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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 IDDSIHow IDDSI helps providers and residentsThe potential risks if care homes do not comply with the frameworkHow to involve a resident's familyThe difficulties care homes face trying to complyThe importance of training and raising awareness internally.Tune in to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Podcast kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training - providing actors to support care home in-house training and for training films.    Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 enteringHow winning or being a finalist can boost reputation and occupancyNew categories for 2026How to enterHow to sponsor a category and enjoy discounted advertising with CHMNews 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. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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-beingWhy you must gradually scale up, while maintaining human oversight and controlThe need to speak to other care homes to understand their experiences and challengesHow to define the key problems and objectives for your care home before exploring AI solutionsWhy 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 HemsleyPodcast kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training who supply care home with professional actors for in-house training roleplays. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 hubWhy you need to be authentic and consistent in your marketingHow to leverage different social media platformsWhy you should use video contentHow to encourage staff to be care home brand ambassadorsHow 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. Tune into all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 outcomesThe use of AI to solve problems How AI is saving time and money by improving manual tasksThe importance of Human Intelligence in this new worldHow AI supports residents and staffHow AI improves data qualityJoin 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. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Podcast kindly sponsored by Hendrix Training, supplying role play actors to support care home training. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is the world's leading non-drug intervention for dementia, proven to delay cognitive decline by 4-6 months. In this special podcast we talk to specialist Brain+ and its CEO Devika Wood, who explains how this digital solution is helping people living with dementia. The therapy is delivered through multimodal group therapy, involving 5-8 residents, and recommended to be conducted twice a week over seven weeks. CST can improve communication, reduce aggression and anxiety, and improve someone's mood. Devika provides an example of a session focused on childhood memories, involving residents discussing games and sparking conversations. Join here and podcast host Steve Hemsley. Tune into all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

Care homes can save time and money be reassessing how they replace and maintain their assisted baths and showers. This is the message from moving and handling experts Medaco on the special Care Home Management podcast: ‘Top Assisted Bathing Trends That Won’t Drain Your Budget’. Medaco is vendor-neutral, and operations director Steve Smallridge says the overall design on baths has not changed much during the company’s 40 years supporting care homes, but there are now many more options.  He adds that most baths last between 10-15 years, and providers need to decide when it is the most cost-effective time to replace assets rather than keep repairing them.  Most care homes will replace baths one at a time and it is important to be aware of wear and tear, especially when it comes to infection control and prevention. Many baths are used for therapy nowadays as well as for general cleanliness, with features such as LED lights, spa and Bluetooth music options becoming more popular. Showers are also becoming a more popular choice for care homes and for residents as part of any en-suite facility. Installation manager Dave Hyde explains how new baths can be installed with minimum disruption, with many fixed in a resident’s room within one day.  He also works with a nationwide team of engineers who advise care homes on how to get the most from their baths for longer. Tune in to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley. Podcast kindly sponsored by soft skills training experts Hendrix Training Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting on all sectors, and care is no exception. In this special Care Home Management magazine podcast we discuss how AI is both an opportunity and a challenge for care homes. AI has the potential to improve care-giving and the care business, but there are risks around data privacy, bias and the need not to ignore human oversight of any decisions made using the technology. Join our expert panel of Tandeep Gill, head of business development at Painchek; Katie Thorn, project lead at Digital Care Hub and Simon Beck, founder of Care homemarketingexpert.com. Our panel help to identify key problems and barriers faced by staff, and assess how AI could help address them.   Podcast hosted by Steve Hemsley. Kindly sponsored by soft skills training and role play experts Hendrix Training. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 data more effectively. Iain Corrigan, commercial director at CoolCare, agrees that integration is essential to convince care homes to invest more in digital. Also on the panel is Kate Roberts, managing director of Neuven, who says there is still work to do to convince care homes of the full benefits of going digital. The podcast is hosted by Alan Rustad and kindly sponsored by leading soft skills training company Hendrix Training. Tune into all our industry-leading podcasts here.   Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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. Listen to all our industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 programmesRemote maintenance and monitoringWhy care homes need to buy machines that lastOzone technology and much more.Podcast hosted by Alan Rustad and kindly sponsored by Rotacloud. Listen to all our podcasts here.   Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 industry-leading podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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 be consistentHow to understand different media channelsThe power of videoUsing residents and their families as brand ambassadorsMeasuring successPodcast kindly sponsored by Rotacloud. Tune into all our podcasts here. Support the show Care Home Management is the UK's leading media brand for care home providers and managers.

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