AI in Social Care: Hype to real-world results
Practical insights on AI in social care from Sona, Greensleeves and Care England. Learn how AI improves workflows, care quality and staff wellbeing.
Building a staff schedule couldn’t be easier.
Reduce payroll errors with real-time T&A.
Fill 50% more shifts with your own employees.
Ensure shifts are covered even if you're understaffed.
Manage absence requests and approvals.
Practical ways to boost team morale with proven examples from across the sector.
Find out what care employees say matters to them most at work.
Search and view employees with customised permission levels.
Key employment information all in one place.
Store visas, professional certifications and more with easy access.
Control personal and operational details of your staff.
Why are people leaving Social Care, and where are they going?
We asked 250 Social Care leaders about their attitudes towards digitisation and their plans for the next 12 months...
Why are Hospitality workers leaving the industry, and what can you do to retain them?
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Staff can see relevant messages in one place.
Request post-shift feedback from staff.
Recognise staff contributions by sending them praise.
Identify staff at risk of churning.
How care organisations can embrace flexible working and thrive.
Maintain quality of care and reduce costs.
Maximise profitability through AI-powered forecasting & scheduling.
Elevate your operational efficiency and guest satisfaction.
Streamline operations across sites.
Developed alongside Social Care experts with decades of combined experience.
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Give staff greater visibility of shifts available to work, with a simple "shift claim" process to increase their income.
Improve employee engagement and retention with a seamless employee communication platform.
Happier staff provide greater customer experiences, which in turn drives return rates, revenues and recommendations.
Give staff greater visibility of shifts available to work, with a simple "shift claim" process to increase their income.
Improve employee engagement and retention with a seamless employee communication platform.
Happier staff provide greater customer experiences, which in turn drives return rates, revenues and recommendations.
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Practical insights on AI in social care from Sona, Greensleeves and Care England. Learn how AI improves workflows, care quality and staff wellbeing.
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Reveal the metrics leaders will track in 2024...
RecruitmentThe vacancy rate to be under 10.7% (national average)
Overall occupancy rateNumber of occupied beds over all beds to grow YoY
Resident satisfaction80% of residents declare satisfaction with care services
RetentionStaff voluntarily terminating their contract to be under 30% (national average)
Occupancy by funding typeProportion of privately funded fee payers vs. local authority funded fee payers
CQC rating or equivalent80% of locations to obtain a “Good” or “Outstanding” rating
Feedback80% of staff to take a yearly satisfaction survey
Staff costsStaff cost over total operating costs to be optimised YoY
Internal quality assurance score75% of services to achieve a score of 85%
Job satisfaction75% of employees would recommend your company as a good place to work
Staff agencyProportion of agency hours over all hours delivered to decrease YoY
Reaction time90% of complaints to be resolved within 1 month
TrainingStaff engaged in training to grow YoY
Payroll accuracyNumber of discrepancies across all staff to decrease YoY
Incident managementNumber of medication errors or incidents to decrease YoY
Schedule visibilityNumber of rosters shared 4 weeks in advance to increase YoY
Impact of last-minute changes (for supported living)Same-day shifts cancelled by the organisation or by the client to decrease YoY
AbsenceYearly sickness days to be below 8.1 per employee (national average)