When life gives us lemons, we make lemon drizzle cake…
26 May 2020
Felicity White
Registered manager of The Grange in Benenden, Felicity White looks at how they made the most of seven acres of gardens where people could enjoy the ou…read more
26 May 2020
Felicity White
Registered manager of The Grange in Benenden, Felicity White looks at how they made the most of seven acres of gardens where people could enjoy the ou…read more
Life in lockdown
22 May 2020
Jak Savage
Jak Savage was a finalist in the Best individual who employs their own care and support staff category at the Skills for Care Accolades 2020 awards. H…read more
Jak Savage was a finalist in the Best individual who employs their own care and support staff category at the Skills for Care Accolades 2020 awards. H…read more
Contingency planning during the crisis
19 May 2020
Ed Brown
Ed Brown is the Nominated Individual for Father Hudson’s Care Adult Care Department that provides care and support services for older people and peopl…read more
Ed Brown is the Nominated Individual for Father Hudson’s Care Adult Care Department that provides care and support services for older people and peopl…read more
Leadership
Workforce planning
Looking to the future
14 May 2020
Oonagh Smyth
At Skills for Care we have been thinking about the future, while supporting the sector in the here and now. Our CEO Oonagh Smyth looks at what the fu…read more
At Skills for Care we have been thinking about the future, while supporting the sector in the here and now. Our CEO Oonagh Smyth looks at what the fu…read more
Dying Matters: The impact of COVID-19 on adult social care
13 May 2020
Claire Henry
Claire Henry, former CEO of the National End of Life Care Programme, is a nationally respected expert on end of life care. She is currently working on…read more
Claire Henry, former CEO of the National End of Life Care Programme, is a nationally respected expert on end of life care. She is currently working on…read more
Workforce development
Wellbeing
Lockdown throws up big challenges for individual employers
05 May 2020
Tess Reddington
The team at Richard’s House won the 2020 Skills for Care Accolade for Best individual who employs their own care and support staff. Here Tess Reddingt…read more
05 May 2020
Tess Reddington
The team at Richard’s House won the 2020 Skills for Care Accolade for Best individual who employs their own care and support staff. Here Tess Reddingt…read more
How Exemplar Health Care is supporting employee wellbeing
21 Apr 2020
Exemplar Health Care Team
Despite the incredibly challenging situations that our colleagues face each day, the Exemplar Health Care team has shown incredible resilience and ded…read more
21 Apr 2020
Exemplar Health Care Team
Despite the incredibly challenging situations that our colleagues face each day, the Exemplar Health Care team has shown incredible resilience and ded…read more
COVID-19 putting a spotlight on social care
09 Apr 2020
Sophie Chester-Glyn
Care provider Sophie Chester-Glyn talks about what her team at Manor Community are doing to deal with COVID-19 and what implications the current crisi…read more
09 Apr 2020
Sophie Chester-Glyn
Care provider Sophie Chester-Glyn talks about what her team at Manor Community are doing to deal with COVID-19 and what implications the current crisi…read more
Praising our unsung heroes
06 Apr 2020
Nicki Bones
Nicki Bones is CEO of SweetTree, a CQC rated outstanding domiciliary care company, offering services across London. Here she talks about her team as u…read more
Nicki Bones is CEO of SweetTree, a CQC rated outstanding domiciliary care company, offering services across London. Here she talks about her team as u…read more