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Ideas and best practices for running care homes and day centres.

1 Sep 2026

Custom forms in a care home: why one size doesn't fit all

Every centre has its own protocols, and they don't always fit the closed templates that come with off-the-shelf software.

29 Aug 2026

Migrating from Excel to care home management software: where to start

Excel holds up longer than it should in many centres, until it stops holding up. Here's how to make the move without stopping day-to-day work.

26 Aug 2026

How much does care home management software cost (and what to check beyond the price)

The licence price is only part of the real cost. Here's what's worth checking before comparing two quotes.

21 Aug 2026

Digitising reception at a care home: visits, admissions and discharges

Reception is the centre's front door, and also where it shows most whether visits and admissions are recorded properly or just improvised.

14 Aug 2026

A dashboard for care home management: what's worth watching

A centre's management team doesn't need to see every clinical entry, it needs the overall picture. Here are the indicators that actually help.

7 Aug 2026

Day centres: what their management software actually needs

A day centre isn't a part-time care home: it has its own logic of arrivals, departures and communication with families.