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Good Care and Mini Guides

The Good Care and Mini Guides are a valuable resource to help providers to meet the quality requirements in contracts.

The guides are easy to read and understand and provide hands-on and practical advice and guidance for people working in the adult social care sector.

They provide a sound basis for staff training and can be used to demonstrate commitment to quality and good public information when shared with Service Users and Carers.

The following Good Care Guides are available to order free of charge using our online form.

  • A Guide to Medication for Adults in Residential or Day Care Settings
  • Administering Medication
  • Good Care of Older People with Mental Health Difficulties
  • Working with People who have Mental Health Difficulties
  • Preventing Infection in Residential Homes
  • Moving and Handling Awareness
  • Recruitment and Selection of Staff
  • Personal Relationships and Adult Individuals
  • Good Care of People with Learning Disabilities
  • Good Care of People with Physical Disabilities
  • Good Care of Older People in Residential Homes
  • Good care for older people who live at home

The following Good Care Guide is available online:

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Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XQ

Telephone 08458 247 100

text phone Textphone:
08458 247 905

 Envelope county.hall@kent.gov.uk

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