Useful contact details for care homes

Contact details for care homes staff.

• Care Quality Commission (CQC)
• Dementia Wellbeing Service
• Mental Capacity Act – information on legislation designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment.
• Deprivations of Liberty Safeguards – information for staff in hospitals and care homes who may need to apply for Deprivation of Liberty authorisation.
• My Home Life– a UK-wide initiative that promotes quality of life and delivers positive change in care homes for older people.
• St Peter’s Hospice
• The code for Nurses and Midwives, by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Safeguarding

• Bristol City Council Safeguarding – call 0117 922 2700 (8:30-5:00 . Answerphone service outside of these hours.
• North Somerset Council Safeguarding – call 01454 866 000 (8:00-6:00 Monday – Friday) or 01454 615 165 out of hours.
• South Gloucestershire Council Safeguarding – call 01454 868 007 (9:00-5:00 Monday – Friday for adults) or 01454 615 165 out of hours.