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Continue reading →: What’s Really Happening to Social Care in the UK?Recent National Insurance hikes have driven up business costs significantly. For many providers, this has meant a 10 percent increase in staffing costs almost overnight. There has been no corresponding uplift in the rates paid by local authorities or ICBs. So while the cost of running a care service rises,…
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Continue reading →: The Crisis in Home Care: A System on the BrinkThe Inevitable Squeeze: Higher Costs, Lower Funding By now, every UK business owner is aware of the Labour government’s employment rate and rule changes taking effect from 6th April 2025. These changes will have a profound impact, particularly on the home care sector. The government’s approach seems contradictory—raising costs while…
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Continue reading →: Can Your Spouse Be Your Business Partner? Here’s What I LearnedIntroduction: A Partnership Beyond Marriage “My spouse as my business partner? Are you having a joke?” That’s what most people would say, right? Living, working, eating, and spending all your time together, why would anyone choose that? But for those who get it right (like myself), it can be a…
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Continue reading →: Why Care Can Never Be PerfectIntroduction: The Pursuit of Perfect Care For the most optimal care experience, staff would never get sick, take holidays, get tired, or get fired! Humans make mistakes. We don’t always learn the first, second, or even third time around. For someone to receive the most outstanding care experience, all these…
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Continue reading →: 6 Things I Learnt in My 1st Year as a Home Care Business Owner1. Managing People is Not Easy. Find Those Who Truly Care Home care is a people-based business, and it’s notorious for high staff turnover, we’ve certainly experienced this firsthand. When I started as one of the youngest franchisees with Caremark, I had never managed anyone before. I assumed you simply…
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Continue reading →: Leaving the corporate world and going solo. Here is my journey.Life & Motivation Born in India as the youngest of four, I had a fairly traditional and modest upbringing. This isn’t a rags-to-riches story—we had everything we needed growing up, thanks to my parents. In 1992, my father made a bold move. He relocated us from India to the UK…
