Leading digital care management technology provider, Nourish Care, has unveiled a new integration with the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pain assessment tool PainChek^®, that marks a new era in the app-based tools available to care home providers.

PainChek’s AI and smart automation technology analyses facial micro-expressions indicative of pain in residents, particularly those living with dementia or cognitive impairments and unable to reliably communicate their pain.

Hazlewoods Spring issue of Talking Tax brings a spotlight on tying up loose ends, as another tax year draws to a close, and preparing for a new tax year ahead.

The glow walk is set up to raise money for Alzheimer's U.K. and to support those struggling with this awful affliction. 850,000 people live with Dementia in the UK and that number is set to rise to 1m by 2025. 

You may have plans to extend or refurbish your care home, but when is the right time to carry out these works? 

Of course, you must consider demand, no one wants empty rooms, but have you also considered the tax implications of the timing of your project. Probably not, but should you?

The latest version of Tax Facts for 2022/23 is now available.

With the acceleration of the digital revolution across the care sector, the use of automation within the bookkeeping process of accounting, with access to real time management information, is increasing in importance as the onboarding of MTD approaches.

As we approach the end of another tax year, now is a good time to consider whether all allowances and reliefs have been maximised as far as possible, and whether any action needs to be taken before 5 April 2022.

Another Covid19 BOOSTER is to be offered to care home residents and individuals with suppressed immune health systems this Spring.

This is to help individuals who are deemed more at risk from the effects of severe Covid19.

When it is time to look at the expenditure for the year ahead, considering an electric car is another area which demonstrates a greener travelling option as well as reducing the cost of fuel.

Fran Tremeer from Royds Withy King takes a look at how a provider can ensure to have the correct policies in place to enable staff to identify and deal with requests for information.