Care homes can save time and money by digitalising their administration and, in future, having a better understanding of how artificial intelligence will change the care sector. In our latest podcast ‘Digital Top Tip for Care Homes in 2025’ our experts discuss how care homes have reached different levels of maturity when it comes to digital transformation. James Maynard, director of product marketing at Access Group, says providers want more integration between the systems they buy and to use...

Our latest podcast looks back on the care home market in 2024 and explores the trends shaping the market this year. The ‘Regional insights: The UK care market in review’ podcast dives into Christie & Co’s annual report. The podcast provides valuable insight from Christie & Co’s experts who look back at the impact of last year’s General Election and high inflation which caused market uncertainty. In 2025 they explore the potential threats to care home businesses from rising employer NI...

A care home’s laundry can be its Cinderella service – all work and not much fun. But when things go wrong, the knock on effects are often substantial. Much has changed in the care home laundry. Machines have become ever more sophisticated in terms of power and detergent consumption. They can be monitored and possible future problems anticipated from many miles away. Find out more with our latest industry-leading podcast with JLA. Join Olivia Nolan, business development director for care, ...

As the media partner for the Care Home Awards, Care Home Management is delighted to bring you this special podcast to help providers celebrate best practice. Join CHA commercial director Helen Warrilow and communications manager Rosie Pickering as they discuss why care homes should enter and how they can do it. Hear about new categoriesPractical advice on how to enter DeadlinesNews of the Awards dinner in London in MaySponsor newsPodcast hosted by Alan Rustad. Listen to all our industr...

Care home recruitment and resident occupancy are hard for providers to stay on top of. On our latest industry-leading podcast with specialist communications agency Conteur, we learn the secrets to boosting both. Join managing director David Huckerby and account director Natasha Jones as they share their top tips with podcast host Alan Rustad. They discuss: Why care home operators must guard against putting all their eggs into one basket when it comes to communicationWhy your messaging must b...

“Go to work on an egg” – perfect advice for care homes The humble British egg has had a tough time of it in the last thirty years or more. But the British egg is back in a big way. Packed with protein and vitamins but no sugar, it is playing a vital part on the care home menu – both as a cooked item in its own right or as part of dishes such as ice cream, cakes and mayonnaise. In this special podcast we talk to British Lion Eggs about the importance of protein in residents' diets. Many reside...

For a care home to remain viable it must maximise its occupancy rates. But keeping occupancy levels high is no easy task. In our special podcast we look at: How care homes can ensure they keep residency levels as high as possible?The importance of sales and marketingTurning enquiries into residentsJoin Ali Powell, CEO and Founder of Commercial Acceleration as she talks to host Alan Rustad. For all our industry-leading podcasts please click here. Podcasts kindly sponsored by Rotacloud...

In this special podcast with Towergate Insurance and Care England we provide some top tips to help care homes purchase the most useful and cost-effective insurance. Are you insured for the right things? Protecting revenue as well as the building?What about cyber insurance?What if you had a data health breach?Working with insurance brokersJoin our experts, Care England's social care advisor Richard Ayres and Towergate's head of care Jason Brown. Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad. Listen to all ou...

PR and marketing can boost your care home's reputation, which can boost occupancy. In this special podcast we explore the benefits of promoting your home locally and how you can drive enquiries using strong and relevant content in all your marketing. Our experts provide some great top tips to help care providers improve their marketing straightaway. Join Five On A Bike Group founder York Woodford-Smith and Chew PR's founder Colette Lowe. Podcast hosted by Care Home Management's publ...

Two of key elements to a successful care home are good leadership from the management team and a strong and loyal workforce to deliver the very best of care. But how do you achieve that? In this podcast, four people with a deep knowledge of the legal, HR, and service requirements were brought together to discuss how owners and managers can inspire with the very best leadership, and at the same time get the best from their teams. They also examined what is needed to recruit and r...

Going digital must be a priority for care homes but it is a complex area. In our latest industry-leading podcast we look at three specific areas to save care homes time and money: DSCR - improving outcomes for Care Providers & Service UsersImproving transparency in the care home by removing manual processes, particularly around expenses Digitalisation in workforce management, particularly the challenges with temporary staffing Join our expert panel of Kate Roberts, managing dir...

Sustainability has never been a more important subject for care homes. Potential residents and their families are asking questions they have never asked before. And regulators, like the CQC, are including sustainability policies in their regulation procedures. In a recent Care Home Management podcast, three people from companies providing services to care homes came together to discuss sustainability and how it is a subject that will be given even more prominence. They were James Read,...

The start of a new year is always a time for looking ahead and also reviewing the previous 12 months. Every January Christie & Co, specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses, brings out its Business Outlook where it does just that. In a special Care Home Management magazine podcast, we caught up with three of their regional leaders, Rob Kinsman, South and West; Lee Howard, North and Midlands; and Martin Daw, Scotland. · How robus...

The Care Home Awards are benchmarks for innovation and excellence and the closing date for the 2024 Awards is the end of January. Listen to our short podcast interview with commercial director Helen Warrilow, development director Matt MacNamara and event manager Rose Freeman as they discuss this year's awards for CHM publishing editor Steve Hemsley. Find out: Why it's not too late to enterHow the Care Home Awards team can help you with last minute entriesWhy you care home's positive stories ...

The start of a brand new year is always a time for reflection on what has passed and a look ahead to what the next 12 months will offer. On our latest podcast, sponsored by Rotacloud, Care Home Management brought together two experts to look ahead at both what the Care Quality Commission’s new assessment framework will mean for care home regulation and whether operators are as up to speed as they should be with using digital social care records that the CQC will be demanding. Our experts Ph...

In our latest industry-leading podcast, we look at the subject of insurance and why care homes need to be on top of their cover. We talk to specialist Towergate and discuss: Why insurance cover is obligatory and essential for peace of mindHow digitalisation has increased risksHow we are seeing more claims against senior individuals in care homesHow insurance can protect from reputational damage.Join host Alan Rustad as he talks to Towergate's divisional claims manager Michael Glanton a...

Running a care home with plenty of digital help, whether it be in the shape of the care given, the deployment of staff, or just bookkeeping tasks, has transformed the way homes operate over the past few years. Tune in to our latest industry-leading podcast where are expert panel discusses: Are home operators now fully on board with using digital technology to truly deliver better care?Turning digital ambition into actionHow much further can care homes can go with the introduction of digital?...

In our latest Supplier Special podcast, we talk to The Care Home Interior Co's managing director Kerry Southern-Reason about how any refurbishment must take into account the needs of the residents and of the planet. She discusses: How investing in better care home interiors boosts occupancyHow taking pride in the look of your care home tells families that you careThinking about sustainability – can you recycle furniture and furnishings?How the right look and furnishings help residents to fee...

Care homes are always being encouraged to tell their positive stories. You can only do this if you are on top of your PR and marketing. You need to know what to say and how to say it to different audiences across different media and marketing channels. In our latest industry-leading podcast our experts discuss: Why care homes should focus on their positive human interest storiesHow to get the best value from any marketing and PR budget How video can bring any care home storytelli...

The Care Quality Commission outlines fundamental standards that should be provided for residents. These include person centred care, dignity and respect, consent, safety and safeguarding from abuse. Join our expert panel to discuss what this all means for care homes today. Our panellists discuss: Why fundamental standards are as important as everThe CQC's planned changesWhy everyone in a care home organisation must understand the standardsHow the standards keep staff safe tooThe...