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Sleepover staff
When employees remain in the residential care facility overnight and are permitted to sleep.
Staff to resident ratio (staff ratio)
The number of people using a service divided by the number of staff.
Suspension
Where an employee is temporarily not allowed to work due to an investigation.
Verbal warning
A disciplinary measure where an employer speaks to an employee about an issue involving their behaviour, conduct, or job performance.
Emergency admission
A person provided with residential care at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances.
Alternative termsCrisis admissionEmergency evacuation
Where there is an urgent need for people to exit or escape a place due to an imminent threat.
Alternative termsUnplanned evacuationFire alarm activation
An occasion where a fire alarm issues an audible and/or visual alert.
Medical emergency
An occasion where a person requires urgent attention from a doctor or other relevant health professional.
Road traffic incident
The unintended collision of one motor vehicle with another, a stationary object, or person.
Alarm bracelet
A wearable device worn by a service user that alerts staff if the person enters a particular area.
Assistive technology
Any device or system that allows an individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increases the ease and safety with which the task can be performed.
Bed bumper
A device made of soft material which is placed at the side of a bed to prevent a person falling out of the bed.