Care Home Software

Just recently I was conversing with a manager of a care home and when asked whether she is using a care management software she replied, “I am not at the moment, but I guess I should as that looks like where it’s going for the future!” If you are reading this and you manage a care home and you think you need to venture out onto the path of digitization, but you feel so lost as to which one to choose then keep reading. I have covered 8 factors below that you need to consider when choosing the best care management software for you. 1. Type of software 2. Security 3. Avialability 4. Customisable 5. Price/ Value for Money 6. Support/ Customer Service 7. Ease of Use 8. Free Trial Type of software This one may seem a bit dubious to you, but it is important to get a software application that covers all aspects of the care home management process – be it staff management to detailed service user management. It might be easier to just think “aren’t they all the same”? I ...

Do you think your care home needs to improve in time for your next CQC inspection? Can you say for sure that your staff are providing the best person-centred care? Read this blog to find out the answer to all these questions. What is person centred care? Firstly, we need to be clear about what exactly is person-centred care. A person must receive the best possible care that is tailor-made to meet their emotional, social and practical needs to maintain a quality life. Person-centred care will ensure your residents enjoy a better quality of life, and in effect, be more satisfied with the care they are receiving.  How can you improve person-centred care in care homes? It’s best to answer this question in three parts. 1. Resources  Unfortunately, in most care homes, staff cannot focus on providing the best care as their time is spent mostly on administration and paperwork. Sometimes, there might be staff shortages, a sickness which means that paperwork star...

Mistakes are common in every profession and the care home sector is of no exception. CHUMS, 2009 found that “on any given day seven out of ten residents were subject to at least one form of medication error”.  It is too idealistic to wish for an environment in which no mistakes are ever made, however, it is not so ambitious to plan for an environment in which the mistakes made are fewer than none. A lot of this is affected by the processes that are in place by which medicines are administered.  NICE guidance  on managing medicines in care homes (SC1) states that care home providers: “should ensure that a robust process is in place for identifying, reporting, reviewing and learning from medicines errors involving residents.” This is where a smart, responsive care home management comes in and can help you tackle common medication errors. Here are three ways in which Unieke’s eMAR system can help you avoid common medication errors. Here is how Unieke’s eMAR ...