Care Home Energy Update July 2024
The following market updates are a snapshot of the current trends, enabling care home owners to make well-informed decisions regarding their energy procurement. With temperatures slowly rising closer to seasonal norms. This should reduce gas demand and increase supplies. Additionally, wind generation was predicted to be 20% above seasonal levels recently, which should help keep prices...
July 4, 2024
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Technology to reduce the admin burden in care homes
A recent study that highlights the pressures of admin within care homes and care settings is a very true reflection of what our care home customers are telling us day in day out. Managers across nursing homes and other care settings are having to spend too much time on manual admin, taking them away of...
July 4, 2024
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Easy Computer Maintenance for Care Home Computers
Giving the computers in your care homes or head office a bit of a spring clean now and again can really help to keep them tip top and up to date. Here are some top maintenance tips from GHM Care's IT Support Desk Engineer, Jamie Thorpe: Restart Your Computers It may sound too simple to...
June 25, 2024
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GHM care home tech scoops Oxfordshire Business Award
GHM has won the First Sight Media Technology Excellence Award at the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2024. The Technology Excellence Award identifies and recognises an organisation’s focus on advancing their business through the use of technology and it was our NexusCare nursecall messaging and reporting solution for care homes, designed by GHM Care, that was the highlight...
June 12, 2024
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Analogue Switch Off postponed but now is still the time for care homes to go digital
BT has delayed the deadline by which care homes have to switch from physical copper-based landlines to internet-based services following various concerns, including support for vulnerable people. Nearly two million people in the UK use personal alarms which rely on analogue landlines, one reason why the deadline has been pushed back from the end of...
May 28, 2024
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GHM Care joins Care Leaders Network
GHM Care is delighted to become a Care Leaders Network Supplier Partner, the professional community for the leaders of Social Care organisations. The CLN exists to empower care leaders to build remarkable care organisations and as a partner to the organisation, GHM Care will work alongside care leaders across the UK to build, enhance and...
May 7, 2024
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Watch again: The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
Catch up on our latest webinar to look at the live cybersecurity threats affecting care homes and what you can be doing to try and stay one step ahead.
April 30, 2024
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Podcast episode: The Cybersecurity Landscape
We see plenty of high profile cyber attacks in the headlines but we don’t hear as much about the attacks that affect care homes on a day to day basis. We’ll take a closer look at the latest cyber-threats affecting care homes and most importantly how to protect your homes, residents and staff against them....
April 18, 2024
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Watch again: How to protect your care homes against phishing scams
93% of all cyber-attacks begin with a phishing email. Care homes continue to be high-value targets for criminals. Plus, a 24/7 workforce and vulnerable residents increase the chances of a phishing attack. A combination of a positive security culture, regular security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks can all make your care home phish free....
March 13, 2024
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International Women’s Day – A career in care tech at GHM Care
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, our Sales & Marketing Support guru Sarah reflects on her nearly 5-year journey and moving to a new career in care tech at GHM Care. Who would have thought that I, a woman in her 40s, would take on a role in a new industry? It was the culture...
March 8, 2024
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