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Follow our page on Linkedin In this issue 15 Broomfield Village: a ‘home from
home’ as a matter of Principle Principle Care Homes recently opened Broomfield Village Care Home – the provider’s first. The Care Home Environment editor Matt Seex met with Principle Care Homes’ managing director Ashish Goyal and customer relationship manager Laura Mansfield to discuss and explore this impressive new home
20 The Care Show London 2025: innovation and collaboration Care Show London 2025 is set to take the spotlight on 30 April to 1 May at Excel London, bringing together social care professionals to shape the future of the sector. Molly Benson, content producer at show organiser CloserStill Media, highlights why Care Show London is a key attraction for anyone in the social care sector
26 Utilising data and technology to ensure safe care and treatment
Paul Johnson, CEO and co-founder of risk, quality, and compliance software supplier Radar Healthcare, discusses the regulations covering service providers and managers, the implications of non- compliance, and how technology can support care providers in meeting and exceeding regulatory standards
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30 Lifting the curtain on window dressings and soft furnishings A care home refurbishment absorbs a lot of time and headspace, which means that decision fatigue may have set in by the time it comes to selecting soft furnishings. Brendan Pocock of Bridge Contract Interiors explains why designing to support people living with dementia is so important, and sets out the key points to consider
35 Improving laundry practices: critical for infection prevention Sapphire Crosby, Janet McMahon, Joy Allen, Jackie Hoo, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, and Katie Laird present the findings of a new study by De Montfort University and the Infection Prevention Society’s Care Home Special Interest Group, where care home staff provided critical insights into current practices around laundry processing
40 Driving change: how CCFTV is reshaping care standards Jayne Connery of Care Campaign for the Vulnerable discusses the organisation’s recent high-profile successes in its efforts to create, through the use of safety- monitoring technology, a safer, more transparent care sector
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Broomfield Village: a ‘home from home’ as a matter of Principle
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Volume 10 Issue 4 April 2025
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Broomfield Village: a ‘home from home’ as a matter of Principle
Care Show London 2025: innovation and collaboration
Dining with dignity: enhancing mealtimes ts with dysphagia
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