Care Home Management magazine's podcast

In this special podcast, sponsored by MyAko.com. we focus on training by inviting three suppliers to discuss key issues affecting care home staff learning and development. Steven Embleton of My Learning Cloud debates why we need a standardised approach to learning in the health and social care sector, while Peter Hewitson of Edify Training asks what impact technology will continue to have on care sector training. We also discuss with Fay Oughton of Pin Point Training how highly effective, qualitative and contemporaneous training can help to tackle the high level of attrition in the sector by inspiring people to become carers. Don't miss this hugely insightful behind the scenes care sector training podcast round table. See more at Chmonline.co.uk

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

Welcome to a very special Care Home Management magazine podcast as we celebrate the Care Home Awards. CHM is proud to be the official media partner for this great event and our journalists caught up with the winners, sponsors and organisers.  A must listen for anyone keen to share best practice. Care UK won a string of awards, including Best Care Home Group for providers with more than 50 homes. We talk to ceo Andrew Knight about the company’s fantastic ‘Fulfilling Lives’ approach to care. We also interview Rachel Beckett, chair of Wellburn Care Homes which picked up an award for the superb dining experience it gives to residents.  

We also hear from Cornerstone Healthcare Group’s maintenance manager Andy Foster about an award-winning initiative to introduce more effective seizure monitors and safer mattresses; and from Valerie Manor’s owner and manager Zoe Fry about its family approach to running the business which means it has a waiting list for nurses wanting to work there. 

 We cap off this Care Home Awards Special with a chat to headline sponsor Legal & General Retirement Living Solutions’ ceo Steve Ellis and organiser Matthew Davies who gives us an exclusive about next year’s Awards. 

Well done to everyone on a great event!

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In the latest Care Home Management magazine podcast we talk to Jeremy Walford, managing director of Middleton Hall Retirement Village, which is the first of its kind to set up an Employee Ownership Trust. Could an employee ownership business model boost your care home's financial performance, staff morale and carer retention?  In Care In The News we discuss delays in authorising Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications and claims by the British Geriatrics Society that the UK is running out of care home beds. Also, how efficient is your laundry function? Electrolux Professional Laundry’s David Leadley-Kramer shares his tips. Also, hear some key advice on recruiting nurses and other carers from Sam Greenhalgh at recruitment app company Florence.

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In the May Care Home Management magazine podcast we talk to Jo Mazza from Ashley Gardens Care Centre in Kent about the music festival they organised as part of their dementia care. Our Care in the News panel discuss the Four Seasons Health Care administration and what it means for our sector. Also, Fastroi UK MD Jim Ward explains how the UK and Finnish social care sectors share similar concerns when it comes to digital transformation. We also speak to Quality Compliance Systems' Leah Cooke about why good communication is vital to maintain compliance. 

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In the latest Care Home Management magazine podcast, sponsored by MyAko.com Hallmark Care Homes' Avnish Goyal talks about the need for more political will to solve social care problems and why a Commissioner for Older People is a must. Also, Neil Eastwood, author of the book Saving Social Care, explains how to recruit and retain the best frontline staff. We also talk to Tracey Campbell, managing director of The Paterson Group about the new T Level courses that will operate alongside apprenticeships and which have been developed in collaboration with health and social care employers.

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In the latest Care Home Management magazine podcast sponsored by MyAko.com, we have an exclusive interview with CQC interim chief inspector for adult social care Debbie Westhead. She tells CHM editor Ailsa Colquhoun how care homes can navigate the complicated care system more effectively and why we need to see more innovation in the sector and more collaboration across the health system. Alan Rustad talks to Encore Homes' learning manager Luke Wiltshire about a fantastic dementia training initiative called Mind The Gap which involves staff and residents' families. There is also an update on the Care Home Awards and details of how to book your tickets for the awards lunch on June 27 in the Platinum Suite at ExCel London during Health+Care. 

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In the latest Care Home Management magazine podcast sponsored by myAko.com Professor Martin Green, chief executive at Care England, tells editor Ailsa Colquhoun what he hopes for from the Green Paper if it is published in April. He also shares valuable insight into how care homes can become hubs of the local community when it comes to supporting those needing care. We also discuss the appointment of Kate Terroni as chief inspector of Adult Social Care at CQC and examine research showing how little is spent on residents’ catering in some council-funded care homes. Meanwhile, Exemplar Health Care’s director of referrals and business development Amanda Lighton talks about her rise from nurse level to board level as the company goes from strength to strength. We also hear from CQC improvement consultant Taruna Chauhan about how she mentors care home managers to help them raise their standards. #carehome #carenews #socialcare 

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

Join us for the second Care Home Management magazine podcast kindly sponsored by MyAko.com. We talk to Vic Rayner, executive director of the National Care Forum, about how readers can prepare for Care Home Open Day on June 28; and we chat to Care Home Awards organiser Matthew Davies about why awards are a great way to shout about your care home's fantastic work. Deadline for entries is January 31. Our guest supplier interview is with Peter Eckhardt, who is CEO of Gainsborough Healthcare Group. He talks about innovation in bathing and infection control. We also catch up with Care Home Management magazine editor Ailsa Colquhoun and discuss the Jan/Feb issue.

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

In this first Care Home Management magazine podcast, sponsored by myAko.com, we review the latest care home sector news, discuss the December issue and chat with editor Ailsa Colquhoun about the forthcoming magazine redesign in January. Also, hear an interview with Nadra Ahmed from the National Care Association on the departure of Andrea Sutcliffe from the CQC and why care home staff must be valued. We also look at the power of video to promote your care home with Five on a Bike's York Smith, and chat to myAko.com managing director Kevin Ashley about his company's new learning and employee engagement solution.

Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.