When a piece of potato got stuck in a resident’s airway at Beverley Parklands Care Home in East Yorkshire, care staff knew exactly what do.
Fortunately, as well as First Aid all Yorkare staff are trained how to use a DeChoker and have devices in all of the group’s care homes ready to be called on in a choking emergency.
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Read MoreThis year’s National Association of Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHICS) ceremony saw Yorkare Homes presented with the ‘Best Practice’ award for 2019
The Yorkshire based care provider was judged to have taking innovative steps towards improving staff and resident safety after deploying DeChoker devices across all their homes earlier this year.
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Read MoreAn elderly care home resident nearly died after choking but was saved by a carer through the use of groundbreaking technology.
Ivy, who lives at Magdalen Park Care Home in Hedon, choked on food and became unconscious less than a year after a resident an a separate care home nearby choked and died on her dinner.
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