Care Home Operator Resources
A working library for UK care home operators — facts, frameworks, contacts. We don’t sell anything in this section. We’re putting it together because operators repeatedly ask us for the same handful of things and we’d rather make them findable than email them around.
Operations
- Energy procurement for care homes — broker selection, contract length, half-hourly metering, the realistic shape of a 2026/27 deal.
- Evidence and audit software — comparative review of the major CQC evidence platforms used in England and how the Scottish/Welsh/NI equivalents handle the same job.
- Insurance for care home operators — public liability, abuse, regulatory defence, the brokers that actually understand the sector.
Workforce
- Recruitment, retention and the sponsor licence — Skilled Worker visa changes, agency cap, retention pay levers that actually move a leaver decision.
Funding and contracts
- Local authority fee negotiation — what a good fee uplift letter looks like, the data your council uses, when to escalate to the LGSCO.
Each of these pages is a work in progress. If you operate a home and want to contribute or correct something, we’d like to hear from you.
Looking for advice for a family member instead? See our Advice section.