Achieve together have become the latest adult care provider to introduce Dechoker ACD equipment as phase 1 of training and deployment is completed across more than 150 sites.
Formed in 2018 with a merger between cmg and The Regard Group, Achieve together are one of the biggest support providers for people with learning disabilities and autism in the UK.
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The Award Winning Provider of Social Care eLearning Grey Matter, have added Dechoker training to their portfolio of courses on their Click platform.
The CPD Certified course covers all aspects of Dechoker use including how and when to use the life-saving device in a choking emergency. Care providers that subscribe to Click can access the course for free.
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Demonstrating their commitment to delivering ‘high levels of care’ across their adult care services, Glenholme have purchased 32 Dechoker ACD kits for their portfolio of homes.
Glenholme provide first class nursing and residential care for the elderly including those with challenging behaviour or dementia care. Staff were able to complete their device eLearning module using eLFY.
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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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In most cases it’s food that causes people to choke and accounts for around 85% of all choking deaths according to the Office for National Statistics.
This still leaves a lot of incidents where this isn’t the case. And for some people with a variety of conditions their reasons for choking are not as a result of eating and drinking.
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Set in the beautiful village of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, staff at the Shipston Lodge Nursing Home have recently undertaken new choking awareness and response training.
With the significant risk of choking in the elderly the family-run, all-inclusive home installed Dechoker emergency choking equipment before opening in 2019 and have now updated their skills.
Lovett Care has further demonstrated their commitment to staff and resident safety with the deployment of multiple Dechoker devices across all of their homes.
The Staffordshire and Cheshire based adult care provider has also invested in additional staff training both hands on and using the Dechoker CPD Certified eLearning course hosted by their existing provider.
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