10 innovations that are helping to drive a healthcare revolution

‘Social prescriptions’, smart beds and digital programmes for diabetes are among the futuristic innovations which could transform the NHS in the near future. According to a new report, patients will soon be connected to social networks of people living in similar situations to learn to manage their own conditions from others who have gone through […]
Care Forum 2019 – Registration now open

Act now to secure your VIP delegate place or supplier stand at the next Care Forum, which takes place on July 1st & 2nd 2019 at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire. The Forum is a highly-focused event that brings care home facilities and operations professionals together for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities. […]
Elderly metalheads sneak out of care home to mosh at Wacken Festival

In what is simultaneously the greatest and most heartwarming story we’ve reported on Care Briefing, two German chaps sneaked out of their care home last weekend to attend that country’s biggest heavy metal festival. The 4-day Wacken Festival, this year headlined by awesome bands including Judas Priest, In Flames and Hatebreed, is up there with […]
Four in ten Brits doubt they will have enough to live on in old age

Of those, one in three (30%) don’t know how they will make up the shortfall, while four in ten (42%) plan on returning to work, according to a YouGov survey. Almost half (47%) of Brits report feeling ‘uncertain’ about their finances in retirement. A quarter (24%) say they feel ‘anxious’, and over a fifth (22%) […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Sentida 7-i – The intelligent nursing home bed

With sentida 7-i, wissner-bosserhoff does not only continue the success story of universal and low nursing beds, it also sets new standards in electronics and intelligent sensors, which previously had only been available for hospital beds. At the same time, the nursing home bed maintains the cozy design that distinguishes all wissner-bosserhoff products. Tailored to […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Arrive Digital Marketing

Arrive is a marketing agency with significant experience and understanding of the care industry, and known for creative, digital campaigns which engage audiences and drive enquiries for operators. Using bespoke insight and data, combined with their wealth of knowledge within the sector, Arrive are helping care operators to target specific, local audiences using cost-effective and […]
Secure your place for at the Care Forum today

You can now secure your VIP delegate place or supplier stand at the next Care Forum, which takes place on July 1st & 2nd 2019 at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire. The Forum is a highly-focused event that brings care home facilities and operations professionals together for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities. […]
Government ‘planning social care tax’ to meet £3.5bn funding gap

Ministers are discussing the possibility of introducing a ‘social care’ levy to cover the cost of elderly care, according to various media reports. The Sun cites sources that say the idea has been pushed by former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and will enable a £3.5 billion funding gap to be closed. The proposal would see […]
Care England ‘expresses disappointment’ at CCG & CSU conduct

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of social care, has again expressed its disappointment about the conduct of some Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Commissioning Support Units (CSUs). Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England said: “The system simply fails to hold CCGs, or CSUs as their agents, to account. If […]
5 Minutes With… Dan Morris, Arrive Digital Marketing

We sat down with Dan Morris, MD at Arrive Digital Marketing, to talk about their recent projects in the care home sector and the marketing opportunities across the industry… Tell us about the background to Arrive Digital Marketing – when was the company launched, by whom, and how did you find yourselves focusing on the […]