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Volume 7 Issue 1 January 2022
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16 Q&A - Professor Martin Green, Care England Professor Martin Green OBE, chief executive of England’s largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, Care England, talks about the government’s recent reform White Paper
20 Legal update - Administration fees CooperBurnett LLP partner Tom Lumsden, a partner at discusses the recent proceedings brought against Care UK by the Competition and Markets Authority regarding administration fees
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34 How to make a care home refurbishment less institutional Elliscombe House care home near Wincanton in Somerset reopened in October 2021 after an extensive refurbishment. Here, owner and creative director Catherine Trotman illustrates the works in detail and explains how they were designed to feel like home
38 A matter of Principle: aspirational care home interiors Principle Care Homes co-founders Ashish and Nisha Goyal - with Bernard Interiors founder and managing director Jen Bernard - explain how they intend to break the mould for building and operating luxury facilities
24 How relationship-based sales can boost care home occupancy rates Alex Fisher, president and co-founder of sales technology and training platform Sherpa, explains how care home sales teams can boost lead conversion rates and, in turn, occupancy
28 Vida Court – bringing a ‘care home of the future’ into the present Vida Healthcare opened its latest care home, Vida Court in Harrogate, in November. Here, James Rycroft of Vida Healthcare, Alan Powell of Den Architecture and Ellen Pryce of Nanu Soda discuss how good design can positively impact care delivery
42 The financial impact of Covid on care homes and retirement living Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at care home lender OakNorth Bank, takes a look at the implications of Covid-19 on the care home and retirement living market
46 Supporting the care staff crisis via specialist bathing equipment As the social care sector grapples with widespread staffing issues this winter, Gainsborough Healthcare Group chief executive Peter Eckhardt reflects on how specialist bathroom equipment can aid carers as well as care home residents
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