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Improving quality of care in your care home

Improving quality of care in your care home In a care home, the main objective is to provide a safe and caring environment for the elderly residents. However, there’s an ever-growing need to…

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AKW is Continuing To Be Greener

At AKW we see ourselves as an environmentally friendly and responsible organisation. We are pleased to announce that we have just passed our recertification audit for ISO14001:2004. The…

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Quiz: How well do you know Dementia Care?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have recently created a guide on creating Dementia-Friendly Bathrooms, which has been produced for all those involved in Dementia care: • health and care…

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How to Install a Wet Room on a Timber Floor

[youtube id="FewD4mjFmtY"] Watch our video on How to Install a Wet Room on a Timber Floor using AKW TuffForm former and FormSafe tanking kit to guarantee a waterproof seal! Since supplying our…

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Infographic: How to Save Water

Here at AKW we really do care. That includes caring about matters such as how to be as environmentally friendly as we can as a company and how to produce products that allow the end user to be as…

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Accessibility: Shower Screens, Curtains & Enclosures

The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in any home; this means that it is vital for this room to be accessible for everybody who lives there. This begs the question though… What makes…

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Accessible Kitchens – Top 10 inclusive considerations

When designing a kitchen for somebody with specific needs, it’s essential to centre the design around the needs of the user rather than the space available. This will allow the kitchen to be…

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What is the cost of a Dementia-Friendly Bathroom?

Put simply… it costs nothing. Well, it costs no more to install a bathroom adaptation that is friendly for dementia sufferers than a bathroom adaptation that is designed for an elderly person…

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AKW’s Transport Revolution

Here at AKW, we are always striving to improve our services, both internally and externally so we can offer our customers the best possible experience. This includes our delivery methods, which saw a …

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The Demographic Time-Bomb

According to the 2011 Census for England & Wales, 9.7 million or 18% of the population have a health condition or disability that limits their day to day activities. In a recent study by The…

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Cost of Care: Invest to Save

In a 2013 survey, leading disability charity The Papworth Trust interviewed hundreds of disabled and older people, their families and carers about their homes. They found that 1 in 4 people reported…

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Introducing AKW SmartCare Plus…

Do you remember the very first time you used an MP3 player… a smartphone… a tablet PC? Great design changes the way we use things, works well for everyone and creates a product that’s simple …

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