Wellbeing Coordinators at Market Lavington care home in Devizes, Eleanor Cheetham and Riaz Ali, delivered two teaching sessions across two days, on understanding and using the E-Tran communication device, and an electronic version of it known as the ‘Megabee’.
These devices were provided by Sam Wakefield, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Wiltshire Health and Care, and can be a crucial aid in communication for Residents that have impaired speech or other medical conditions that may make normal verbal communication difficult. The training had five care assistants attend initially and more are expected in the coming weeks.
Staff Nurse, Sue, who attended the training said, “A wonderful training session which I thoroughly enjoyed”.
Riaz Ali, Wellbeing Coordinator, commented, “It was wonderful to facilitate these training sessions. Empowering other staff with the knowledge to use these different methods of communication is also a way of building confidence within all parties and improves the delivery and the quality of our care”.