HONOURING our loved ones with dignity is at the heart of FISC Healthcare’s brand CareHomeLife. The brand has been developed to partner with care homes in particular and to work alongside them to help not only exceed care standards but also improve the culture and staff retention in the organisations. Eddy Fishwick, MD of FISC Healthcare strongly believes the care industry must change the way it currently works.

“CareHomeLife breaks down barriers and forms partnerships with care home owners and managers to overcome the challenges being faced on a daily basis when running a home.

“Our purpose is to honour our loved ones with the dignity they so rightly deserve and to facilitate continuous improvement in the homes. Being fit for purpose is a must for care providers, whilst it is a choice to become the best that you can possibly be, we aim to help care homes make that choice.

“We are pursuing what I believe to be the right outcome for care homes and their residents, strong leadership, a positive culture, exceptional standards of care and above all a place that residents can call home, not just any home, but their home. It should be a given rite of passage. Partnering is key, working alongside the team in house is paramount to on-going success, on-going development in quality and our ultimate aim of driving care standards to a level where we can be proud as a nation, proud to see our loved ones living the quality of life we expect from our providers.”

CareHomeLife recently hosted a complimentary seminar on the Isle of Man inviting local owners and managers to the Palace Hotel in Douglas. The theme of the day majored on leadership, with thought provoking presentations focusing on the most important assets to any care home, their employees and the residents.

Delegate feedback has been exceptionally positive, many discussing the refreshing change from product led sales conferences. Andrew, manager of a leading care home on the island, said: “I thought it was informative, very well organised and I liked the way that even though this was organised by a private company, there was no urgency to push products.

“I really enjoyed the day listening to the speakers and there are definitely some aspects of the seminar which I will be sharing with my team. I look forward to the next one!”

“Having worked within the industry for 40 years we have seen personally the changes that have occurred, and in many cases they haven’t been for the good of the residents; we are concerned that unless positive moves are made imminently within the sector, families and their loved ones will continue to suffer.

“Our vision as a company is to use our ideas and processes within the structures of the homes and work alongside management and employees to create an environment where we would be pleased and proud to place our family members in the knowledge that they will be comfortable and happy.

“As our involvement with our customers continues, the shift from perceived negativity to an environment where positivity and happiness prevails is key to our growth alongside the industry.

“Dignity in Care may be a simple phrase but to achieve it will take hard work, the correct decisions and a buy in from the industry seeing an understanding that by working with us to achieve our long term aims of comfort, dignity and respect we will see the sector as a whole beginning to make themselves proud once more.”

Throughout 2016 CareHomeLife will be holding seminars in England and Wales with a similar focus to the Isle of Man.

Eddy and his team are looking forward to hearing about your challenges, hopes and concerns for the future. It will be an opportunity to not only gain insight into how other care homes have overcome barriers in their own organisations but also to listen to inspirational stories of teamwork and successful change management.

Proud to partner with Caring UK, CareHomeLife will be present at every Caring UK event this year and would be delighted to welcome you to their stand. Eddy will also be speaking about his vision of honouring our loved ones with dignity. The CareHomeLife team look forward to seeing you.

If you would like to express your interest in one of our forthcoming seminars, please register and we will contact you in due course to confirm the schedule. Just call one of our team on 01772 425310.