Care staff stepped up again last week when a resident began choking and was struggling to breathe. Working together they administered first aid which failed to remove the obstruction.
Fortunately, all services within the Coverage Care group have Dechoker devices on-site and once deployed, their airway was cleared in seconds and recovery took minutes.
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Read MoreCoverage Care Services, the not-for- profit adult care provider has chosen to deploy DeChoker devices across all their homes to meet the increasingly complex level of needs being faced by the sector.
The exclusively Shropshire based operator has 14 homes for older people, people with disabilities and those with age-related conditions across the county and has a ‘Focus on achieving the highest standards we can for those who put their trust in us’. says Operations Director, Debbie Price.
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The death a man who choked on food at an Oswestry residential home was “accidental” and not “reasonably preventable”, an inquest jury has found.
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