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Planning and budgets

Planning and budgets: 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 can AI help my care home marketing team? A practical guide for owners

Being found on Google and AI

How can AI help my care home marketing team? A practical guide for owners

AI can feel a bit futuristic, but these tools are already in everyday use.

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

What the new SME care home finance report means for small care homes

CQC and care news

What the new SME care home finance report means for small care homes

Care England, the Care Association Alliance and the National Care Association have just pu…

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

Why private fee-paying residents help your care home’s cash flow

Planning and budgets

Why private fee-paying residents help your care home’s cash flow

When owners think about private fee-paying residents, they usually think about the fee.

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

What does an empty room really cost your care home?

Planning and budgets

What does an empty room really cost your care home?

Most owners know an empty room costs money.

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

13 ways to reduce care home marketing costs without losing enquiries

Planning and budgets

13 ways to reduce care home marketing costs without losing enquiries

Most care home owners we speak to aren't sure what their marketing actually brings in.

2 November 2026 · 10 min read

Renting or owning your care home marketing: what to check in your agency contract

Your website

Renting or owning your care home marketing: what to check in your agency contract

Here's a question worth asking about your marketing.

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

How care homes can cut agency staff costs with better recruitment marketing

Planning and budgets

How care homes can cut agency staff costs with better recruitment marketing

For most care homes, staff are the biggest cost by a long way.

2 November 2026 · 4 min read

How to write a care home marketing plan and set a budget

Planning and budgets

How to write a care home marketing plan and set a budget

A marketing plan for a care home fits on one page.

2 November 2026 · 11 min read

How to market a care home: the complete guide

Planning and budgets

How to market a care home: the complete guide

The whole picture of marketing a care home, in the order to do it.

2 November 2026 · 10 min read

How to market your care home to adult children

Planning and budgets

How to market your care home to adult children

Let’s be honest. Marketing a care home to adult children is more than ticking boxes.

30 October 2026 · 4 min read

How to attract private care home enquiries without a big budget

Enquiries and follow-up

How to attract private care home enquiries without a big budget

Practical, low-cost ways to attract more private, self-funding care home enquiries: first…

12 October 2026 · 4 min read

You don’t need a marketing agency: what you can do yourself

Planning and budgets

You don’t need a marketing agency: what you can do yourself

An agency telling you the truth: most care home marketing can be done in-house.

23 September 2026 · 4 min read

Quick Wins, free every week

One quick win a week. Ten minutes to do.

A practical idea every week to bring in more of the right families, with a short video from Barry. Free, and you can leave any time.

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Quick Wins

This week: reply to every enquiry within the hour