Guest Blog, Christina Macdonald: 8 top tips for care workers…
Christina Macdonald, author of the book, Dementia Care: A Guide gives eight top tips for care workers… Get help when you need it – It’s not always possible to care for someone on your own – sometimes more than one pair of hands is required, especially if the person is angry or upset and not […]
Guest Blog, Tamara Habberley: Care homes – the complexities of VAT…
VAT is a particularly complex and difficult-to-decipher area for businesses of differing sizes across a range of sectors, and palliative care and nursing homes are no exception to this confusion. Unfortunately, many institutions experience considerable struggles when calculating VAT, and many are unaware of the opportunity to make the most of particular reliefs that could […]
Guest Blog, David Fry: Technology puts independence within reach…
Mobile phones are now ‘part of the furniture’, we use them in every part of our lives – to connect, to shop, to bank. But the use of mobile software within support organisations is very much in its infancy. Yet those taking the leap are seeing significant benefits. Brain in Hand was formed to embrace […]
Guest Blog, Elaine Roche: Future-proofing your care home income…
The topic of care fees seems to be a significant area of discussion at the moment, particularly since the proposed government cap that was due to be enforced this year has now been pushed back to 2020. Understanding the legalities of financing care services is the first step in knowing how to answer any difficult […]
Guest Blog, Danielle Moore: The recruitment challenges faced by care homes…
One of the most serious issues in care home recruitment is that many professionals don’t actually consider them to be a workplace that could facilitate career progression. After all, when most people think of nurses, they probably think of those operating in hospitals instead of employees in nursing and dementia homes. But what other challenges […]
