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Follow our page on Linkedin In this issue 14 Building a better future for care:
Care Show Birmingham 2025 Care Show Birmingham returns to the NEC on 8-9 October. Organiser CloserStill Media’s Molly Benson discusses session highlights, topics and trends, and key speakers for the biggest show in the care sector calendar
20 Wyrley Rose: a community ethos blooms in Staffordshire Macc Care opened Wyrley Rose, its fifteenth care home, in June. The Care Home Environment editor Matt Seex visited Staffordshire to find out more about this impressive new home
25 You’ll never dine alone: the power of social mealtimes Rachel Sipaul, senior dietitian at apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods Professional, explains why eating with others is so important for care home residents’ physical and mental wellbeing
28 An accommodation crisis facing all ages Zoe Curran, senior planner at Boyer, explains why we must not leave the older generation behind in the race to fix the housing crisis
5 Comment 6 Cover story 9 News 32 Profit and resource allocation:
embracing data-driven decisions Traditional management methods are being replaced by sophisticated systems that offer real-time insights and enable continuous improvement. This shift represents a significant cultural transformation, as CoolCare’s Fiona Hale explains
36 Fire safety strategies: a burning issue Darren Tubb, senior consultant for fire safety specialist Inspectas, explains where care home managers ought to focus their fire safety strategy in order to stay within the law while delivering best practice for the safety of staff and residents
40 Luxury in care home design:
not just a ‘nice to have’ Transforming care homes into luxury living spaces means more than simply picking expensive fixtures and fittings. As Rebecca Hartley of Rebecca Hartley Interiors explains, the right design choices should elevate the everyday lives of residents
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