Mitigating financial shock through better energy management: Key questions for the care sector
This year, the care sector remains in a financially precarious position. According to the Financial Impacts of Covid-19 on Care Homes (FICCH), six in ten of the UK’s care home beds are operated by companies that could go bankrupt should they experience even a mild economic shock. Any future energy cost surges are therefore a threat and […]
Advantage Analytics: Driving sustainability and delivering savings for the care sector
With the Care and Quality Commission’s (CQC) CQC’s new Single Assessment Framework now including a crucial quality statement on environmental sustainability, care homes must consider how they respond. Implementing environmental sustainability can be an area of concern for managers, so how can care homes enhance their sustainability and make important financial savings at the same time? Advantage […]
Residential vs Nursing Dementia Care: How they differ and what this means for healthcare providers
In light of 55 million global cases and 10 million new diagnoses yearly, comprehending diverse care types is important for those navigating dementia1. Recognising the difference between residential and nursing care is vital to ensuring the appropriate support aligns with the progression of an individual living with dementia. As the leading provider of specialist dementia […]
Children’s services: Enabling families to have their voice
By Jackie Gill, Digital CHC Product Manager, IEG4 Social care is in desperate need of widespread reform, but to protect the safety of our most vulnerable, Children’s long-term care needs specialist attention. Recently the Children’s commissioner called for urgent reform, which is now more than ever paramount, as ministers have pledged to eradicate the waiting […]
Providing next gen-data for next-gen residents
The next generation of tech-savvy residents will play a vital role in shaping digital care. Phil Brown, Chief Product Officer at KareInn, discusses how a focus on prevention, and person-centred care planning, will further help accelerate the digital transformation of social care… Today’s generation of residents are the first to see the benefits digital can […]
A new digital-first strategy for Care Home Management magazine
By Ailsa Colquhoun, Editor, Care Home Management Care Home Management will be implementing a digital-first strategy from its November-December issue. S & A Publishing Ltd, which produces CHM, is following a growing publishing industry trend and moving away from a print publication to reduce its own carbon footprint. The magazine will now be sent to […]
Save money in your care home with effective Asset Management
Asset Management in care homes is a highly systematic process for procuring, operating, maintaining and disposing of care equipment. It is important to manage this process correctly, as it helps provide an attractive and safe care environment for your staff and service users. Asset Management can also help save your care home money both in […]
Safe Havens for Seniors: The 15 benefits of residential care homes
Since the pandemic, the landscape of senior care has witnessed a significant shift. As individuals around the world grappled with the challenges posed by the global health crisis, the perception of residential care homes as a lifestyle choice for seniors underwent a notable transformation. Prioritising safety and personal well-being, many people started to associate residential […]
Over-exposed and under-protected
By Ailsa Colquhoun, Editor, Care Home Management The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting effect on healthcare professionals: lost jobs, lost income, debilitating symptoms which render even the most mundane tasks near-impossible, and huge barriers to accessing treatment. According to the BMA, which represents UK doctors, there are the repeated stories of UK doctors living […]
Modern Slavery: What do care sector employers need to know?
The BBC has this week reported that the number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year, with 109 potential victims between January and March who were exploited for personal or financial gain. This is twice as many as the same period in 2022. But […]
