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    General Extra Care: The Full Facts
    General Extra Care: The Full Facts
    General Extra Care: The Full Facts
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    General Extra Care: The Full Facts

    By V. K. Leigh

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    The roles of the modern sheltered scheme manager have changed drastically. Modernisation in sheltered housing has created new rules in the field of sheltered housing and also to the modern sheltered scheme manager.
    The sheltered scheme managers of today must be well mannered, cultured, educated and must be computer literate; more so are the expectations that this book brings into light the awareness behind the facts.
    The roles of the modern sheltered scheme manager are more complicated than ever and there are many dos and donts that need to be registered in peoples minds as this book is being read.
    This book educates anyone and everyone that reads it, of the inner working procedures and abilities of the sheltered scheme managers.
    This book is an educational material that can be used to train/ teach a sheltered scheme manager to be.
    This book can be used as a quick reference to the duties of a sheltered scheme manager and those related to similar duties.
    This book is written with intent to familiarise persons involved with the day to day services of older people.
    It is also to lighten the awareness of Housing Associations, Health visitors, Social Services, Housing Organisations, National Health Services (NHS), Housing related staff, Persons with Interest of being a sheltered scheme manager.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateAug 13, 2012
    ISBN9781477155639
    General Extra Care: The Full Facts
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    V. K. Leigh

    V. K. Leigh is a professional business manager and consultant in management training with experience in the field of social care. He is an experienced hands-on deck manager, having had an inside practical knowledge, experience, and privilege of working with older persons in the United Kingdom through some of the largest housing organisations and local authorities in the country, both in the private and public sectors and as self-employed contractor in the fields of health and social care for the elderly. Combining the years of practical experience and knowledge in social housing, the care and mental health sectors, V. K. Leigh will undoubtedly be ranked as a professional in these sectors. In writing this book, titled Why Me, the contents go back to the early century, when bravery was the order of the day. Sharing knowledge with anyone and everyone who reads or uses this book, this book contains knowledge-based information for reading, giving an in-depth of supported beliefs in historical facts, enlightening the zeal of everyone who reads it. This book is written with intent to share wisdom, knowledge, and information on world cultural heritage, how culture and environment affect our behaviours and thoughts, and how people regard and talk to one another and their mental reasoning and personalities. I do believe that you will enjoy the contents of this book just as I have had the pleasure in writing and compiling the information it contains. Happy reading.

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      General Extra Care - V. K. Leigh

      Copyright © 2012 by V K Leigh.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      0-800-644-6988

      www.Xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      Orders@Xlibrispublishing.co.uk

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      CONTENTS

      Mission Statement

      Personalisation

      Care Providers (Implications)—As Stated By The United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd (Ukhca)

      What Is Extra Care?

      Applying For Extra Care Housing

      Benefits

      Emergency Equipment

      The Vega—Av3

      Costs

      Purchase Of Sheltered Accommodation

      Suitability

      Abuse

      Safeguarding

      New Tenants Check List

      Check List For New Sheltered Scheme Manager

      Staff Training

      Lone Working Procedures

      Health & Safety

      Temperature Control Log Form

      General Code Of Practice

      Repairs

      Medication Administration Report (Mar) Sheet

      Useful Information

      About this Book

      The roles of the modern sheltered scheme manager have changed drastically. Modernisation in sheltered housing has created new rules in the field of sheltered housing and also to the modern sheltered scheme manager.

      The sheltered scheme managers of today must be well mannered, cultured, educated and must be computer literate; more so are the expectations that this book brings into light the awareness behind the facts.

      The roles of the modern sheltered scheme manager are more complicated than ever and there are many dos and don’ts that need to be registered in peoples’ minds as this book is being read.

      This book educates anyone and everyone that reads it, of the inner working procedures and abilities of the sheltered scheme managers.

      This book is an educational material that can be used to train/ teach a sheltered scheme manager to be.

      This book can be used as a quick reference to the duties of a sheltered scheme manager and those related to similar duties.

      This book is written with intent to familiarise persons involved with the day to day services of older people.

      It is also to lighten the awareness of Housing Associations, Health visitors, Social Services, Housing Organisations, National Health Services (NHS), Housing related staff, Persons with

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