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The proprietors are pleased to announce the co-operation and assistance of the SimplyUnite team in bringing internet access to the residents at Bethel-Bethesda.
To quote from their website:
In the words of Caring Business...
"Finally, who was it who said: ‘If it says it’s free it probably isn’t?’ Well, there’s no catch here for small providers who want to embrace new technology. Although the sector has been relatively slow in picking up the benefits IT can bring, care operators can now bid for grants up to £20,000 to bring them into the digital age. And you will not have to pay the money back."
The ‘Get Connected’ fund is being administered by SCIE who will distribute
grants to eligible providers of adult social care services in England
– with a strong focus on those who do not have good access to the
internet.
ICT can be used in many ways,
for example to:
•Enable people who use your services to keep in touch with their communities (e.g. supporting residents of care homes to surf the Internet, send e-mails).
•Improve the skills and knowledge of your staff (e.g. by giving them access to online resources such as SCIE’s e-learning materials or Social Care TV)
•Keep your team up to date with the latest developments in policy and practice (e.g. checking the Department of Health’s website, the latest guidance from CQC or good practice examples from the Dementia Gateway)
These improvements can, in turn, lead to an improvement in the quality of care provided and the experience of people using your services.
SimplyUnite can help you achieve all this.
The service has been developed to enhance the care of those living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and older people.
It enables them to stay in touch with their friends and family in a very supported and simple way. This solution provides simple to use email, photos,
video and Skype in personal and password protected accounts as well as managed access to the internet.
Recognised and supported by NAPA SimplyUnite is gaining recognition as an activity orientated tool, supporting personalisation by empowering you to
respond instantly to the service user’s requests for changes.
Carers can also gain a better understanding of the service users through a collaborative approach
to building themed albums of photos with descriptive text attached.
This can significantly enhance personalised care plans and reminiscence sessions.
Please contact us to find out how SimplyUnite can support you through this process on 0845 388 4453 or contact us
here.
“The simple, clear, uncluttered layout of the SimplyUnite service gained instant approval and has meant we can provide a wonderful facility without the associated support headaches of standard interfaces…”