They could allocate nearly £7.5m to the project, which would provide facilities for dementia and physical disabilities. 

 

The original plan was to create better and more sustainable accommodation at Edinbuugh House, bu it is hoped that further improvements could be made with this funding. 

 

Cllr Winnington, cabinet member for health, wellbeing and social care at the council, said: "Portsmouth is crying out for extra care facilities for those living with dementia.

 

"Repurposing the Edinburgh House site will ensure that we are supporting people to live as independently as possible for as long as possible."

 

Source: Insider Media South East

 

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Redesigning a care home to provide more specialised services is a huge endeavour. One element which is often overlooked is a high-quality time and attendance system such as our WinTA.NET software and clocking terminal. 

 

Between care workers clocking in and out for their shift to contract workers coming in for maintenance or assigned medical check-ups, it can be difficult for care home managers to have a clear idea of who is in the building. This is vital information not only for the security and reputation of the care home, but also for visitors’ safety in situations such as fire alarms. 

 

Our time and attendance system records everyone’s entrance and exit from controlled doors, using either smartcards or the more expensive but more secure biometric measurements of hands or fingerprints. 

 

When our time and attendance clocking terminals are linked into your company’s fire alarm system, any fire alarm activation will result in the printing of a fast, automated list of who is currently clocked into the building. This is more accurate than a paper sign-in sheet.

 

All the data from our system on when people went through controlled doors is exportable onto all major payroll programmes. We also have the Self Service Module, which can be accessed from a browser or from your mobile via the app (available on Android and iOS). This enables employees to sign in and out and request holiday. 

 

If the clocking in/out is done from a mobile, the information is transferred to the central Tensor.NET application, including GPS position data so that you can make sure your employees, such as community carers, are where they should be at that time.