Care show preview
dominate conversations across social care. Providers are grappling with recruitment and retention pressures, registered manager burnout, changing employment legislation and the need to develop confident leaders for the future. Reflecting these priorities, the People & Workforce Theatre focuses on supporting the people behind care, with sessions covering leadership, workplace culture, manager wellbeing, employment law, deprivation of liberty, career development and building resilient teams capable of delivering high-quality care in increasingly demanding environments. For many providers, rising employment
costs, commissioning pressures and tighter margins have shifted the focus from growth to long-term sustainability. Created specifically for senior leaders, the brand-new Owners’ and Directors’ Forum responds directly to those commercial realities. Alongside sessions exploring financial resilience, occupancy growth, branding, business expansion and delegated healthcare responsibilities, delegates will also have access to a new care business clinic, offering practical advice from experienced sector leaders on the everyday challenges of running successful care businesses. Technology continues to transform every
aspect of care delivery, but conversations have moved beyond simply adopting digital tools. Providers are now focused on implementing technology safely, integrating systems effectively and ensuring teams have the confidence to use them. Reflecting that shift, the Technology Theatre explores
Adult social care is no longer operating in the background of national conversation
practical implementation through sessions on AI, digital transformation, integrated care records, interoperability, cyber security, digital confidence and real-world examples of technology improving outcomes for providers, staff and the people they support. As government policy continues to
encourage more care to be delivered closer to home, homecare providers are supporting people with increasingly complex clinical needs in community settings. The Homecare Theatre reflects this evolution, exploring delegated healthcare activities, medicines management, neighbourhood health, research-active homecare services,
Sessions to look out for
Wednesday 7 October 10:15 – 10:45 – Using technology to streamline business functions within a care services – chaired by Raj Odedra (executive director, People in Action), with panellists Rich Tomlinson (director of IT and systems, Dignus Group), and Amanda Brooke (chief transformation officer, Lifeways)
11:10 – 11:55 – Staying stable: managing rising costs without compromising care – Jay Dodhia and Palvi Dodhia (co-founders and CEOs of Serene Care)
11:45 – 12:15 – Bold futures: innovating regulation to improve care – Chris Badger, chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care, Care Quality Commission
14:30 – 15:15 – The future of care ownership: consolidation, competition, and consequences – Chaired by Mary-Louise Clews (editor, The Care Home Environment) with panellists Monica Macheng (corporate partner, Hill Dickinson LLP), Richard Lunn (managing director – care, Christie & Co), and Derek Breingan (head of health & social care sector UK, Virgin Money)
Thursday 8 October 10:55 – 11:25 – Registration: hints, tips and latest news – Gemma Gittens (registration manager, CQC)
12:05-12:50 – Scaling and growth: everything you need to consider first – Raina Summerson (group CEO, Agincare), Denis
Repard (founder, DDR Consulting), and Nitesh Somani (CEO, Kara Healthcare)
12:55 – 13:40 – Designing dignity: safe environments without restrictive practice – Chaired by Lara Bywater (director, LDC Care), with panellists Marie Cox (senior specialist, CQC), and Richard Broughton (CCO, Liaise)
14:15 – 15:00 – Beyond borders: the global insights and innovation shaping the future of adult social care – Chaired by Finn Turner-Berry (workforce and research lead, National Care Forum) with panellists Arielle Rostant (research and innovation manager, Nightingale Hammerson), and Camille Oung (fellow, Nuffield Trust)
workforce planning and strategies for building confident teams equipped to manage growing complexity while maintaining safe, person-centred care. The environments people live in are
playing an increasingly important role in supporting independence, dignity and wellbeing. Responding to growing awareness of the impact that design has on quality of life, the Design & Build Theatre explores how providers can create spaces that are both practical and future ready. Sessions range from strategic planning and refurbishment to circadian lighting, climate resilience and designing environments
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www.thecarehomeenvironment.com September 2026
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