Contents Volume 11 Issue 7 July 2026
CARE HOME
ENVIRONMENT
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CARE HOME
ENVIRONMENT
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Complex dementia care – supporting those who care
From pub to hub:
How Macc Care aims to create a very different kind of community
Delivering outstanding dementia care
7 News Features
13 From pub to hub: How Macc Care aims to create a very different kind of community.
On a former problem pub site in Shirley, Macc Care has created Heathfield Rose – a boutique, clinically led, digitally enabled care home. Editor Mary‑Louise Clews attended the launch.
19 End of life care: Caring for the carers
In practice, care homes are becoming the new hospices, increasing emotional and psychological demands on staff. Julie Smyth explains how Springfield Healthcare Group at Wetherby Care & Retirement Village are setting a new standard for staff wellbeing.
25 Delivering outstanding dementia care: Practical insights from the frontline 19
Conversations around dementia ‑ friendly environments, specialist support and person ‑ centred care have become more common, but the day‑to‑day reality of delivering truly high quality dementia care remains widely misunderstood, writes, Rebecca Rawlings.
30 How providers can mitigate rising electricity costs
Energy costs have become a major strategic concern for adult social care providers that directly impacts financial sustainability, staffing budgets and even long‑term service viability. Understanding expensive charging periods is now essential, argues David Woodward.
35 Immigration, employment law and workforce: a practical guide for care providers
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Workforce conversations have been dominated by vacancy rates, agency reliance and international recruitment for years, but now operators also face a more complicated set of employment, immigration and cost pressures that require a practical response, explains Georgina Richards.
40 Navigating risks amid the rise of Prevention of Future Deaths coroner reports
Coroners have been issuing an increasing number of statutory requests to providers to set out how they will mitigate safety concerns following an inquest into a death in a care home. Charlotte Greatorex and Narin Masera explain the context – and what this means for care leaders.
44 How cross-home communities are reshaping wellbeing in care settings 44
Sophia Feurtado‑Jackson explains how more outward‑facing models of care are being built on relationships, trust, shared experiences, and the rhythms of daily life of people who live and work in care homes.
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In this issue Regulars
4 Cover story: Complex dementia care – supporting those who care Despite mounting challenges and growing demand, Jayne Connery is optimistic about innovation in care for people with dementia.
5 Comment Caring for the carers.
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