Details of the next LACNG (Larger Almshouse Charity Network Group) meeting will be posted here when finalised.
30 mins | CPD accredited |
Every member of staff legally requires some kind of Fire Awareness Training.
This online programme is an effective and hassle-free way to ensure that you follow current legislation – as well as providing an easily accessible record of staff training. It’s suitable for any workplace, in any industry sector and provides an engaging way for your staff to complete their Fire Safety Training.
The training course is broken down into 5 sections:
The Nature of Fire
Fire Signage
Fire Hazards
Emergency Procedure
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Fire Awareness Training Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
25 mins | CPD accredited |
This Legionella Training programme increases awareness of the dangers of legionella bacteria .
Highlighting the importance of regular maintenance and monitoring of systems where they may be found, it is designed to help everyone understand the risks of exposure to legionella bacteria. The course is particularly useful for those who are responsible for protecting an organisation from this kind of bacterial contamination; particularly people who manage , control or monitor the risk of exposure (as well as those responsible for record keeping .)
The course looks
at what legionella bacteria are and where
they can be found , as well as how legionella spreads and
how these bacteria can affect health – concentrating
particularly on Legionnaires’ disease and the symptoms to look
out for.
Although
Legionnaire’s disease is usually easily treated with antibiotics, it can lead
to long term health problems and even death . Between 2011 and
2013, 84 people in the UK died from harmful Legionella bacteria .
Make sure you and your colleagues know what to look out for and learn how to
protect your organisation from Legionella bacteria with our online Legionella
Awareness Training course.
Legionella Awareness Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
40 mins | CPD accredited |
This basic Health and Safety Training programme covers the key areas of Health and Safety that you are legally required to train your staff in. It provides an easy-to-follow but comprehensive introduction to the major topics that will keep your workplace safe, helping employees recognise and avoid risks at work and explaining what to do to minimise illness and reduce workplace accidents.
This training course is broken down into 4 sections:
Responsibilities and Legal Requirements of Health and Safety
Hazards and Risks in the Workplace
Safety Signs and their Importance
Workplace safety and Emergency Procedures
Essential Health and Safety Training Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
38 mins | CPD accredited |
This GDPR UK: Essential Training course is for everyone who handles personal data. It provides a broad understanding of the General Data Protection Regulations, or GDPR – which are all about keeping personal data safe and protecting the interests of the people whose data it is.
By the end of this course, you will:
Understand what the UK GDPR aims to achieve and why it exists
Understand the difference between a Data Controller, Data Processor, and Data Subject
Be able to identify Personal Data and Special Category Data
Have a clear understanding of the 7 Principles of the GDPR and how they apply to the work you do
Know the Individual Rights guaranteed to all Data Subjects and what you have to do to uphold them
This GDPR UK Essentials Training will teach you about the fundamental requirements needed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. The course is CPD accredited and provides certificates upon completion, helping you to comply with the GDPR.
GDPR Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
54 mins | CPD Accredited & IIRSM Approved|
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) is a course for anyone who works with, helps, or supports adults at risk. ‘partnership of care’ . It also highlights the importance of the individual – a ‘person-centred’ approach .
The training explains the seven major forms of abuse and gives step-by-step guidance to deal with abuse; including raising an alert , making a referral and what to include in a written report . It’s essential to act quickly if you think abuse may be happening – the quicker it’s spotted, the quicker something can be done about it.
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) Training course is broken down
into 3 sections.
What is safeguarding and who needs it? – Safeguarding is about improving a person’s welfare and keeping them safe from harm. In this section we ask WHO is at risk? We look at the legal framework, the principles of Safeguarding and The Mental Capacity Act and what should be included in a safeguarding policy.What is abuse? The forms of abuse – This section looks at what constitutes abuse. It looks at the tell-tale signs that abuse might be happening, so you know what to look out for. Abuse in vulnerable adults can be in the form of:
physical abuse
emotional abuse
sexual abuse
neglect
financial abuse
discriminatory abuse
institutional abuse
Dealing with Abuse – Dealing with abuse and reporting abuse can be upsetting and should be handled sensitively. It’s important to ACT and it’s crucial to act QUICKLY. In this section we give step by step guidance explaining what to do if you think abuse might be taking place or if someone makes a disclosure to you. We look at raising an alert , making a referral and what should be included in a written report .
Safeguarding
Vulnerable Adults Certificate
The course ends
with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material and
a printable certificate which includes your name, name of course taken, pass percentage, date of
completion and accreditations by recognised authorities.
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
For more information relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults click here
40 mins | CPD Accredited | IOSH Approved |
This training course raises awareness of ill-mental health, particularly stress, depression and anxiety.
It provides tools and guidance for daily well-being-management and aims to remove the stigma surrounding mental health.
Mental Health is a serious subject. Nearly two-thirds of people say that they have experienced a mental health problem and evidence suggests that poor mental health is responsible for almost 13% of all sickness absence days in the UK. One
of the biggest challenges with poor mental health is removing the stigma
that surrounds it. Many don’t hesitate to seek help for a physical
pain or problem, yet so many of us ignore emotional and mental health
issues – or we feel too embarrassed, confused or scared to talk about
them. This Mental Health Awareness Training discusses mental health the
way you would a headache or the flu, and it encourages you to take care of
yourself as you would a loved one.
This course raises awareness, it explains how to approach mental health and remove stigma; and it also provides simple tools, tips and ideas for day-to-day wellbeing-management (for yourself and others).
Happy
staff and volunteers equal healthier, more productive and more successful
organisation. Put simply, good mental health is a win-win for everyone.
The Mental Health Awareness
Training course is broken down into 4 sections.
Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health Problems
Wellbeing Toolkit
External Help
Mental Health Awareness Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
“They must be of honest life and conversation, religious, grave and discreet, able to read, if such a one be had, a single woman, her place to be void on marriage, to be of 56 years at least, no common beggar, harlot, scold, drunkard, haunter of taverns, inns and alehouses.” These are the original qualifications for admittance for Trinity Hospital, Castle Rising; the beautiful cloistered early 17th Century brick building and almshouse charity founded by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton who died in 1614.
Residents of Trinity Hospital were asked to go to prayers three times each day to say the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed and a prayer ordered by the Founder for himself and his noble family. Fast-forward to the present day and the criteria of this almshouse charity is not quite as strict. The only qualifying requirement is for single women from parishes of Castle Rising, North Wootton and Roydon who are in reduced financial circumstances. There’s no dress code these days either, yet the residents take great pride in dressing in the “uniform” provided by the Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton for special occasions such as Founder’s Day.
Sir John Manners founded St John’s Hospital in Bakewell in 1602, although the idea was initially proposed by Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury in 1597. The friends, who also had grandchildren in common, were acting in response to the Poor Law Statute of 1598 which encouraged the erecting of Hospitals or Working Houses for the Poor. The building was finally erected in 1709.
Trustees were assisted by local volunteers in demolishing a dreadful lean-to at rear which saved the charity £2.5k before refurbishment work started. After many years, this ancient Grade II listed building stood almost derelict and uninhabitable, until a new body of Trustees and local volunteers decided to preserve a key part of Bakewell’s historical and architectural heritage by restoring it. Determined to ensure that the almshouse charity could once again fulfill its purpose of providing good quality housing for local people, the Trustees’ efforts were not thwarted by the wide range of challenges they faced throughout the restoration.
What the original six homes from 1709 could boast in ancient charm couldn’t be matched by space. So, to bring the accommodation up to modern standards, the “one up and one down” properties were converted to provide three larger homes. Care was taken to retain original features wherever possible, including restoration of the 1709 original fireplaces which were unearthed when the 20th Century ones were ripped out. Due to the hard work of the Trustees, St John’s Hospital is now home to some very happy residents and new life has been given to a valuable piece of Derbyshire history.
Atkinson’s Almshouse Charity in London was established in 1679 with a legacy from Samuel Atkinson. The original almshouses had been destroyed in 1940 and been rebuilt in the 1950s and 1970s but they in very poor condition. In 2005 the charity merged with the Day’s Almshouse charity and Trustees consulted with The Almshouse Association to apply for a Social Housing Grant to fund the project.
The almshouses were in poor condition so most residents were keen to have new homes, even though it would mean moving out during the renovation. They were consulted at every stage of the process and given the opportunity to choose kitchen fittings, floor coverings and colours. Art competitions were encouraged in local schools and adult art classes.
Day’s and Atkinson’s new building provides a semi cloistered development around communal gardens. The charity has replaced 6 one-bedroom almshouses in a poor state of repair with 15 new homes. Preservation was a key objective and several artefacts and wall plaques from the original almshouses were restored and re-located. New heritage features include gable roundels and a bronze sundial, a commemorative wall plaque celebrating the laying of the foundation stone, and an historical information board.
Almshouse resident, Lindsay and daughters enjoying the residents Christmas Party There are now 34 residents whose lives have been transformed by comfortable new homes in a close-knit and supportive community. In keeping with the true spirit of the almshouse movement, good use is being made of the communal meeting room where all the residents have come together to hold children’s birthday parties, christenings and even a wedding. With the recent birth of 2 baby girls, the age span of the residents now extends from a few days old to almost 84 years old!
One of the most captivating stories of the success of this Edgware almshouse community concerns a 5-year old resident with severe cerebral palsy whose family was appointed to the wheelchair-adapted flat complete with hoist and specially designed bathroom. At one of the summer birthday parties hosted in the communal area, she discovered that by leaning forward onto balloons she could pop them. This so obviously delighted her that all the other young residents immediately started bringing her all the balloons they could find. It was a real joy to see their childhood friendship blossom and a sight that made all the hard work demanded by this project so worthwhile.