{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ee38c151a2f4613426916f/69e6255a66c3374f7e9bc82f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What’s the Change All Care Homes Need To Make?","description":"<p>In this episode, Michael sits down with Ali George, Owner of Arcadia Care, to explore what happens when a care home completely rethinks its workforce model. Arcadia&nbsp;</p><p>Care has raised pay well above competitors, eliminating agency staff, and building a stable, self-policing team. The conversation unpacks the risks, the financial realities, and the cultural shift that followed.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, Michael and Ali explore:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why increasing staff pay became Arcadia Care’s core USP, and how it eliminated agency use almost overnight.</li><li>The real-world impact of a 30%+ fee increase and how families responded to radical transparency.</li><li>How higher pay changed team culture, retention, accountability and resident outcomes.</li><li>Why “feel” and confidence matter more than sales scripts when families visit a care home.</li><li>The emotional reality of supporting families through guilt, anxiety and major life transitions.</li><li>Why recruitment marketing for young people in care is broken, and what needs to change.</li><li>The financial and ethical tensions between private-pay models and local authority funding.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you found this episode helpful, please leave a review and share it with your network.</p><p><br></p><p>Let’s continue the conversation on LinkedIn 👇</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 / <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzbutcher/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">michaelzbutcher</a></p><p>🔗 / <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-george-88197052/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ali-george-88197052</a></p><p><br></p><p>#socialcare #carehomesuk #healthandsocialcare #carehomes</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Michael Butcher"}