During times of stress such as the pandemic, sleep is usually the first thing that is disrupted. Simon Edmonds and Holly Jackson who work at How to Sleep, a team of sleep enthusiasts, share tips to a good night’s sleep and provide insight on how to manage insomnia.   Social care managers understand Read the full article…

Have you considered what impact your words may have on someone else? In this blog Simon Gamewell, Health and Social Care Advisor at TAP (Thank and Praise), shares why he decided to join the TAP community and we hear a heartfelt poem by care home manager, Donna Jones.   Words are Read the full article…

After the height of the pandemic, many care staff will be feeling tired, burnt out and could even be struggling with mental health issues. Providers may be turning their attention to their employees and how they can offer support to help them cope, build resilience and thrive. Wellbeing should not Read the full article…

At TAP (Thank and Praise) we are big believers in the power of gratitude to boost the mental health and wellbeing of care workers. It’s a simple act to say thank you to someone who deserves it and yet it can have a profound impact. Research has shown that gratitude Read the full article…

Lindsey Appleby-Flynn, National Sector Lead for Health and Social Care at Connect2Care, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased take-up of the First Aid for Mental Health training courses.  Over the last 18 months, staff across the care sector have been hailed as heroes and rightly so. Care home staff Read the full article…

For many people, the act of saying ‘thank you’ is within our conscious; it’s an instinct, a means of communication. Yet, how we deliver the message to our care workforce can have a lasting impact on morale and work ethic. In the first blog of a new series, Patrick Melville, Read the full article…

Ben Phillips, founder of the Samaritans’ NHS and Social Care Helpline, gives us the low-down on the service and explains how Registered Managers can encourage their staff to reach out for help when they need it most

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 (10th to 16th May), CMM’s editor Olivia Hubbard speaks to two registered care home managers about how working in social care impacted on their mental health during the pandemic. In the second post of the series, Mark Topps shares his story. Husband, Read the full article…

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 (10th-16th May), CMM’s editor Olivia Hubbard speaks to two registered care home managers about how working in social care impacted on their mental health during the pandemic. In the first of the series, Registered Manager Dawn Bunter shares her story. Before the Read the full article…