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Discover Part two of our series with Mark Topps on the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy. Learn key insights around 'Train' as Mark unpacks this strand, empowering you to level-up your team training.

Discover Part 1 of our series with Mark Topps on the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy. Learn key insights into 'Attract and Retain' as Mark unpacks this strand, empowering you to improve your recruitment and retention.

In person-centred care, the service user’s voice should be at the heart of care planning. In this blog, care expert, Mark Topps, shares ideas to more effectively include the service user’s voice in care planning.

Download your free PBS template and discover key tips from Mark Topps on how to successfully create a PBS plan in your organisation.

Discover how the CQC can transform from an outdated entity to an efficient regulator with data automation and technological advancements.

Learn how Log my Care’s PBS plan feature simplifies implementing Positive Behaviour Support, enhancing care for those with complex needs.

Anna Lawrence discusses the four principles of person-centred care and the vital importance they are in delivering quality social care for individuals.

Richard Weir shares examples of daily care notes and provides insight into how these can be a useful tool for supporting and evidencing service user care plans

Mark Topps shares tips on how to implement more compassionate hiring practices when hiring international team members in social care

Richard Weir provides an overview of the powerful Positive Behaviour Support framework, how it provides service users with a better quality of life, and the value it provides to carers in reducing incidents of behaviour that challenges.

Log my Care is now compliant with 12 of the Standards set out by the Digitising Social Care Programme, retaining our place as a DSCR Assured Supplier.

Check out our infographic to learn more about what to expect on your CQC inspection day and 10 key tips to help ensure success.

Check out our infographic to learn about the key activities that happen before a CQC inspection and 10 valuable tips to help you prepare effectively.

We’re delighted to announce that we've raised a further £3 million with our existing investor Mercia Ventures

Mark Topps discusses the importance of risk assessments in social care, and provides tips for how care teams can better reduce or mitigate risks.

Simplify data access with Download Centre, our new central hub for seamlessly exporting essential care data.

Mark Topps shares 5 tips to help social care teams improve communication with their service users, and the different types of circumstances to consider.

Mark Topps shares how to track and manage behaviour and cognitive decline in service users, with tips on tackling funding challenges and seeking extra support.

Discover the best way to set effective person-centred goals and track your service users’ progress with Log my Care’s Outcomes and goals feature.

Mark Topps explores how care providers can best set service user goals, and discusses the pros and cons of paper vs digital care records.

Mark Topps discusses why evidencing service user goals is important for CQC inspections, how to track progress, and how to get service users involved.

Mark Topps explores how the CQC's new single assessment framework will impact learning disability care providers, with tips on how these services can prepare.

Mark Topps discusses the importance of succession planning in social care, and shares practical tips for applying it successfully to nurture and develop talent.

Learning disability provider, Moorville Residential, shares why Log my Care was the best choice for their less tech-savvy staff, and how they were able to better evidence progress for their service users.

Mark Topps shares tips on how to ensure staff stay prepared to best support service users over the holiday season and continue progressing with their goals.

Log my Care is a Person Centred Software (PCS) alternative that helps improve care delivery across your service.

Nursing home, BIRA Care Homes, shares why Log my Care was the best choice to help their team save time and transform their service efficiency in 6 months.

Mark Topps discusses the benefits of moving to a digital care management system and shares his advice and tips for going from paper to digital.

For National Safeguarding Adults Week 2023, Mark Topps takes a look at its role in social care and how care professionals can stay vigilant for clients.

Mark Topps shares 10 tips to improving staff retention in social care, and how they can increase employee engagement to reduce turnover rates in a care service.

Log my Care is a Nourish Care alternative that helps improve person-centred care across your care service.

Mark Topps discusses 7 tips on how to support staff effectively in health and social care, with employee retention and well-being in mind.

Mark Topps shares 8 effective tips to enhance team efficiency in health and social care, to improve productivity and create a sustainable, modern care service.

Mark Topps shares his experience of the 2023 Care Show Birmingham, where he also joined Log my Care's CEO, Sam Hussain, for a panel discussion on CQC changes.

Mark Topps explains what to do if you fail a CQC inspection in 13 steps, with advice on how to contest a CQC outcome that might be inaccurate.

Mark Topps discusses how to deal with challenging behaviour in adult social care settings, and shares 10 tips to managing service users and their relatives.

Monitoring Reports is designed to empower care managers with data-driven insights. Identify trends, customise reports, and deliver targeted care for enhanced efficiency. Stay ahead in care management with Log my Care.

Get the answers to 7 of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the CQC's new single assessment framework.

Mark Topps explores some of the challenges in end of life and palliative care, with tips on how to improve the process within your services.

Mark Topps shares the different types of questions that the CQC ask care staff and managers, to help you stay informed and prepare ahead of inspections.

Mark Topps discusses the importance of effective communication in health and social care and how to promote it – with 10 tips from industry professionals.

Mark Topps breaks down what to do if you fail a CQC inspection, the impact of a poor rating, and how to improve Requires Improvement or Inadequate ratings.

Standardise your current risk assessment processes with our free templates. Use our BMI risk assessment template to calculate an individual’s BMI and determine potential risks. Download now for free!

Standardise your current risk assessment processes with our free templates. Use our Waterlow risk assessment template to evaluate the risk of an individual developing pressure ulcers and to improve care. Download now for free!

Standardise your current risk assessment processes with our free templates. Use our Manual handling (or moving and handling) risk assessment template to assess a client’s physical capabilities and limitations, and evaluate your environment. Download now for free!

Download our free 10-step CQC inspection checklist to help you evidence care delivery and prepare for audits, in line with the 2023 new inspection framework.

Download our free PDF overview of the CQC's single assessment framework to prepare for the new inspection process and stay compliant.

We are proud to introduce our latest feature, the Noticeboard, designed to streamline communication and collaboration within care teams.

Preparing for a CQC inspection? Mark Topps shares 8 tips to getting regulator ready, discusses the new CQC single assessment framework, and more 2023 changes.

Adult social care statistics in the UK for 2023, focusing on employee retention, digital transformation, key trends and the future of care.

Not sure how to do a risk assessment in social care? Download our free templates with 3 examples of different types of risk assessments in health and social care.

At Log my Care, we believe in continuously improving our services to meet the needs of care providers like you. We are excited to announce the first of many improvements: the revamped To-Do's daily dashboard. This enhanced feature is designed to streamline your workflow, boost productivity, and provide a more organised approach to managing tasks and responsibilities.

Mark Topps explains the importance of improving your data and cyber security in adult social care, with six tips to protecting personal information.

With Device Access Control you can now monitor and manage who has access to care data.

Mark Topps goes over what social care consultancies are, their importance in the sector, and five benefits care providers can take advantage of when hiring one.

Mark Topps discusses the role and impact of having volunteers in social care, following the government's plan to extend the NHS Volunteer Responders Programme.

Mark Topps discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in social care, and how to successfully promote it in the workplace.

Mark Topps breaks down how to deliver quality care in line with the government's latest What Good Looks Like Framework, with examples from care providers.

To spotlight those caring for society's most vulnerable without pay, social care expert Mark Topps discusses the impact of unpaid caring and ways to offer support.

Mark Topps recommends six approaches to tackle cultural change to improve employee engagement, increase productivity, and create a better work environment.

Mark Topps discusses the pros and cons of having 'just a job' rather than a vocation in the care industry, and the difference between them both.

Mark Topps shares his top tips on creating an excellent plan induction plan for Registered Managers, and ways to continue developing post-induction.

Mark Topps reflects on the best benefits of goal setting, and how it can improve outcomes for the people you support, your teams and for yourself.

Mark Topps shares his top tips for creating an effective goal setting strategy without losing motivation.

Mark Topps shares his experience of the two-day, 2023 Health Plus Care event at ExCel London.

Mark Topps explores some of the key steps for successfully onboarding new staff in your care service.

We’re looking forward to exhibiting at the Residential & Home Care Show, part of Health Plus Care, in ExCel, London on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 April.

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This week Mark Topps takes a deep dive into a topic that's been lurking in the shadows of care services: closed cultures. This article explores the harmful effects of closed cultures and shares strategies to prevent them.

Mark Topps looks at the reasons for moving to a digital model and how you can ensure your service is ready for the March 2024 deadline.

Record keeping in health and social care is a must for social care teams.

Moving from pen and paper note taking to a digital system doesn’t need to be daunting. Our guide for care home managers shows you how.

NHSX is providing support to help digitise social care. Here’s our simple guide to getting that grant

Moving from pen and paper note taking to a digital system doesn’t need to be daunting. Our guide for care home owners shows you how.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a snap poll of providers late last year to gauge current views on workforce challenges.

How going digital can help care providers recruit and retain staff

Mark Topps on the duty of candour – what it is and the steps to fostering a culture of transparency in your care service.

Mark Topps takes us through data-based decision-making – the benefits, how to get started and using it to make a positive change in your service.

Workforce has the biggest impact on whether your services survive and thrive. Mark Topps reflects on how to motivate and empower teams.

Explore the vital role of training and monitoring in ensuring service compliance and staff retention.

Visit us at stand E60 to demo our platform for outstanding care management.

Want to go above and beyond with staff training? Mark Topps shares advice for care providers who want to make Outstanding more than a rating.

We’ve joined forces with PainChek®, to enable care providers to improve their care delivery based on data-driven pain management.

Are you fed up with using clunky excel sheets to track your staff’s qualifications? You’ll be happy to learn that you can now effortlessly record your team’s skills directly in Log my Care.

In this blog, Mark Topps takes a deep dive into leadership. What makes you a leader and what skills do leaders need in 2023?

Mark Topps explores flexible working in social care. Is it possible and if not, what needs to change to make it a reality?

Mark Topps looks at the current recruitment trends and how we can survive and thrive despite the challenges in the employment market.

Michael Prior, Clinical Care Manager at Capital Staffing Services, chatted with us about their experience using our digital care management platform over the last two months.

Supported living service, Care TaylorMade, shares how implementing Log my Care helped them achieve an Outstanding CQC rating, and why Log my Care was the right system after being paper-based.

Thinking about going digital? Mark Topps shares the things you need to consider before introducing a digital system into your care service.

Mark Topps shares his advice for making digital transformation happen in your care service.

We've been recognised as a Quality Partner of the Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB)

Mark Topps shares his advice for preparing your team for organisational change.

Mark Topps shares his expert advice for getting your team comfortable with using technology in your care service.

Mark Topps shares his top tips for setting organisational and personal goals, alongside manageable ways to help you achieve them.

Discover the best way to set effective person-centred goals and track your service users’ progress with Log my Care’s Outcomes and goals feature.

I always remember being told that life goes fast once you leave school, but this year seems to have flown by quicker than ever. Perhaps it’s because we all made sure we had things in our diaries and to make the most of life coming out of the pandemic, or perhaps we’re all just busier than ever and it’s a sign that we need to slow down! This week, I look back at some of the highlights of 2022 and what I hope to see in 2023.

The UK weather is unpredictable at best with heavy rain, high winds and the occasional snow drift thrown in the midst. From my own experience, looking outside to see adverse weather fills me with dread and I’m left thinking, “Can I get to the person I’m supporting?” and “Will they be ok?” Here are some handy tips for how you can keep those you care for safe and well.

This is a rather unusual blog to write about, but following a conversation with someone last week, it really got me thinking. For the last 15 years, I’ve always supported people who are incontinent with their continence and personal care, but I’ve never stopped to think about whether this is actually what they wanted. I’ve always assumed that they would.

In a recent survey by Buffer, 30% of people found switching off after work incredibly difficult. The inability to switch off can lead to burnout, which is a growing issue in the care sector. In this week’s blog, I look at some tips to help you switch off after work.