Durable Name Labels for Care Home Residents: Built to Last
Learn what makes name labels durable, waterproof, and fade-resistant for care home use. A guide to choosing long-lasting and cost-effective labels.
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Name Labels for the Elderly in Care Homes: Clear, Durable, Dependable
Discover the best name labels for elderly clothing in care homes – durable, waterproof, easy to read, and perfect for laundry. Personalised options available.
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Name Tags for Clothes in Care Homes: How to Choose the Right Type
Not sure which name tags for clothes to pick? Learn how to choose the best labels for care homes – durable, easy to apply, and laundry-safe.
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Dementia and Independence: Promoting Autonomy For Residents
Explore strategies for supporting dementia independence, including labelling, routines, activities, assistive tech, & training to enhance resident autonomy.
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Workplace Organisation Tips: Ease Stress of Care Home Staff
The role of care and nursing home staff is multi-faceted, often all-encompassing, and sometimes, stressful. Not only do they manage each individual’s needs and preferences, but in addition to overseeing residents’ health and wellbeing, they also handle day to day operations such as the laundry and admin, as well as regulatory compliance and liaising with…
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Alternatives to iron-on name labels
Keeping track of clothing in a busy care home environment can be challenging. Items can easily get lost or mixed up, especially when residents gather to socialise in shared areas and all laundry is processed in a communal facility. With this in mind, it’s not surprising that one of the biggest causes for complaint in…
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Sustainability in Care Homes: Laundry Solutions
Sustainability in care homes is becoming increasingly important, rising up the agenda as the government’s Net Zero by 2050 target, and the NHS’ 2040 deadline, draw closer. While for some, these targets may feel like a distant reality, care and nursing homes across the country can’t afford to take a backseat on these issues. Managers…
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Key Elements of a Dementia-Friendly Care Home
How do you create a dementia-friendly care home? When you’re a care home manager, this question is likely at the top of your list to create a safe space for those residents living with dementia in your care. By doing things like careful planning of your care home layout, using the right safety features…
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Systems and Tools That Work: Large Care Homes Laundry Processes
Managing laundry in a large care home can be overwhelming, but with the right systems in place, it doesn’t have to be. Ensuring your residents’ comfort and maintaining an organised process are critical. By implementing a streamlined care home laundry system, you can enhance the well-being of your residents while making laundry management smoother and…
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6 Million Buttons Sold
Celebrating a new milestone today! A massive push from the Fixxon team has meant that this week we have sold our 6 millionth button! That means six million items of clothing in care homes have been securely labelled, and are being returned to their rightful owners, wash after wash. We are thrilled to provide this…
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