by Lorcan Murray | 14 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
Care can be many things: quiet, gentle, energetic, but above all else, it must be attentive. The second carer we are celebrating this holiday season truly embodies this ideal. Cara has been working with the Basildon Branch of J.C. Michael Groups as a Health...
by Lorcan Murray | 13 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
Christmas is a time for coming together, a time for reunions, a time indeed, for blessings. So we feel it is fitting to start off our 12 Carers of Christmas with someone who followed a falling star into care back in 2017. Kelly Kennedy Smith started working for...
by Mark Anslow | 7 Nov, 2019 | Home Care Technology
A few weeks ago, CarePlanner gave a talk at the Care Show on Business Challenges and Technological Solutions for Home Care / Domiciliary Care. It was pleasantly surprising to find the theatre was packed full, even as the talk came to a conclusion. So, it would seem...
by Mark Anslow | 30 Oct, 2019 | Home Care Management
In a recent home care sector survey we conducted, staff retention was the second highest concern, just behind recruitment. Retaining staff was in the top three business challenges for 43% of respondents, and it was the number one business challenge for over a fifth....
by Mark Anslow | 15 Aug, 2019 | Home Care Management
Recruiting the best home care or domiciliary staff is an ongoing challenge in our sector. With low rates of pay, demanding working conditions and a frequent association with negative stories in the press means that recruiting home care staff can seem like an uphill...
