacy Awards 2016.

For more information on Well Careplus, please email Careplus@ well.co.uk or visit www.well.co.uk/ WellCareplus/

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