A recent court hearing ruled that leading UK charity Mencap must pay their staff the national minimum wage at all times – including during sleep-in shifts. Standard practice across [...]
This year, Just Checking will be exhibiting at Europe’s biggest and most far-reaching trade, professional and consumer show, Naidex. Taking place on 28th-30th March at the Birmingham NEC, Naidex is [...]
Delivering services with confidence Local authorities are continually having to identify different means of delivering services and provide objective evidence to make changes to an individual’s care [...]
Greg now leads his own support Greg is 56 and has mild to moderate learning disabilities and autism. Options for Supported Living, a registered charity providing support to [...]
This week is Dementia Awareness Week, the Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship awareness event. The aim is to raise awareness and understanding of dementia across the UK and encourage people [...]
The Transformation of Residential Care Homes (TORCH) project has been featured in Access magazine, the leading product guide for the disability health care sector. The project is happening throughout the West [...]
We were at The Occupational Therapy show last week to discuss with OTs how Just Checking can help families to support their loved ones at home. Held at the [...]
Real Life Options, a national voluntary organisation providing specialised care and support for people with learning disabilities, is working on an exciting project using telecare to increase the choice [...]
Technical Director of Just Checking, Simon Price, was invited to write a Think Piece for the Guardian about the role technology can play in improving homecare delivery. Featured as [...]
Today, London has launched itself as the world's first dementia-friendly capital city.The Pan-London Dementia Action Alliance will bring together a number of organisations, businesses and individuals, including including the Metropolitan Police, [...]