Category: Blog

Technology’s role in ensuring safe service delivery post COVID-19

Technology's role in ensuring safe service delivery for cleaning businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on the cleaning industry, with stringent hygiene regulations, risk reduction and sky-high client expectations amongst the many demands now facing cleaning businesses. Technology will be central to ensuring safe service delivery in a post-COVID world. As the UK begins to settle back into some sort of routine following… Read more »

Domiciliary care job numbers overtake residential for the first time

Skills for Care social care workforce 2020 data overview

Figures show home care workers than care home workers In Skills for Care‘s latest report into the size and structure of the adult social care workforce, the number of jobs in domiciliary care surpassed those in residential care for the first time. The latest analysis, which covers March 2019 to February 2020, includes the number… Read more »

A welcome move towards digitisation from the CQC

Female care manager prepares for a cqc inspection

By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ Following emergency procedures introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the CQC has been setting out its approach to regulation and inspection going forward. And it is a welcome move toward digitisation. From September, the CQC has announced it will be piloting virtual inspections with willing… Read more »

Congratulations to 2020’s Top 20 Home Care Provider award winners!

Trophy and gold stars

In early July the homecare sector saw the announcement of the 2020 ‘Top 20 Home Care Provider Awards’ winners on homecare.co.uk. In its 6th annual celebration, these awards recognise the fantastic work of home care providers throughout the UK. With the recognition based on the review scores given by service users and families, to be… Read more »

Time and attendance monitoring? Make it real-time

Cleaning workforce - real-time monitoring using smartphone app

As any manager of a cleaning workforce knows, monitoring time and attendance is an essential part of delivering a top quality service to clients. That seed of doubt in a client’s mind as to whether their hired contractor turned up on time and really did what they said they did can be a contract killer…. Read more »

Thought leadership: the future of home care technology

Connected technology

A data driven, connected, collaborative home care sector By David Lynes, CEO & Founder of Unique IQ It has been well-documented that the unprecedented circumstances we have found ourselves in as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have led to an acceleration in the use of technology. From the widespread adoption of Zoom for business… Read more »

Unique IQ to celebrate with Chamber online

Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce awards 2020

The Unique IQ team is looking forward to celebrating alongside Greater Birmingham’s business community next month at the region’s biggest online awards extravaganza. The Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce awards will be taking place in a new online format on 23rd July – with Unique IQ finalists in the Excellence in Technology & Innovation category. Sponsored by… Read more »

Resources for home care agencies

care manager using a smartphone

Unique IQ has compiled this list of resources that we think home care agencies might find useful, whether you’re just starting out or have been in the sector for years. We’re adding to this list all the time, but if you have any suggestions, please let us know! Information & advice With the continually changing sector,… Read more »

Technology in lockdown: how our behaviour has changed

Old couple holding ipda- showing how their habits for technology in lockdown changed

The lockdown restrictions in place since March 2020 have stopped families being able to hug, visit or touch one another, however thanks to the benefits of technology, this hasn’t stopped the world from connecting. Bringing people together For people who suddenly found themselves having to isolate, the instant lack of physical contact and friendly interactions… Read more »