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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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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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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The legit use of smartphones in care homes
Do your carers often find themselves weary of using their mobile phones in front of residents and visitors in fear of the dreaded eye roll? Well, to deliver the best resident care it's time to embrace the mobile phone! The best way forward is to give those sceptics a first hand explanation of how you...
February 26, 2024
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Download: How to prepare your care home for the ageing population
According to the The Office for National Statistics (ONS), there will be almost 20 million people in the country aged 65 years and over by 2028, representing an 80% increase from today’s 11 million. And by 2036, the size of the UK population aged 85 years and over is projected to increase from 1.6 million...
February 13, 2024
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WEBINAR: The 2024 Cyber Threat Landscape for Care Homes
Join our free webinar: The 2024 Cyber threat Landscape. The top cyber threats & best practice advice on how to mitigate them. The cyber-threat landscape continues to evolve. Each year, attackers add new techniques and tactics to their arsenal, increasing their ability to evade detection and attack your systems. Learn more about new and rapidly-evolving...
February 8, 2024
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