New management team at Forum Events
Forum Events – the company behind the Care Forum – has a new management team to take the business forward. Longtime Managing Director Sarah Beall (pictured) has joined the Board of Directors, sitting alongside Finance & Operations Director, Gill McCaughay, and New Business Director, Gill Woods. Erstwhile Chairman Paul Rowney – who founded the company […]
Medicare’s E-LOGGING leads the way for innovation in the care sector
Medicare’s E-LOGGING service provides secure access to nurse call data through the iCloud platform. Used in the Nursing and Residential environment, this powerful reporting tool supplies accurate call data analysis providing evidential reports. All reports can be individually tailored, automated and emailed to selected recipients. Allows remote access anywhere on any device including smartphones, tablets […]
Care home furnishings: 2018 buying trends revealed
Bedroom Furniture, Mattresses and Beds are the key furnishing areas of interest for the UK’s leading care professionals in 2018. The findings come from a survey of the senior care professionals attending this summer’s Care Forum, which takes place on July 2nd & 3rd at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire. These care professionals include representatives from the […]
GUEST BLOG: Is your home suitable for live-in care?
The Good Care Group provides some useful thoughts on advice to offer consumers looking at care options… Around the clock care helps facilitate a better quality of life and comfort for many elderly and disabled people, however, some perceive it as being synonymous with the loss of independence. This is likely because those in need […]
Confirm your attendance at the Care Forum
Are you free on July 2nd & 3rd? We would like to offer you a complimentary VIP invitation to the Care Forum. When: 2nd & 3rd July 2018 Where: Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire Hospitality: It’s all complimentary, including lunch and refreshments. Format: Corporate ‘speed-dating’. Your attendance as our VIP guest includes face-to-face meetings pre-agreed by you, […]
GUEST BLOG: The art of marketing at conferences & exhibitions
By WhereTheTradeBuys The challenges of advertising aren’t restricted to design. Many business owners and marketers need to consider where they will place their printed products once they’re complete — put them in the wrong spot and your ROI could plummet! To help, we’ve explored the multiple locations available to you when you want to optimise […]
Health Secretary confirms costs for individual social care to be capped
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that any new system of funding social care will be capped. Addressing a conference of social care workers in his first policy speech since taking responsibility for social care reform back in January of this year, Hunt also pledged to find new ways to support councils struggling to meet […]
Dire Straits help Parkinson’s patient recover brain function
A Parkinson’s patient is on the road to recovery, thanks to rock band Dire Straits. The patient was played Dire Straits’ hit song ‘Walk Of Life’ with surprising consequences, recovering brain function and balance. Scientists are exploring the connection between certain rhythms that allow the brain to bypass sections damaged by stroke, traumatic injury or […]
Robotic dog ‘Biscuit’ helps Dorset care home residents
A robotic dog has moved into a Dorset care home to help care for the elderly residents. The dog, named ‘Biscuit,’ has become a favourite with the residents from Templeman House, Bournemouth. With realistic fur and ‘BarkBack’ technology, robotic dogs and cats are nothing new, with Hasbro launching its ‘Joy For All’ brand of Companion […]
Do you specialise in Nurse Call Systems? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Care Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and in April we’ll be focussing on Nurse Call Systems. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Nurse Call […]