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Award winning care provider improves patient and staff safety

Posted on 13 January 202113 January 2021 by Dechoker UK

The operators of five purpose built nursing homes in the Northwest of England have deployed Dechoker ACD kits and staff training across all of their sites, a decision that will improve both staff safety in a choking emergency.

L&M Healthcare, who offer a range of General and Dementia Nursing, as well as Residential and Dementia Plus deployed multiple Dechoker ACD kits in each home, with eLearning delivered by My Learning Cloud.
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Posted in BlogTagged #chokeaware, Care Home, CPD, Dechoker, Dementia, eLearning, L&M Healthcare, Nursing Home

Weather fails to prevent choking training in the “Capital of the Peak”

Posted on 28 February 2020 by developer

Despite what is probably regarded locally as a light sprinkle the weather didn’t manage to prevent care staff at Chapel Lodge Care Home in the Derbyshire town of Chapel-en-le-Frith.

Care staff spent the afternoon learning how to use the DeChoker and how to reduce to the risk of choking in the home.

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Posted in BlogTagged #chokeaware, Care Home, Choking, Dementia, Derbyshire, NHS, Nursing, Select, Training

It’s never happened before and it’s not a requirement. So why bother?

Posted on 9 February 2020 by developer

The following Blog Post is from an article by our CEO that first appeared on LinkedIn

In the last 10 days I’ve travelled from almost one end of the British Isles to the other and back again.

Visiting Glasgow, Leeds (twice), Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Leicester, St Albans and finally to Dorset and their annual care conference.

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Posted in BlogTagged Adult Care, Care, Care Home, Choking, Dementia

Dechoker at Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo 2020

Posted on 25 January 2020 by developer

At last year’s Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo we won the coveted Innovation Excellence Award. And for 2020 we are back with an even bigger stand!

As the first major event of the year where care sector can come and chat to us, see how the DeChoker works and what makes it the safest to use. Continue reading “Dechoker at Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo 2020”
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Posted in BlogTagged #CareHome20, Adult Care, Choking, DCAN, Dementia, Dementia Care, NEC, Social Care

Coroner issues warning about Latex gloves as Care Home resident dies.

Posted on 17 November 2019 by developer

A coroner has issued a warning to adult care providers about the dangers of latex gloves after a resident was found dead in the lounge of her care home in Greater Manchester.

The 78-year old female resident who suffered from Dementia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was admitted to the home in June 2018 after being assessed as requiring full-time care.

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Posted in NewsTagged Care Home, Choking, Choking Death, COPD, Coroner, Dementia, Inquest, Manchester

Care Home resident dies after choking during pub lunch visit

Posted on 4 August 20194 September 2020 by Dechoker UK

A frantic effort to prevent a care home resident from choking whilst on a trip to pub lunch took place in a South Wales restaurant, an inquest has heard.

John Owen Cole, 82, of Elliots Hill Care Home, Haverfordwest, died on February 21 this year at Withybush Hospital.

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Posted in NewsTagged #chokeaware, Care Home, Choking, Choking Death, Dementia, Dementia Care, Pub, South Wales

2nd Worksop Care Home to use DeChoker on choking resident in 2 days

Posted on 2 August 2019 by developer

Approaching the 2 year anniversary of our launch in the UK, it is not an unusual occurrence to receive a call from a client telling us they have used a DeChoker in a choking emergency.

What is unusual is to receive 2 calls on the same day, from 2 different clients BOTH of whom had used their DeChoker to prevent a resident from choking.

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Posted in BlogTagged #chokeaware, Care Home, Dechoker, Dementia, Dementia Care, life saved, Nursing Home

‘Excellence in Innovation’ Award for Dechoker at Dementia Care Show

Posted on 17 July 2019 by developer

The Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo Awards are designed to showcase the very best innovative and cutting edge products, services and expertise currently available to help care, nursing and residential homes.

The Excellence in Innovation Award specifically acknowledges the products and services that have noticeably improved the quality of care in the industry, with the award for 2019 going to Dechoker.

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Posted in NewsTagged Award, Dementia, Dementia Care, Innovation

96-year-old dementia sufferer dies after choking on food, inquest hears

Posted on 8 March 2019 by developer

A 96-year-old woman suffering from dementia died after choking on food, an inquest opening has heard.

Florence Wright died at Woodside house care home in Norwich, where she lived, on the 27th February.

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Posted in NewsTagged Choking, Choking Death, Coroner, Dementia, Dementia Care, Inquest, Norfolk, Norwich

Coroner’s ‘grave concerns’ after Care Home resident choked and died eating a sandwhich.

Posted on 2 March 2019 by developer

A PENSIONER choked to death the day after moving from one care home to another after after conflicting details over his diet, an inquest heard.

After the hearing the family of 88-year-old Ottorino Finzi said they hoped that lessons had been learned from the death.

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Posted in NewsTagged Care Home, Choking, Choking Death, Coroner, CQC, CQC Inspection, Dementia, Dementia Care, Inquest, Wrexham

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