FEATURE ARTICLES

David Huckerby, managing director of Worcester-based digital and creative communications agency Conteur, looks at the benefits of using paid social media for your care business.

David Huckerby, managing director of Worcester-based digital and creative communications agency Conteur gives seven quick tips to follow when managing your care home Google Ads.

Sally Knocker, a consultant trainer at Meaningful Care Matters, the organisation that specialises in helping social care providers to access a variety of support services, reflects on tackling staff development during the pandemic.

Katie Ash from law firm Banner Jones’ employment team provides some insight into how the call to action for compulsory vaccinations might affect the social care sector.

Julian Cox, partner and head of employment at London law firm BLM, explores the legal implications of the government’s mandatory vaccination policy and sets out practical steps care homes can take.

To mark Nutrition and Hydration Week, Jonathan Papworth, co-founder and director of digital care technology Person Centred Software, explains the influence dehydration has on the cognitive status of people aged 65 and over in social care settings.

Danny Openshaw of UAP, the specialist in safety and security hardware for windows and doors, discusses the role of window restrictors in providing safer ventilation for care homes as they open up to visitors.

Janie Butler, director of Blue Door Property Guardians, discusses the growing number of care homes left vacant and the risks and costs associated with not protecting them effectively.

Bill Woodham of Sika Flooring explains the role of flooring in upholding the mental health and wellbeing of care residents by enhancing their comfort and quality of life.

Jonathan Papworth, co-founder and director of Person Centred Software, explains how digital care technology can help to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for staff.

Julie Nugent, director of productivity and skills at West Midlands Combined Authority, shares her insights into the recruitment challenges facing the care sector and how it is addressing them with free work-based programmes and technical training.

Orchard Care Homes dementia lead Hannah Miller explains how it has incorporated the PainChek app to enhance dementia care in four of its services.

Belinda Adams, chief executive and founder of care catering software provider SoupedUp, explores the challenge for care home providers of managing clinical dietary requirements, allergies, dislikes, preferences, and cultural needs.

Stuart Solomons, founder of communications platform Ernie Connects, marks Stress Awareness Month by highlighting how technology can help combat the ‘three plagues’ of care.

In the final part of a three-part series, Tony Shenton, new build extra care director at building contractor J Tomlinson, explores the profound impact that the right built environment can have on the delivery of specialist care.

Irka Dyczok, founder of Toronto interior design consultancy Designfarm, offers a Canadian – and sadly all too familiar – take on the pandemic and care home design.

In the second of a three-part series, Tony Shenton, new build extra care director at building contractor J Tomlinson, explores the profound impact that the right built environment can have on the delivery of specialist care.

In a three-part series, Tony Shenton, new build extra care director at building contractor J Tomlinson, discusses why the right built environment is critical to the delivery of specialist care.

Joe Hurst, Altro’s key account manager for social care, considers the pitfalls of choosing the right surfaces for care homes

McCarthy Stone chief executive John Tonkiss offers his thoughts on why targeted government support for later living developments should form part of the social care reform agenda