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In this podcast, sponsored by Smooth Digital, our editor Ailsa Colquhoun shares an exclusive interview with Professor Deborah Sturdy, England's first chief nurse for adult social care.

This is a must listen as Prof Sturdy outlines:

* Why social care needs more respect
* She wants to champion adult social care
* The role of care employers in retaining and developing staff
* Why the nurse associate role is so important
* Why more people will consider a career in adult social care

Tune in now.

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

In the final Care Home Management magazine podcast of 2019, sponsored by Edify Training, we discuss the impact of the General Election result on the care home sector. We also hear from Sheryl Davis, home manager at Brandon House in Coventry, who explains why they signed up for Age UK’s Postcards of Kindness initiative. Sending and receiving postcards from around the world has led to the setting up of a real-life post office in the care home and this has been a real hit with residents and carers. We also talk to the National Association of Care Catering’s new National Chair Sue Cawthray about nutrition and resident wellbeing. She’s held the post role before and has some great ideas of how the NACC can support care homes and tackle ongoing challenges around funding. She also announces the launch of the Care Chef of the Year.  In our supplier interview we are delighted to chat to Nicola Whittaker, national account manager at leading laundry and dishwasher equipment manufacturer Miele Professional. She passes on some great tips on laundry infection control and tells us how care homes can benefit from effective laundry room design and layout – however much space is available.

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

In the October Care Home Management magazine podcast, sponsored by MyAko.com, we talk to Konrad Czajka and Cath Davies from Czajka Care Group whose health care professionals experienced what it's like to have dementia via the specially-designed Virtual Dementia Tour. We also interview Simon Guntrip, a care home entertainer from Best Foot Forward who in true Strictly spirit gets residents dancing and active. In our regular supplier interview we talk to Apetito's Matt Norton about how the company's years of experience producing quality and nutritious food for care homes and the role of its expert team of dietitians, chefs and food technicians. The Care Home Management editorial team of Steve Hemsley, Ailsa Colquhoun and Alan Rustad also review the 2019 Care Show. Listen now.

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 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.