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Local press and stories

Local press and stories: care home marketing ideas and guides.

Plain answers to the questions care homes ask, one at a time. Read one, do it this week.

How care home reviews can lead to an award

Reviews and reputation

How care home reviews can lead to an award

Care home awards are won on the back of consistent, well-scored reviews.

2 November 2026 · 3 min read

How to get your care home in the local paper

Local press and stories

How to get your care home in the local paper

How to find a story, write it up and get it to the right reporter, step by step.

2 November 2026 · 10 min read

You’ve Got an Inadequate CQC Rating. Here’s What to Do in the First 7 Days.

Local press and stories

You’ve Got an Inadequate CQC Rating. Here’s What to Do in the First 7 Days.

If your care home has just received an Inadequate CQC rating, the first seven days are abo…

23 January 2026 · 9 min read

How to improve your care home’s reputation

Reviews and reputation

How to improve your care home’s reputation

Work on three fronts at once: deliver on the small promises, make the good things visible,…

9 September 2025 · 6 min read

Care home PR ideas: stories your local paper might run

Local press and stories

Care home PR ideas: stories your local paper might run

The care home PR ideas most likely to reach your local paper start with a real person, and…

25 April 2025 · 5 min read

How to get your care home on local TV news

Local press and stories

How to get your care home on local TV news

Getting your care home on local TV news comes down to three habits: spot the human stories…

29 March 2025 · 6 min read

How supporting family carers builds trust in your home

Local press and stories

How supporting family carers builds trust in your home

Supporting family carers with respite, advice or simply a place to breathe builds trust wi…

28 October 2023 · 4 min read

A guide to community engagement for care homes

Local press and stories

A guide to community engagement for care homes

Good community engagement for care homes follows five steps: identify the local people who…

30 September 2023 · 6 min read

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