How to use telecoms to boost productivity in your Care Home
A good care home telephone system should make communication and collaboration seamless, particularly for the head office of a care group. Here, we highlight some of the telephone system features that will ensure your care home or care group works smarter and improves productivity: Desktop & Mobile Apps With a hosted, cloud based telephone system,...
August 11, 2022
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New Install: Maplewood Court by Oakland Care
GHM Care has recently installed a new telephone system, WiFi and our Nexus nursecall messaging and reporting solution at the newly built Maplewood Court, managed by Oakland Care. This purpose-built care home in Maidstone offers 72 en-suite bedrooms with state-of-the-art facilities. The telephone system comprises of a range of desk phones, smartphones, and easy-to-use resident...
August 9, 2022
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Why is Mobile Device Management (MDM) needed in Care Homes?
Smart technology is a great innovation for care homes, enabling many of our customers use our smart technology to implement a one-device policy for their staff. We integrate a homes nurse call, medication apps, care plans, patient records and any third-party application to their chosen mobile device. The technology streamlines communication and tracks activity, reducing...
August 5, 2022
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A timeline of Care Home technology
Many of us have experienced quite a technology revolution during our working lives. Some may even remember working pre-internet. Whichever decade we started in, we can all agree that technology moves pretty quickly. Check out the image below to see which PCs you remember using! How do Care Homes fit into the technology revolution? Since...
July 20, 2022
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Care Home Energy Market Update
There is no sign of downward pressure on energy prices for the next few years. These are unprecedented times for the care sector. In this blog, we try to discuss where the market is, why you should still consider fixed contracts, the state of green energy and what it all means for care homes. What...
July 7, 2022
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More people aged 65 and over than ever before
The latest census has revealed some interesting data. The population has grown by more than 3.5 million (6.3%) in 10 years. But the more interesting statistic is more people are aged 65 and over than ever before. The over 65’s represent 21.3% in Wales, compared to 18.4% in England. East Devon has the most...
July 5, 2022
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Examples of phishing emails to watch out for in your care home
Are your care team and residents getting bombarded with suspicious emails but struggling to identify which are genuine and which aren't? Our IT Support team is on hand to check anything you're not sure about and we can add additional layers of email security to stop any harmful malware becoming a risk. It's a good...
July 1, 2022
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New Install: Birchwood Heights by Oakland Care
GHM Care has recently installed a new telephone system, WiFi and our Nexus solution at the newly built Birchwood Heights, managed by Oakland Care. This purpose-built care home in the small town of Swanley in Kent, offering 77 en-suite bedrooms in a luxurious setting. The care home telephone system comprises a range of desk phones,...
June 20, 2022
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GHM Care welcomes Ruann Van der Hoff as IT Support Engineer
Ruann Van der Hoff has joined our technical support team as an IT Support Engineer. Ruann will be providing the care homes and groups that use our IT Support services with assistance onsite, online and by telephone. Whether it’s upgrading PCs, installing new software, network assistance or troubleshooting, Ruann has over 15 years industry experience...
June 14, 2022
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