Are you a senior carer or team leader who wishes to progress to management? Or an existing care home manager interested in improving the standard of care you offer? Essential reading for anyone considering career progression to manager level, Managing to Care: The Care Home Manager's Guide explores the role of the care home manager, and the preparation, experience and training this involves. This invaluable guide will navigate the reader through their journey to becoming a manager, from analysing their leadership abilities and interpersonal skills when delivering care, to examining their personal and professional qualities and exploring their management ambitions and the ways in which they can achieve these in the care home. Honest, engaging and informative, with a foreword by Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, Managing to Care will help carers evaluate the experience they have gained from working in a home, reflect on where they are now and where they would like to be in the future. The helpful guide will provide all the encouragement and practical direction needed by carers - either to improve the level of care that they are currently offering, or to make the important transition to manager.

Learning to Care: The Care Home Staff Guideis an invaluable resource for anyone interested in pursuing a professional career in caring. Through their dedication and commitment, care homes have demonstrated the important role they play in the UK, not only in improving the quality of life for elderly and vulnerable people, but also in the survival of the NHS, which has been particularly evident in the Covid-19 pandemic. This essential guide will appeal to care assistants currently working in a care home setting, students, those thinking of changing career, as well as voluntary carers looking after a relative or friend at home. Learning to Careis divided into three main sections: Behavioural Training, which outlines detailed training for care staff and examines attitudes, behaviour and methods, Practical Training, which focuses on essential skills and knowledge such as care planning, nutrition, and lifting, Fire Training, which examines the risks, precautions and critical procedures particularly around fire safety. Written in straightforward language and supported by helpful illustrations,Learning to Care: The Care Home Staff Guidebrings together hands-on information and insightful perspectives, covering everything carers need to know in their role. This book shines a light on the skill and competency required in this often overlooked, but crucial, sector of the healthcare industry.