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Record numbers of older people are embracing social media

The findings from Ofcom’s annual Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes report[2] are out and it looks like record numbers of older people are embracing smart and social technology, with a quarter of over-75s using tablet computers.

June 15, 2017
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The Role Of Creativity And Technology In Dementia Care

This article highlights some specific examples how care home technology and creativity can make a huge difference in dementia care. Our care home monitoring, care planning, care apps and nurse call integration are all designed to create a calmer more efficient environment for both residents and workers – allowing carers to spend the time where…

June 8, 2017
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Harvard Business Review strongly advises against public Wi-Fi

The Harvard Business Review have published an article advising of the dangers of using public Wi-Fi. Of course, your care home Wi-Fi, home Wi-Fi and many secure networks you use carry limited danger of being hacked but it’s the hotel lobby, airport lounge and coffee shop Wi-Fi that put us at risk of losing our…

May 17, 2017
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GHM Care in the Press: Tomorrow’s Care

GHM Care has been featured in the May issue of Tomorrow’s Care. In the feature GHM Care explains how new care home technology, such as care apps and integrated nurse call, can make care management as easy and simple as possible by reducing the number of devices staff have to carry to just one.

April 25, 2017
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Social care system ‘beginning to collapse’ as 900 carers quit every day – use the right technology to ease the burden

A report published by the BBC has found that more than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year.

April 11, 2017
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GHM Communications shortlisted for Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Award

GHM Care has been shortlisted for the Reseller Sales Team of the Year category of the 2017 Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards.

March 29, 2017
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Elderly are being hit hardest by line rental charges – how we help care home residents

Recent increases in line rental charges have hit elderly people the hardest, according to an Ofcom report. Between December 2009 and December 2016, line rental prices had increased by as much as 49% for some customers, the regulator said.

March 16, 2017
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How to make the move from ISDN to SIP: Part 3

Moving from ISDN to SIP: the key steps you need to take Step one: scoping the job Work with your communications provider to find out what the move will look like for your business. This may be a wholesale switch in one move, a phased branch by branch transition, or even floor by floor. SIP…

January 26, 2017
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How to make the move from ISDN to SIP: Part 2

3 Reasons for Changing from ISDN to SIP   Cost SIP trunking is not only less costly per channel for line rental than ISDN, but can also deliver savings on call costs, with many providers offering inclusive minutes as part of the monthly fee. SIP trunking requires less physical infrastructure, with fewer lines needed than…

January 19, 2017
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How to make the move from ISDN to SIP: Part 1

How to make the move from ISDN to SIP: Part 1 The Changing Landscape Today’s business climate calls for reliability, agility and flexibility. In order to deliver on these core goals, the tools companies need to communicate to their customers and the wider world must be future ready and fit for purpose. However, that is…

December 15, 2016
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