Sponsors and Exhibitors 2023
Headline Sponsor
Marr Procurement is a value-led team of procurement experts who deliver auditable savings with integrity and operate with transparency and impartiality.
Marr Procurement is a team of experts who provide capability and bandwidth to deliver more savings sooner across all areas of spend. For example, the team has
delivered 33 temporary labour agency cost-reduction programmes in the last six years. What differentiates Marr Procurement is that we specialise in care, charity
and social housing procurement and have worked with 51 such organisations across the UK.
https://www.marrprocurement.com/
Exhibitors
AOD works with health and social care organisations to improve performance through team-based working. The evidence is overwhelming, collective team based working is key to high quality and compassionate care. That’s why we apply the inspirational research of Michael West and colleagues to shape day-to-day practice in many settings, including the NHS. As part of the Skills for Care Group, we are also well-placed to meet the challenges of team working across boundaries as the integration of health and social care gain space. Our evidence-based team tools range from a simple team assessment to cross-system team development and are designed to give your team responsibility for development, with support provided in-house
apetito is an award winning food producer, providing delicious, nutritious and sustainable meals to all, from the young to the elderly. All of our meals are expertly crafted by our in-house chefs and dieticians and then frozen to lock in the goodness. Based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, apetito produces great-tasting food for, hospitals, care homes, nurseries, schools, local authorities and Wiltshire Farm Foods.
To learn more about what we do and how we can help you today, visit us at www.apetito.co.uk
ARC England (Association for Real Change) is the membership organisation for learning disability and autism providers. We support knowledge development, improve practice and influence policy in health and social care for the benefit of people with learning disabilities or other support needs such as autism, mental health problems, sensory and physical disabilities. Our members support around 60,000 people with learning disabilities and autistic people in England and Wales.
Services we offer: Membership Training courses and workshops for frontline social care workers and managers Active Support consultancy and training/coaching ARC England Leadership Programme Disclosure Service Workforce Development Fund Qualifications.
We help providers bring committed, well qualified and carefully chosen healthcare professionals to the UK, we help health and social providers achieve workforce sustainability, to grow and offer a better service to their clients. With more than 20 years experience and 8,500+ placements we can offer an expert to end service so you can get it right.
eLearning, HR Management reporting (Compliance, HR, Personnel)
CareLineLive is award-winning, all-in-one cloud-based home care management software for home care providers. It improves efficiency, capacity and compliance by digitising workflows and automating processes such as rostering and payroll. Better systems mean better care.
Cohesion offer recruitment and workforce solutions for social care providers ranging from full recruitment outsourcing, recruitment campaigns, recruitment audits and research, individual role recruitment and early talent schemes to bank management, exit and retention surveys and psychometric testing.
www.cohesionrecruitment.com
CMM is the complete management journal offering bespoke editorial covering all aspects of owning and operating a successful, quality care business. Content includes comment, opinion, analysis, research, policy and more, meeting providers’ business needs. CMM is free for care providers and members of certain organisations. Benefits include discounts on CMM Insight events, news alerts and additional content.
https://www.caremanagementmatters.co.uk/
We are a charity that supports the social workforce by providing grants, mental health support and signposting to resources.
https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/
Run by social care providers for social care providers. Digital Social Care is a dedicated space to provide advice and support to the sector on technology and data protection. Better Security, Better Care is a national and local support programme to help providers to store and share information safely.
Famileo originated almost 8 years ago in France in reaction to the challenge of keeping connected with our elderly without imposing technology on them. The idea of a simple physical Gazette/Newspaper for Grandma that could be filled virtually by uploading photos and messages viaa Family portal by the family members was created. Through out the years, and following customers’ demands, the platform has evolved to additionally offer the care homes an easier way to better communicate with the families and also internally. Today, 2,500 care homes across Europe and North America and 1,5 million users have found many benefits to such innovation and trust Famileo thanks to the simplicity of the tool. Currently having been in the UK for a little under 2 years we work closely with more than 200 care homes across the country, and in some of the homes that we work with the CQC have noted our Gazettes as Good Practices found under the fields of Responsiveness and Caring. We have recently received a European Union certification D-Certification of technological products for people living with dementia
Designed ‘by care expert staff for care organisations’, the program will assist you to predict, record and evidence your operational outcomes, manage your clinical risk and spend more time with residents, all whilst exceeding CQC requirements. Our extensive sector knowledge and experience is as a result of working closely with hundreds of clients globally. Our senior management team have years’ of experience working in, consulting to and managing care organisations. This has led us to develop the Platinum6 Suite, an unparalleled clinical, care, lifestyle, medication, operations and financial management software solution specifically created for the health and social care sector.
Pioneers of Motion-Activated Sensory Technology
OMi design Interactive sensory projection systems with games, music and social activities to engage and motivate all generations on any surface.
With an emphasis on motion-activation, OMi have led the way in providing inclusive sensory activities that reward any level of participation, no matter how small.
The huge range of interactive content means there is always something for everyone, regardless of age or ability. The inter-generational appeal of the Mobii magic surface was pivotal in OMi being awarded the National Dementia Care Outstanding Product Award 2018.
Nourish Care is a flexible digital social care records platform that can be tailored to your care service’s needs, whether you’re one residential care home or a larger care group. Nourish works with over 2,800 care services within residential, nursing, learning disabilities, dementia, supported living and other care settings. With powerful built-in features such as reporting and analytics, custom interactions and personalised timelines, everyone within the circle of care is continually informed, giving more time for face-to-face, person-centred care. Nourish was one of the first recognised as an NHS Transformation Directorate Assured Supplier for the Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) programme at launch. We are also proud to partner with and be the first accredited by the PRSB as a Quality Partner, working to promote best practice standards for care.
Oomph! is the UK’s leading wellbeing business for older adults, to enhance mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. Through innovative exercise and activity training and dynamic online resources from Oomph On Demand, Oomph! drive to positively change the impact of ageing with a clear proposition of a ‘Full Life for Life’. Whatever your passion, interest and physical ability their team of dedicated experts work with you to enjoy life… you have one life, so let’s give it some Oomph.
Oomph On Demand was launched to provide a flexible digital resource that would provide activity, exercise and TV content all in one easy to use wellbeing platform. It provides a wide range of resources to support residents, clients, CareGivers and family members to improve meaningful engagement and overall quality of life.
PainChek®, the app available on smartphones and tablets that enables digital pain assessments by using facial recognition technology, is the world’s first regulatory cleared medical device for the assessment of pain. Enabling best-practice pain management for people living with pain in any environment, PainChek®’s pain assessments can be conducted on those who cannot reliably self-report their pain, those who can, and those who fluctuate between the two. PainChek® is currently being used in over 1,500 aged care facilities around the world, with more than one million digital pain assessments conducted to date, and is trusted by thousands of nurses, carers and clinicians.
Person Centred Software offers a wide range of products, including the UK’s most widely used Digital Care Planning System; used by over 3,500 care providers throughout the UK, this fully mobile, icon-driven and easy-to-use system allows care staff to record over 50 care notes per resident per day. Something that is not possible on paper or with many other systems. ATLAS eMAR, a visitor management system (Digital Reception), a Maintenance and Asset Management tool and a Nursecall Messaging Service.
Sekoia is an award-winning, flexible Digital Care Planning and Management system suitable for all service types and sizes. Also approved on the NHS Assured Suppliers List for Digital Social Care Records, and the associated funding that is available through ICSs. The user-friendly app is used at point of care and support and works on any device (Apple, Android and computers). Getting started is easy with our Industry Standard templates. Combine best practices with the ability to create completely bespoke documentation for a service and the people being supported.
Skills for Care is the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support, now and in the future. Our role is to respond and adapt to the emerging trends and needs within social care, using data and evidence to drive forward wide scale change. We provide best practice, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.
Vayyar Care is a virtual caregiver in every room, delivering dignity, privacy, and independence to people in all environments. It provides 24/7 fall detection and supports dynamic presence tracking, gathering rich behavioural data on time at rest and bathroom visits. Our sensors also send notifications on imminent bed exits, enabling real-time fall intervention. Unique touchless technology operates without cameras, wearables, cords, buttons or floor mats and is interoperable and integration-ready with any nurse call or social alarm system. Vayyar Care is the key to proactive strategies that mitigate risk, minimise hospitalisations, reduce caregiver workload and unlock person-centred care.
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