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 […]
Happy birthday, ICS!
By Ailsa Colquhoun, Editor, Care Home Management Magazine I am hopeful that social care can achieve some important wins in the new Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England, which have recently celebrated their first anniversary. In Herefordshire and Worcestershire (H&W), ICS leaders have created an ICS Academy. This aims to be a key enabler of […]
Be a part of developing infection control policy in care homes
University College London researchers are seeking care homes to take part in a Vivaldi follow-up study to improve infection control in care homes. The aim of the new study, called ‘Vivaldi Social Care’ is to gather data from care homes to develop policy and measures to prevent and reduce infections such as norovirus and flu. […]
So, what happened at the show around appointment? Why did the family choose another Care Home instead of yours?
Achieving occupancy targets we find is an important metric for our Care Home clients. Marketing spend success will undoubtedly be measured by the number of enquiries it generates and ultimately the number that convert into new residents moving in. That first visit to your care home is the critical step in the journey. Like anyplace […]
Creating data-led legacy in residential care
The possibilities of improving the lives of people living in residential care are vast, but data is key to unlocking this, says Rachelle Mills (pictured), Director of Partnerships & Innovation, KareInn… If it is the sector’s mission to create better, happier, more dignified care for its residents, then we need to make more impactful use of the […]
What can other sectors tell us about care?
It’s easy to think that people outside the world of care can’t understand care, and, perhaps, when the job demands specific technical or clinical skills, it is understandable that everybody in our world might fish from the same small recruitment pond. In our most recent look at the adult social care workforce dataset[1] it is […]
A moment to reflect: What next for care?
When we (the Care Home Management magazine team) first started planning our 100th issue last year, I was keen to include a ‘Happy Birthday’ message to those residents who were also celebrating their 100th. I was very pleasantly surprised to see how many there are! One of the good things about publishing a 100th issue, […]
Seamless or pointless? Care homes consider the first six months of Integrated Care Systems
By Care Home Management magazine freelance writer Eleanore Robinson In July 2022, 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) were launched with the aim of joining up health and social care systems to provide more seamless services. Six months on, however, social care providers are finding it hard to get involved with these new bodies, set up […]
