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Follow our page on Linkedin In this issue 15 Elm Lodge: luxury care in
peaceful Hampshire Forest Care recently opened Elm Lodge, a 60-bed luxury care home in Hampshire. The Care Home Environment editor Matt Seex visited this beautifully designed new home to chat with Forest Care’s commercial manager Jon Huxford
21 Funding the future: what the social care plan means for you While digital solutions alone will not solve the challenges facing the care sector, there has never been a better time for providers to future-proof themselves by investing in technology, as Fran Kirke, OneAdvanced’s VP of care, explains
25 Exploring the evolution of care home laundries Mick Christian, training & development manager at Electrolux Professional UK & Ireland, explores how challenges facing staff have changed in a post-pandemic environment and shares his top tips for preparing laundries for a digital future
30 Putting digital signage at the heart of innovation Martin Johnston-Banks, account manager at MRG Systems, explores how digital signage can be integrated into the latest pioneering technologies
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34 Harpenden Springs: Oakland Care’s first net-zero care home Richard Dooley, development director at Oakland Care, discusses the provider’s green journey to date and its plans for Harpenden Springs – a new Hertfordshire home that will be Oakland’s first home to be powered by renewable energy
39 Thermography: enhancing both profitability and care Infrared thermal imaging technology offers a non-invasive and cost-effective method of identifying medical issues undetectable by visual inspection, as Stephen Taylor of Thermidas explains
43 Beat the food waste ban: why you must act fast Richard Poskitt, head of supply chain/commercial at ReFood, discusses the 2025 ban on food waste to landfill and explains why care home managers should act fast to take full advantage of the opportunities presented
46 How flooring can help improve dementia care
Designing interiors with the needs of residents living with dementia in mind is essential. Donna Hannaway, head of marketing UK and Ireland at Forbo Flooring Systems, looks at some of the key factors that ought to be considered
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