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How To Effectively Manage Medicines
Do you know how to effectively manage medicines? Are you compliant with current legislation and NIC guidelines? Find out with a mock CQC inspection.
How to get an Outstanding Caring Rating?
Want to know how to get an Outstanding caring rating? Read our tips and find out how a mock CQC inspection can help you improve your rating.
How Compliant Is Your End of Life Care?
Are your end of life care services Outstanding? Know the latest requirements? Find out how a mock CQC inspection can help you deliver excellent end of life care.
From Good to Outstanding: How to Prepare for a CQC Inspection
Want to get an Outstanding rating for safety? Find out how a mock CQC inspection can help you prepare for the real thing and improve your overall rating.
Outsourcing HR for Care Providers
Human Resouces (HR) is a big issue in care, which is a people-orientated business. Its labour intensive and staffing costs can account for 70% of revenue. There are many companies and services offering dedicated HR support, so what are the pros and cons for a care provider?
Top Ten Ways to Ensure Care Staff Retention
With staff turnover rates averaging 30% nationally, retaining good staff is vital to the success and performance of any care organisation. What are you doing to ensure you retain your staff? We spoke to high performing residential care homes and domiciliary care operators to see what the common themes were for low staff turnover. We have listed the top ten ways to ensure care staff retention
Valuation of a Homecare Business
Do You Know the Valuation of a Homecare Business?What is the valuation of a homecare business? So you have worked hard to build a business from nothing, sacrificed weekends and family time, dealt with bureaucratic Local Authorities, overzealous regulators, unreliable...
Does “Free” Care Training Cost You More ?
Does "Free" Care Training Cost You More ?Does free training cost more in the long run, for care providers? There seems to be a relentless number of training providers heavily targeting the care sector, offering free qualifications taken as distance learning courses,...
Bradford Factor – Managing Absence
A common HR issue for Registered Managers is the number of staff absences that occur. Frequent short absences cause havoc in rota planning and restrict the ability of the provider to ensure continuity of care. When a high absence takes root, it has a real impact on...
Business Builder Programme
We're excited to say its finally here! The Care Skilled Business Builder Programme is an exclusive mentoring and coaching programme designed for new entrants into the homecare sector and/or established domiciliary care businesses who want to grow significantly, whilst...
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