Care plans
What is dignity in care? A former registered manager's guide
Dignity in care, and in health and social care generally, means caring for someone in a way that protects their self-respect: respecting their privacy, using the name they prefer, asking before you do anything for them, and letting them make their own choices. In practice it's the small things on every shift: knocking before you go in, closing the curtains for personal care, covering people up, and never talking over someone.
Care plans
Advance care planning in care homes: a former registered manager's guide
Risk and health
Abbey Pain Scale: how to use it in care homes
Daily logs
Care home activities that work: a former registered manager's guide
Care plans
What is positive behaviour support (PBS)? A manager's guide for learning disability services
Care plans
Person-centred values in health and social care (with examples)
eMAR
The rights of medication administration: 5, 6, 7 and 10 rights explained
Care plans
One-page profile template for care homes, with an example
eMAR
ATLAS eMAR is retiring, PCS says: what care homes should do before March 2027
Software
Best care home software in the UK for 2026: an honest buyer's guide
Software
Care home software prices in the UK: what suppliers actually publish
Software
Looking for a CareDocs alternative? A fair comparison, with eMAR built in
CQC
CQC's planned new assessment framework for care homes: key lines of enquiry to return and scoring to go
Risk and health
BMI in care homes: how to calculate it, what the numbers mean and a BMI risk assessment template
Software
Care apps: what a care home app or carer app should actually do on a shift
Staffing
Payroll in care: sleep-ins, night rates, minimum wage and the rota records behind them
CQC
The CQC provider portal: what it is for, who needs access and how to stay on top of it
CQC
CQC Regulation 17 good governance: what it requires and the evidence that shows it
Risk and health
DNACPR and DNR in care homes: what the form means, ReSPECT, and what staff must do
Software
Domiciliary care vs supported living: how the software needs differ
Finance
How to fill care home beds: occupancy, enquiries and the referrals that keep a home full
Guides
How to start a care agency in England: domiciliary or supported living, registration, costs and first contracts
Staffing
Workplace stress in care homes: managing staff wellbeing, burnout and the HSE management standards
Software
Choosing learning disability care software: a buyer's guide for owners and registered managers
Care plans
Communication passports: a template, total communication and how to keep them current
Risk and health
LeDeR, STOMP and annual health checks: the learning disability health duties in practice
Safeguarding
Restrictive practice and restraint reduction in learning disability services
Risk and health
Down's syndrome in adult social care: health risks, annual checks, baseline screening and ageing
Risk and health
Dysphagia and IDDSI in care homes: choking risk, textures and records
Risk and health
Epilepsy in learning disability services: seizure diaries, rescue medication, status epilepticus and SUDEP
Care plans
Supporting people with profound and multiple learning disability: communication, postural care and the records that prove quality of life
Care plans
Supporting autistic adults in residential care: sensory needs, routine, meltdown and shutdown
Care plans
Types of learning disability: mild, moderate, severe and profound explained for support staff
Safeguarding
Care Act 2014 safeguarding duties: section 42 enquiries and making safeguarding personal
Care plans
The care planning cycle explained: assess, plan, implement, evaluate
Staffing
Communication in health and social care: types, barriers and what good looks like on a shift
Safeguarding
Discrimination in health and social care: the types, the law and the risks people actually face
Care plans
The four principles of person-centred care, and how to show each one in practice
Guides
GDPR in care homes: a practical guide to data protection in adult social care
CQC
What questions does CQC ask care staff? The real list, with what a good answer sounds like
Care plans
Autism-friendly care homes: writing the person-centred care plan, sensory profile and communication passport
Risk and health
Body mapping in care homes: body map forms, when to use them and how to describe a mark
CQC
Complaints procedure in a care home: policy, timescales and how to handle a complaint
CQC
Incident reporting in care homes: the form, the review, CQC notifications and RIDDOR
CQC
KLOEs explained: what they were, why CQC dropped them and why they're planned to return
Finance
Local authority fee negotiation for care homes: making the case with your own data
Guides
Positive risk taking in mental health care homes: recording risk without labelling the person
Staffing
Agency staff in care homes: induction, record access and Regulation 19 checks
Staffing
The 16 Care Certificate standards and how to evidence them in a care home
Staffing
Care home rota planning: patterns that reduce agency use
CQC
CQC inspection day: an hour-by-hour guide for care home managers
Software
Digital social care records vs paper: the honest comparison for care homes
Software
How to compare care home management software: a scoring sheet for managers
CQC
CQC reporting: the statutory notifications care homes must send and when
CQC
CQC quality statements explained: the single assessment framework for care homes
eMAR
Homely remedies policy for care homes: the GP-agreed list, the 48-hour rule and the MAR chart
eMAR
Medication audit checklist for care homes: the monthly audit for managers
eMAR
Medication errors in care homes: how to record, report and learn
Care plans
Care plan reviews: how often, who signs and what changes
Risk and health
Care home risk assessment for falls: post-fall protocol and what to record
Care plans
Hospital passports for care homes: a template, what to include and how to keep them current
Risk and health
MUST score, weights and fluid charts: nutrition and hydration in care homes
Risk and health
Waterlow score to repositioning chart: pressure ulcer prevention in care homes
CQC
Care home policies and procedures: the full list every home in England needs
Staffing
Duties and responsibilities of a care worker: the full list for care homes
Staffing
Code of conduct for healthcare support workers: the seven statements in plain English
Safeguarding
Duty of care in health and social care: what it means for care home staff
Guides
Equality, diversity and inclusion in health and social care: a care home guide
Guides
The 6 Cs of care: what they look like on a real shift
Safeguarding
Whistleblowing in care homes: what the law protects and how to build a speak-up culture
Finance
Care funding and care home fees: invoicing local authorities and the NHS without errors
Daily logs
Care home handover: the structure that makes communication in health and social care work between shifts
Daily logs
Examples of daily care notes: weak entries rewritten and the structure that holds up
Staffing
List of mandatory training for care workers in care homes: the matrix and how to track expiry
Guides
How to open a learning disability care home: registering with CQC and reaching the first resident
Staffing
Supervision in care: how often, what to cover and how to record it
Care plans
ABC charts for behaviour: how to record so the patterns actually show
Risk and health
How to calculate a MUST score: the malnutrition universal screening tool, step by step
Safeguarding
Mental Capacity Act and DoLS in care homes: a registered manager's checklist
Risk and health
PEEPs in care homes: the personal emergency evacuation plan every resident needs
Risk and health
Risk assessment examples for care homes: one universal template for every hazard
Safeguarding
Safeguarding adults in care homes: types of abuse, signs and how to report a concern
Risk and health
Waterlow score explained: how the Waterlow assessment works, with a template
eMAR
Controlled drugs in care homes: the register, the witness and the audit
Care plans
How to write a person-centred care plan: a template and a section-by-section guide
eMAR
MAR charts: a template and every MAR chart code explained
Care plans
Person-centred care plan examples for learning disability services
Care plans
Positive behaviour support plan: a template and a worked example, section by section
eMAR
PRN protocols in care homes: a template, what to include and two worked examples
eMAR
What is eMAR? Electronic medication administration records explained for care homes
Software
Care home management software: where to start, what to digitise first and what to ask suppliers
Software
Digital social care records (DSCR): what care homes need to have in place
eMAR
eMAR vs paper MAR chart: what actually changes in a care home on the first day
Software
Free vs paid care management software: the real cost for a care home
CQC
How to read CQC reports: a care home manager's guide to learning from other homes before your own inspection
Software
How to switch care software without losing records
CQC
CQC fundamental standards explained: regulations 9 to 20 for care home managers
CQC
CQC ratings explained: what Requires Improvement means and how care homes get back to Good
CQC
