In a special podcast, Care Home Management magazine editor Ailsa Colquhoun talks to specialist food service provider apetito about how care homes can comply with the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI). 

The guests are apetito’s senior dietitian Rachel Sipaul and speech and language therapist and founder of Speakmore, Tracy Broadley Jackson.

The panel discusses:

• What exactly is Dysphagia and who is affected?
• Why care homes must be aware of IDDSI
• How IDDSI helps providers and residents
• The potential risks if care homes do not comply with the framework
• How to involve a resident's family
• The difficulties care homes face trying to comply
• The importance of training and raising awareness internally.

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In our latest podcast, Care Home Management looks forward to the next Care Home Awards which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026.

This flagship event, of which Care Home Management is the media partner, is the perfect way for providers to reward themselves and their teams for best practice, and to boost their reputation locally.

Commercial director Helen Warrilow outlines:

• The benefits of entering
• How winning or being a finalist can boost reputation and occupancy
• New categories for 2026
• How to enter
• How to sponsor a category and enjoy discounted advertising with CHM
• News of the Awards Lunch on May 15 2026.

Tune in now to find out more about the Care Home Awards 2026.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley and kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training.

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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 contributions and the jump in the minimum wage.

Join Christie & Co’s regional directors Rob Kinsman and Lee Howard alongside senior director Martin Daw as they discuss the future care home market with podcast host Alan Rustad.

Podcast kindly sponsored by soft skills training experts Hendrix Training.

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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, and JLA's in-house chemist Lucy Cripwell as they discuss:

• Thermal disinfection programmes
• Remote maintenance and monitoring
• Why care homes need to buy machines that last
• Ozone technology and much more.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and kindly sponsored by Rotacloud.

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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 categories
• Practical advice on how to enter 
• Deadlines
• News of the Awards dinner in London in May
• Sponsor news

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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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 communication
• Why your messaging must be consistent
• How to understand different media channels
• The power of video
• Using residents and their families as brand ambassadors
• Measuring success

Podcast kindly sponsored by Rotacloud.

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“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 residents are of an age where they remember how good eggs can be for their health.

Join food safety and hygiene specialist, Dr Lisa Ackerley and specialist older person’s dietitian, Alison Smith as they discuss how the protein provided by eggs helps older people in care homes guard against some of the problems increasing frailty can bring.

Of course, eggs must be cooked properly!

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and kindly sponsored by Rotacloud.

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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 marketing
• Turning enquiries into residents

Join Ali Powell, CEO and Founder of Commercial Acceleration as she talks to host Alan Rustad.

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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 brokers

Join our experts, Care England's social care advisor Richard Ayres and Towergate's head of care Jason Brown.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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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 publishing editor Steve Hemsley.

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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 retain staff, who today have so many other opportunities open to them. 

Taking part were James Howell, Managing Director of Rubric Law; Nicola Johnson, from Kelso Care Consortium; Zameer Nazarali – CEO and Founder SimplifyER; and Leigh Smith – Director of Growth and Happiness, AnswerConnect

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad. Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud.

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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 Users
• Improving 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 director of Neuven, Sanjay Malkani, head of sales at Expend and Ed  Evans, sales director at Log My Care.

Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud and hosted by CHM's publishing editor Steve Hemsley.

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In our latest industry-leading podcast, we look at the state of the UK care home market and how the current economic and political landscape is impacting buyers and sellers.

We talk to Christie & Co’s managing director for care Richard Lunn, and head of healthcare consultancy Hannah Haines about trends, transactions and occupancy.

The Care Market Review 2025 special podcast reveals that market activity has picked up and yields continue to stabilise, but investors remain selective about where they put their money. The market is evolving with more M&A and joint ventures between investors and a focus on management contracts.

Moving into 2026, more money is likely to become available for mid-market deals and high-performing care homes.

On the podcast we also discuss how the sector will be impacted by the Labour government's overhaul of the planning system and how high construction costs are fuelling joint venture partnerships.

We also explore geographical trends, how interest from international investors is likely to grow in 2026, the future of purpose-built homes and other factors that will decide the health of the UK care home marketing over the next year.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley and kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training.

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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, Chief Marketing Officer, of Zellar; Christina Larkin, Chief Data and Marketing Officer at JLA; and Nicole Fenton, Marketing Manager, Ontex Global.

They discuss:

• How care home owners are responding to the calls to be more sustainable
• The reaction of managers and carers and other stakeholders
• Where can things clash? For example. sustainability versus infection control?
• How will sustainability in care homes evolve over the next few years?

Join our panel and host Alan Rustad.

Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud.

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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 robust is the care sector?

·         Where is demand coming from?

·         Where is investment coming from?

·         Local authorities and private sector challenges

·         The benefits of investing in better facilities

·         Impact of predicted interest rates and a General Election

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.  Listen to all our podcasts here.

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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 enter
• How the Care Home Awards team can help you with last minute entries
• Why you care home's positive stories should be told
• The positive impact of Awards on a care home's reputation and its workforce
• How to celebrate with others at the Awards Lunch and ceremony in May.

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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 Philippa Doyle, partner and head of social care at Hempsons solicitors and Daniel O’Shaughnessy, delivery manager at Digital Care Hub, which used to be known as Digital Social Care, discussed what care homes should do to prepare for the new framework and how they can seek help to ensure they equip themselves with the right systems. 

They discuss:

• Whether the CQC framework will improve quality of care
• How to finally move from paper to digital in 2024

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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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 mind
• How digitalisation has increased risks
• How we are seeing more claims against senior individuals in care homes
• How insurance can protect from reputational damage.

Join host Alan Rustad as he talks to Towergate's divisional claims manager Michael Glanton and trading director Carolyn Baker-Mellor.

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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 action
• How much further can care homes can go with the introduction of digital?
• Opportunities from Artificial Intelligence
• Do care homes have the right infrastructure to maximise what is on offer from digital technology? 
• What does a multi-channel approach look like?

Join our expert panel comprising Jon Anderton, managing partner, Cambridge Telecom; James Maynard, director of product marketing, The Access Group; and James Revell, director of contact solutions at Whistl.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad. Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud.

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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 occupancy
• How taking pride in the look of your care home tells families that you care
• Thinking about sustainability – can you recycle furniture and furnishings?
• How the right look and furnishings help residents to feel safe and secure
• Remembering this is the residents’ home so does the interior and the furnishings used reflect this?
• Top tips for improving your care home interior on a set budget

Join host Alan Rustad.

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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 stories
• How to get the best value from any marketing and PR budget 
• How  video can bring any care home storytelling to life.
• Why positive marketing can be crucial in boosting a care home's reputation locally
• Finding and using good news stories from residents and their families.
  
  There is even some great advice to get your care home on local TV to share stories of great care.
  
  Join our experts; York Woodford-Smith, from Five On A Bike; Adam James, from Springup PR and Colette Lowe from Chew PR.
  
  Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley and sponsored by soft skills training consultancy Hendrix Training.

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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 ever
• The CQC's  planned changes
• Why everyone in a care home organisation must understand the standards
• How the standards keep staff safe too
• The role standards play when recruiting 
• The role they play when planning a training strategy
• How the standards impact on care home equipment and premises
• Understanding the regulations and your obligations

Join our experts: Philippa Doyle, partner at Hempsons; Gary Hook, managing director at Edify Training;  Andy Backhouse, UK client services director CAS Recruitment, and Helen Buchan, head of product at JLA.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Hendrix Training.

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Recruitment and retention of care workers is arguably the key challenge for most care providers in 2023. 

On our latest industry-leading podcast the experts discuss:

• Why the care sector cannot ignore the issue of pay when it comes to retention and recruitment
• How staff shortages impact on the quality of care
• Are there any short-term solutions to the long-term staffing problems
• The role of professional development and training
•  Why care homes need a Leadership Mindset
• How care can recruit people in other sectors who have the right transferrable skills
• What can care learn from other industries?
•  Why we need more innovation around staffing
• The importance of having real company value
• How employee wellbeing can play a big part in retaining your best people

This podcast is a must-listen for any care home owner or manager looking for solutions to its staffing challenges.

Join:  Dee Newton from Craven Consultancy Services; Charles Armitage from Florence and Zameer Nazarali from SimplifyER.

Your host is CHM's publishing editor Steve Hemsley and the podcast is sponsored by CAS Recruitment, a leading recruiter sourcing carers from the Philippines for more than 20 years.

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In our special podcast with workforce management systems specialists Planday we look at AI's role in balancing staffing needs, predicting revenue and improving scheduling efficiency. 

We talk to Planday's principal AI engineer Tom Gadsby who discusses:

• The importance of starting small with AI pilots to assess its impact on staff retention and well-being
• Why you must gradually scale up, while maintaining human oversight and control
• The need to speak to other care homes to understand their experiences and challenges
• How to define the key problems and objectives for your care home before exploring AI solutions
• Why care homes should reach out to providers such as Planday to understand how their AI-powered workforce management tools could address your specific needs.
   
  Join Tom and host Care Home Management's podcast editor Steve Hemsley

Podcast kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training who supply care home with professional actors for in-house training roleplays.

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Care homes must - and they want - to avoid compliance breaches. 

But it is not always easy to stay on top of the latest regulations when delivering care or ensuring the care home building complies with the latest rules.

On our latest industry-leading podcast our expert panel discusses:

• How to comply with the latest legal requirements affecting care homes
• Which agencies you must interact with. It is not just the CQC
• Safe care and safe guarding compliance
• Do you actually know when you are breaching regulations?
• Training staff to understand compliance
• How care home compliance can vary across the UK
• Improving care homes' relationship with CQC
• Ensuring compliance with regulations that affect the care home building. Is your building safe?

Listen to our experts as they share free tips and advice.  Neil Grant from law firm Gordons Partnership Solicitors,  Bradley Lambert from First Choice Nursing, Kevin Groombridge from Care Inspections UK, and Josh Tedstone from Specialist Façade Inspections.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Rotacloud.

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Why buy a care home? How do you sell a care home?

These two crucial questions are answered on our latest industry-leading podcast.

Our expert panel discuss:

• How healthy is the care home real estate market?
• How confident are banks and others in the lending market?
• What legal due diligence must you do?
• Who are the buyers and who are the sellers?
• How do you structure a care home real estate deal?
• What is happening in the new build market?
• How can a CQC report and rating can affect a deal?

Join our fantastic experts Faisal Dhalla, partner at Hempsons, Jimmy Johns, director at Christie Finance, and Rob Kinsman, regional director at Christie & Co.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and kindly sponsored by Rotacloud.

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So much has changed in the area of infection control and prevention over the past three years and care homes are constantly looking for ways to improve.

In this special podcast we look at:

• The role of digital technology in infection control
• How care home teams can work more collaboratively
• How regulation is changing around disinfection
• The importance of training  for permanent and temp staff
• What should the policy be around wearing masks in a care home?
• Do residents and their families view care homes as safe?
• Keeping uniforms clean
• Ensuring the laundry operation runs efficiently

Join our two experts Robert Ackland, chief technology officer at JLA, and Fiona Millington, chief nurse at Florence.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud.

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With recruitment and retention an on-going challenge, care homes often need to sponsor foreign workers.

However, it is important that they follow the rules and do not breach the terms of a sponsor licence.

In this special podcast Sundeep Rathod, partner Head of Immigration at law firm Edwin Coe LLP, guides care homes through the process.

• What are a care home's sponsorship and compliance obligations 
• Why care homes must read the Home Office guidance
• Avoiding breaches and what to do when there is a breach
• Integrating sponsorship within existing HR practices

This is a must listen for any care home provider looking to sponsor foreign workers.

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In our latest podcast looking at care home digital transformation our expert panel discusses:

• The future of care home telephone systems
• Modern digital call handling
• How using live chat and messaging apps saves time
• Retaining the personal touch
• The modernisation of care record keeping
• What is still not working when it comes to digital solutions

Join our experts Ted Mellor from Sage, Katie Thorn from Digital Social Care, Lauren Williams from Moneypenny and Jon Anderton from Cambridge Telecom.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

Podcast sponsored by Rotacloud.

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Christie &  Co's analysis of the UK care home market reveals that the number of deals  are at a 14 year high, significantly rebounding from the two years of rather subdued market activity.

In our latest special industry-leading podcast we are joined by regional directors Lee Howard and Rob Kinsman to discuss what will drive the buying and selling of care homes in 2023.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley.

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We are delighted to chat with CoolCare on another special supplier podcast.
 
We discover how care homes are saving money and time by using administration software to help them through the cost of living crisis.

Managing director Fiona Hale and sales manager Iain Corrigan explain how using an admin and workforce management system can save money and time.

They discuss:

• How better rostering can reduce agency costs and boost staff morale
• How technology can provide employees with more certainty over the shifts they want and need
• How going digital frees up managers' time to spend on more meaningful tasks - such as talking to their team

Tune into the podcast here for more tips on how to save money and boost staff engagement during the cost of living crisis.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley.

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In tough times we need our care staff to be well trained and to upskill where possible.

With such tight margins, there is always a risk that corners could be cut. One area under pressure may be the training of staff who are needed to deliver the first class service residents deserve. 

So how do you get value for money from your training budget?

In our latest industry-leading podcast our expert panel discusses:

• The use of apprentices to fill skill gaps and bring in new talent and ideas
• How the Pandemic changed care homes' approach to training
• How good training can lift the mood and morale
• Why the cheapest option is rarely the best option

Join our insightful experts Gary Hook from Edify Training, Conor Shaw from Bizimply and Paul O'Hagan from Paragon.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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As the cost of living crisis starts to bite, we bring together industry experts to share their tips and advice to help care homes save money and time.

They discuss:

• Top tips around how to save money and time on staffing
• The use of volunteers 
• Asking everyone in the care home for money saving ideas
• How to find energy saving solutions in the care home
• Advice on improving food procurement and the catering operation
• Why connecting devices and equipment helps to manage usage more accurately
• The need to improve training so employees know how to save money where they can in areas such as laundry
• Why care homes must be on aware of how inefficient some equipment may be, such as the care home boiler

Join our experts: Mark McCarthy from Zupa, Rachael Venditti at Allmanhall and Christina Larkin at JLA.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Rotacloud.

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Care homes must take their online reputation seriously.

Hear some top tips on how to deal with online reviews from experts Reputation on this special Care Home Management magazine podcast.

Good and bad online reviews must be responded to in a timely manner, and difficult conversations taken offline.

A robust strategy around dealing with online reviews will help a care home business by boosting occupancy and employee morale.

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In this special podcast with communications specialists Conteur, Care Home Management discusses how care homes can and should be promoting their positive story.

Join Conteur's managing director David Huckerby and account director Natasha Jones as they provide top tips on how to create a positive narrative.  These include:

• How to become a community hub
• Why you need to be authentic and consistent in your marketing
• How to leverage different social media platforms
• Why you should use video content
• How to encourage staff to be care home brand ambassadors
• How to help change negative perceptions of social care.

Hear about one case study where Conteur helped a care home increase enquiries by 90% and boosted occupancy by 32% in three months.

Find out more about Conteur's care home marketing packages here.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley and kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training who provide professional actors for care home training role plays.

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Care providers need advice and support when there is - or could be - an inquest into a death at a care home.

This is a specialist area, and law firm Mills & Reeve helps providers through the inquest process to protect the care home and its long-term reputation.

Tune into our special podcast featuring Mills & Reeve partner Chris Gough and principal associate Ruth Minnis. 

They discuss:

• Having the right insurance
• Working with medical experts and the coroner
• How evidence is reviewed.

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In our latest special podcast looking at digital transformation, our experts offer more guidance to readers on how to make the best technology decisions for their care home.

We also look at the risk from cyber criminals when it comes to protecting sensitive data and explain the help and support available during Cyber Security Month and beyond.

Our experts discuss:

• Cyber Security month – don’t let in the hackers in
• Protecting your data
• Cyber support available to care homes
• What social care can learn from health care when it comes to cyber security
• How virtual reality is changing and improving residents’ lives
• The role of digital in person centred care
• How using data effectively can improve care
• How digital solutions can help solve recruitment and retention issues
• How technology ensures a consistent quality of care – it’s not just about efficiency savings
• Is the technology you are investing in fit for purpose? 
• Does the tech fit with your operation and does it support your carers?
• Can digital help with the sharing of information between health and social care?

Join our experts on the podcast: Stuart Barclay from Vayyar, Michelle Corrigan from Better Security, Better Care and Rhian Bulmer from Tendable.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Smooth Digital.

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In our special podcast, The Care Home Interiors Company's managing  director Kerry Southern-Reason talks about how design does not have to change radically following the pandemic.

Instead, she says, care homes should look for quick wins to keep everyone safe and keep energy costs down.

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Infection control and prevention must be a priority area for care homes.

In our latest industry-leading podcast our expert panel discusses latest trends and provides some top tips for our readers.

Our experts discuss:

• How to run an efficient laundry operation and keep costs down
• Why infection control and prevention must be at the top of care homes' agenda
• The importance of staff training
• Why care homes should undertake a laundry audit to assess energy usage and costs
• How automation and technology can free up staff to spend more time on care
• How investment in technology can ensure laundry equipment runs 24/7
• Why care homes need to think more about airborne transmission as well as surface contact and hand washing. How air purifiers can help with this

Join our expert panel of Debbie Jones, sales manager at Washco,  Richard Newton, owner at Opeque, Pete Hewitson, customer service manager at Smart Wellbeing Solutions and Robert Ackland, digital director at JLA.

Podcast sponsored by Smooth Digital and hosted by Alan Rustad for Care Home Management magazine.  

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On our latest industry-leading podcast, sponsored by Smooth Digital, we provide care homes with more expert advice on how to improve care and their care business using technology.

We cover:

• How technology can help to monitor residents' hydration levels
• How to use video to gather and record valuable evidence for CQC
• How younger employees can be involved in, and lead, your digital strategy
• Using technology to boost staff retention and reduce recruitment costs
• How technology can boost your learning and development programme
• Using technology to improve the management of care home finances
• How technology can reduce pressure on many parts of the care business

Join our expert panel of Ted Mellor from Sage Intacct, York Woodford-Smith at Five On A Bike, Rebecca Taylor from Aquarate and Hannah Jones from Radar Healthcare.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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In our latest podcast we explore how care homes can make compliance easier and the operations that relate to it more efficient.

Our experts discuss:

• What exactly do we mean by compliance? Where are the grey areas?
• What are the dangers to care homes of non-compliance in different business areas?
• How care homes be compliant in the area of HR
• The importance of record keeping
• How compliance relates to everyone's duty of care
• Outsourcing versus in-house and the one-stop-shop approach to help boost compliance
• Working with the experts to make compliance easier
• The role of technology in the compliance debate

Join this fascinating discussion featuring Neil Grant from Gordons Partnership, Conor Shaw from Bizimply and David Beattie of Care Ideals.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Smooth Digital.

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Running a care home is not cheap. With the cost of living crisis and soaring inflation, it is vital providers keep their costs under control.

In our latest industry-leading podcast, Care Home Management magazine looks specifically at cost management and how care homes can save money. Our panel of experts debate:

• How investing in technology can cut costs over the short-, medium- and long-term
• How to handle rising energy bills and staff shortages
• The rising cost of agency workers
• The need for more government support for our sector
• The importance of sensible financial planning when it comes to catering to ensure meals remain nutritious 
• Why cash is still king in many care homes and how this can make tracking costs difficult

Join our experts: Mark McCarthy, CFO Zupa, Daisy Robb, account manager at Soldo and Andy Williams, care sector specialist, national account manager at Creed Foodservice.

Podcast sponsored by care home marketing experts Smooth Digital and hosted by Alan Rustad.

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In our special podcast featuring The Care Home Interiors Company, we chat to managing director Kerry Southern-Reason about the power of good interior design when it comes to running a care home business. 

We discuss:

• How good care home interiors can boost occupancy
• Why space and light are crucial
• Creating different areas for different needs
• Using artwork
• Choosing the right furniture, textures and colours
• The latest care home interior design trends.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley.

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In our latest digital special podcast our experts discuss:

• Why investing in technology is investing in your people
• The importance of project governance to ensure success
• How digital transformation is 50% about change management
• How digital investment can boost workplace culture
• The role of procurement to ensure care homes find the right service providers
• The power of data to improve care and the care business
• How a digital investment can improve communication between staff, and with residents and their families
• Using technology to log compliments as well as complaints to boost morale and improve outcomes

As always, our podcasts are full of free insight, tips and advice for care home providers and managers.

Join our expert panel:  David Kelly from Deputy, Chloe Weatherhead from Radar Healthcare, Matt Oxley from Whippet and Rachelle Mills from Kareinn.

Podcast hosted by  Alan Rustad.

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In our latest Legal Special podcast we help care home providers understand the mysterious world of the Court of Protection.

This relates to decisions and declarations on financial, welfare and property.

Join our two experts Neil Ward, a partner at Mills & Reeve LLP and  Rachael Hawkin, a solicitor at Hempsons.  They discuss how the scope of the Court of Protection has broadened and the link with the Mental Capacity Act.

They also explain deprivation of liberty, the role of the official solicitor, third-party disclosure and the importance of good record keeping.

This is a must listen for UK care home owners and managers.

 Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

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In the second of our special podcasts on Artificial Intelligence we explore how AI is improving care today.

We look at: 

• How AI is improving care outcomes
• The use of AI to solve problems 
• How AI is saving time and money by improving manual tasks
• The importance of Human Intelligence in this new world
• How AI supports residents and staff
• How AI improves data quality

Join guest host York Woodford-Smith from Five On A Bike as he discusses all things AI and care with Ally Cares CEO Thomas Tredinnick and PainChek's senior business development manager Tandeep GIll.

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Podcast kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training, supplying role play actors to support care home training.

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Canadian healthtech company BookJane is working with UK care homes to improve employee wellbeing and the care experience provided to residents.

On our special podcast, Bob Kallonen, the former president of Amica Senior Lifestyles in Canada, discusses how using the BookJane technology improved the running and culture of Amica and boosted staff recruitment and retention.

Hear former Amica president Bob Kallonen talk about how UK care homes can use the BookJane technology to improve their workforce management

BookJane has now brought its turnkey technology solution to the UK.

The cloud-based system helps care homes streamline their workforce management processes so they can focus more on delivering great care.

Kallonen explains how Amica reduced the excessive use of overtime, cut the number of agency workers needed and removed care leaders from some tasks that were not offering value when it came to delivering care. The solution also helped to improve the culture of the organisation because all employees, whatever their status, felt appreciated and respected.

“There was one study I saw recently that confirmed that the quality of life for the resident is inextricably linked to the quality of the relationship they have with the person deemed to be their primary care giver,” said Kallonen. “You can now use technology to build stronger human relationships.”

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Covid-19  isn't over and it remains an important concern for care home providers who want to do the right thing to protect their residents and employees.

Our infection control podcasts have been some of our most popular listens during the pandemic and, as the country moves to the next phase, we offer some more top tips from industry experts.

Our roundtable panel discusses:

• The importance of face masks as part of infection control procedures, choosing the right masks (for filtration, comfort and price), supply chain issues around PPE and proper wear instructions 
• Using technology in laundry to manage infection control 
• Hospital-grade air purification. More specifically, demystifying air purification technologies in the context of Covid-19
• The importance of total hygiene, not only on the plates residents eat off and the cups they drink from, but also washbowls, dementia learning aids, staff crocs etc – and how warewashing is the safe, hygienic and economical way of achieving this

Join our experts:

Washco sales manager Debbie Jones, Meiko UK Ltd   managing director Paul Anderson, Christian Hendriksen, co-founder and CEO at Rensair and Kevin Morris, managing director at Ultrafilter Great Britain Ltd.
 
Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and sponsored by Care Home Marketing experts Smooth Digital.

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In our latest Digital Transformation podcast to help care homes become more efficient and successful for providers and residents, our expert panel discusses:

•  Efficiency & Streamlining:  how finance and technology can improve overall care and reputation within care homes.
• How digital tools are helping care home managers to spend less time on administration and more time on delivering quality care
• Going beyond data and technology: what digital transformation will mean for operating a care home
• How care homes can benefit from emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and consumer-grade devices suitable for business

 
A massive thank you to our experts, Ted Mellor, senior account manager at Sage Intacct; Conor Shaw, ceo at Bizimply; solicitor Benjamin Bull from Gordons Solicitors; and Emma Pownall, marketing director at Datel.

Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad.

Podcast kindly sponsored by Smooth Digital.

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Employee engagement and wellbeing is crucial in any care setting.

It means residents receive better care and employees are motivated and less likely to leave.

Listen to our fascinating podcast roundtable where our experts discuss:

• Why engagement and wellness is so important
• How to improve it. What are the quick wins for any care manager?
• The role of technology in improving employee engagement and wellbeing
• How using video content can improve everyone's mood by boosting a care home's reputation
• The legal and employee relations aspect
• How does CQC view the importance of employee engagement?
• The impact on recruitment and retention

Join our panel:

Steve Davis, director of business development at Roseville Care Homes; Nicola Gallen-Friend, a partner at law firm Magrath Sheldrick LLP;  Richard Upshall, head of product design at employee app company Sona; and York Woodford-Smith: founder of care home video production company Five On A Bike.

Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley.

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