Category: Plan

Making your business more efficient with care management software

Care coordinator uses care planning software on laptop

When it comes to planning care provision for a home care business, ensuring that visit schedules are in place for all clients with carers assigned, can be one of the most intensive activities in the daily life of a care coordinator.  But once all of the hard work is done and a schedule is finalised,… Read more »

Expanding your services with the help of home care software

Care recipients take part in an extra activity

According to a recent survey by the Centre for Aging Better, in around 10 years, approximately 22% of the population in England (almost 13 million people) will be aged 65 or over. Due to this, the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) predicts that 57 percent more adults aged 65 and over in England… Read more »

Planning person-centred care for home care clients

Care scheduler sits at laptop thinking

Person-centred care is important for clients receiving home care as it puts them at the centre of decisions made regarding their care. Where possible, person-centred care planning empowers people to act as an equal partners in ensuring that the support they receive meets their needs, goals and outcomes. Careful planning ensures home care providers have… Read more »

Turn less work away in 2023 with the help of care management software

Care manager on phone taking a new referral

In 2022 the National Care Forum (NCF) revealed that 66% of home care providers were turning away potential clients, while nearly half (43%) were closed to new admissions.  And while the pressures of staffing, including mounting vacancies and Covid-related absences, drive this bottleneck – we believe that resource management may be one of the answers… Read more »

Meeting contractual obligations with care management software

Care manager meets local authority leader

When tendering for home care contracts from local authorities and Integrated care boards (ICBs), understanding and evidencing contracted service delivery is an important issue for home care leaders. This can be especially daunting for SMEs who may have less experience reporting and providing data about the services they are delivering and have no idea where… Read more »

How home care management software can help in planning home care

Home care manager sits at laptop planning home care

Home care software gives care businesses the tools they need to digitally manage the way they plan, deliver, monitor, and manage the care they provide to clients.  And planning effective home care is made up of a complex series of interconnected processes. From registering new clients, updating care packages, scheduling care visits, and rostering carers… Read more »