As temperatures drop, the need for care continues to rise. The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) is once again stepping forward. Offering support to the incredible people who keep our care system running. Their Winter Prize Draw 2025 is officially open!

The prize draw raises vital funds to help care workers facing financial hardship, crisis, or unexpected challenges.

At Nourish, we’re proud to support the CWC and their initiatives that uplift and champion our care community. Their Winter Prize Draw is an annual highlight, with this year offering some of the best prizes yet!

The 2025 Winter Prize Draw features an impressive line-up of prizes, donated by supporters across the sector. Highlights include:

Tickets are just £5 each, and every purchase helps the CWC continue its essential work. Supporting care workers through crises such as bereavement, sudden loss of income, illness, and urgent home repairs.

For thousands of care workers, winter can be one of the toughest times of the year. Increased household costs, rising travel expenses and the pressures of supporting people with higher levels of need can place additional strain on those delivering care every day.

The Care Workers’ Charity exists to ensure that no care worker faces hardship alone. The Winter Prize Draw directly funds CWC’s grants programme. Which provides emergency financial aid and mental health support when care workers need it most.

By entering the draw, participants not only have the chance to win exciting prizes, they are also contributing to a safety net that supports the wellbeing of care teams nationwide.

At Nourish, we’re committed to championing those who care. Not only through our digital tools like Nourish Safety, Nourish Transparency, and the Better Care at Home app, but by supporting the wider ecosystem that uplifts and protects the workforce behind them.

The Care Workers’ Charity embodies that mission wholeheartedly. Their grants change lives, ease pressure, and remind care workers across the UK that support is always within reach.

We encourage everyone in our network to get involved, spread the word, and help CWC continue the vital work they do!

The Deadline is December 12th, so make sure you enter soon!

Collaboration and communication are core at Nourish Care. We co-produce allour technology with providers to ensure we are always closely aligned with lived experience. This focus on partnerships with our user community serves our software well and runs throughout our structure from support to c-suite. Recently, our engineering teams came together for a two-day Hackathon designed to bring together expertise and share inspiration as we explore the latest in AI innovation and give our engineers dedicated time to experiment, create, and collaborate. 

The event brought together teams from across the business with two clear goals:  
1) To continue learning about the latest developments in AI technology 
2) To use that knowledge to make Nourish’s products even more effective, efficient, and impactful for the care and support sector. 

Day one kicked off with sessions exploring some of the most exciting recent advances in AI. From agentic AI and multi-agent frameworks to MCP servers, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and AI guardrails. 

The morning talks and walkthroughs offered a chance to dive into how these technologies can be responsibly applied within Nourish’s ecosystem. Ensuring our innovations always align with the values of safety, transparency and better care. 

In the afternoon, teams moved from theory to practice with interactive tutorials and demos. Then on day two, small teams formed to bring their ideas to life. These teams explored ideas to help us deliver faster, smarter, and more effective solutions for our partners in care. 

The Hackathon was more than an opportunity to build something new. It was a moment to step back and reflect on how we innovate responsibly. Each team approached their project with the same guiding question: How can we use Responsible AI to make a genuine difference in care? 

By the end of the two days, everyone left with renewed energy and clarity. About how the technologies we’re exploring today can support the care sector tomorrow. 

The Hackathon reflects our continued commitment to building products and systems that not only advance technology. But also strengthen the foundations of community-centred, person-led care and support. 

Through collaboration, experimentation, and a shared sense of purpose, our engineering teams are helping shape a future where responsible innovation drives meaningful impact across the care community. 

There’s nothing like chatting to people in person. Following on from the success of Care Show 25 we’re delighted to announce our attendance at four major November care events. These events bring together leaders, innovators, and care professionals from across the UK. Each conference offers a fantastic opportunity to connect, share insights, and explore how technology and collaboration are shaping the future of care. We have so much to talk about, including our three latest products Nourish Safety, Nourish Transparency and our new Nourish Better Care at Home app, as well as all things care technology. We’re heading all over the UK, so come visit our stand to see our latest innovations in action and chat with our team! 

📅 Friday 14 November 2025 
📍 Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow 
🔗 Learn more and get tickets 

Join us in Glasgow for the flagship Scottish Care Care Home Conference 2025, themed “Raising the Roof: Redefining Residential Care and Support.”  

Perhaps the chilliest of the November care events we’re attending, this promises to be a warm reception and an engaging day. This renowned annual gathering brings together providers, policymakers, and sector leaders for a full day of keynote talks, panel discussions, and networking. Expect lively debate on the future of care home delivery, workforce recruitment, and service innovation. Especially with speakers including Alan Povey (Senior Specialist Lead, NHS Education for Scotland) and Adrian Hendry (Director, Avondale Care). The event offers practical insight into tackling sector challenges and improving care quality through collaboration and innovation. 

We will be showcasing Nourish Transparency to support care providers dependency and care resourcing needs. Nourish Transparency offers a new way to bring clarity to your care planning with a data-informed approach to planning and resourcing care. Come and visit our stand to learn more! 

📅 Thursday 20 November 2025 
📍 One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London 
🔗 Learn more and get tickets 

The Homecare Association’s Tech Innovation in Homecare Conference is the go-to event for anyone passionate about the role of technology in transforming care at home. This one-day conference brings together providers, innovators, regulators, and commissioners to explore the latest in digital care records, remote monitoring, AI-powered tools, data security, and assistive technologies. 

Discover practical examples of technology improving efficiency, independence, and outcomes in the homecare sector. As well as that, you can hear from leading experts driving digital transformation in care. Including Professor Carl Thompson, Chair of Applied Health and Care Research at the University of Leeds. And Martin Jones MBE, CEO of Home Instead UK & International. Additionally, The Homecare Association’s Chief Executive, Jane Townson OBE, will be sharing their latest research. 

We’ll be there showcasing our new home care app and mobile first approach to care at home technology.  

📅 Wednesday 26 November 2025 
📍 Pride Park Stadium, Pride Park, Derby 
🔗 Learn more and get tickets 

Join us in Derby for the CMM Insight East Midlands Care Association Alliance Conference 2025. A must-attend regional event for care providers and professionals in the area. 

This conference brings together experts and local leaders to discuss the key issues affecting the East Midlands care sector. From funding pressures and workforce sustainability to regulation, innovation, and quality improvement. The day will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions. Additionally, there is an exhibition showcasing the latest solutions designed to support care excellence. 

Our own Lorcán Murray will be leading a session discussing the power of data to inform care quality. Come along and share your digitisation experience and join the conversation on what comes next. 

We can’t wait to charge into the home of The Rams and share our perspective, and our technology! 

📅 Friday 28 November 2025 
📍 ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London 
🔗 Learn more and get tickets 

We’ll round off our tour of November care events at the Care Management Show 2025. One of the UK’s leading events for care management professionals. 

Over two days, ExCeL London will host more than 100 exhibitors. As well as 60+ expert speakers, and a series of engaging seminars across multiple themed theatres. With topics from digital transformation and workforce development to leadership, regulation, and innovation. This show offers something for every care professional looking to grow and stay ahead. 

Including sector leaders like Martin Green, Chief Executive at Care England. And Stephen Butterworth, Chief Operations Officer for HC-One, to name only two! 

Visit our stand A30 to see our latest solutions in action. Meet our experts and discover how we can help you deliver excellence in every aspect of care management. 

You can always contact us directly. We love to chat! 

We are thrilled to announce that we won Home Care Software Supplier of the Year at the Leaders in Care Awards 2025. This award recognises best-in-class technology, dedication to innovation, and meaningful impact in the home care sector. As a company committed to advancing care through smarter, more connected solutions, this recognition underlines the value and trust placed in us by the sector. 

The Leaders in Care Awards are one of the most prestigious honours in social care. Care Home Professional and Home Care Insight organise the event annually. The evening brought together sector professionals from across care homes, home care, technology, and leadership for celebration and recognition. 

Nourish Care systems are used to deliver 1/3 of all home care in the UK. This is a responsibility we take great pride in. We are grateful to the judges, organisers, and our many customers whose feedback, collaboration, and trust made this possible. 

In addition to winning Home Care Software Supplier of the year, Nourish Care proudly served as a sponsor for two award categories this year.  

Sponsorship reflects our belief that great leadership in care deserves recognition. Too often our successes are shrouded in the thoroughfare of health and care discussion. We want to help elevate those stories, and the people behind them. If you’d like to see more stories about the people behind care, check out our A Better Life series. 

In sponsoring this category, we spotlighted the dedication and leadership of managers in home care services. The nominees included: 

The winner was Tanzeela Majid! 

A well-deserved recognition of her leadership, operational excellence, and ability to inspire her team under challenging circumstances. 

We congratulate Tanzeela and all nominees for their exceptional work in home care.  

This category honours those leading care homes with vision, resilience, and compassionate leadership. The shortlists for 2025 included: 

The winner in this category was Melissa Jane Costin-Harvey! 

Melissa’s leadership in residential care has been commended by peers and inspectors alike. 

We believe that outstanding management is the backbone of sustainable, person-centred care homes. We are proud to celebrate Melissa and all managers who lead teams with excellence, empathy, and a vision for continuous improvement. 

Winning Supplier of the Year for Home Care Software is not just a trophy. It is validation that our efforts to push care technology forward are resonating across the sector. It motivates us to double down on delivering solutions alongside our users. 

Speaking of working alongside our users, we are so grateful to our guests for joining us on the night.  

Sponsoring the Leaders in Care awards reminds us that technology is only as effective as the partnership behind it. The daily challenges and leadership demands on managers in home care and residential settings are immense. Partnership and collaboration in these circumstances is crucial. That’s why we love working with so many committed partners across care and support in the UK. 

Thank you to the organisers, judges, sponsors, and everyone involved in the Leaders in Care Awards. To our users, thank you for your trust, feedback, and partnership, we couldn’t have built our systems without you. Let alone win an award for them! 

The best thing from our perspective is, even though we won the Supplier of the Year for Home Care Software, we’re just getting started! With the best still ahead of us we can’t wait to see you all soon and share what we’re working on! 

If you’d like to come see us in person this November, check out our upcoming events. 

Spring is here and we are launching ourselves out into the world this May. We are attending three shows over the next month, and we hope to see you at one! These events provide a fantastic opportunity to discuss our latest innovations, share insights, and explore how we can continue to build the future of social care together. We are incredibly excited to show our product range, and hear about attendee’s care experiences. We hope to see a wide array of people from all across social care at the Spring care events, so if you are attending any make sure to check us out.

Dates: April 30^th & May 1^st, 2025 
Location: ExCeL London 
Stand: E30 

Join us at the Care Show London 2025, where the entire care community will come together to explore the latest innovations and solutions in social care. This event promises a vibrant atmosphere, packed with educational sessions, networking opportunities, and a showcase of cutting-edge technologies. This year features a particular focus on AI, and its applications for social care technology. Our Head of Data and AI, Sudha Regmi, and our Chief Product Officer Matt Stewart will be taking the stage to discuss our approach to Responsible AI and how to shapes the development of our products. At Nourish, we are committed to coproduction, ensuring that our solutions are developed in collaboration with those who use them. Don’t miss the chance to connect with industry leaders, gain insights into best practices, and discover how AI can enhance care delivery.  

Our Head of Legal and Compliance Jess Osmond will also be speaking at the event. She is joining a panel with The Outstanding Society on Cyber Resilience in Social Care. 

Dates: May 14th, 2025 
Location: Kia Oval, London 
Stand: 1 

The Future of Home Care Conference is a must-attend event for anyone involved in home care. The Homecare Association’s (HCA) annual event is a highlight of the home care calendar. Nourish is proud to be part of this event, where we will showcase our latest home care products. Our commitment to coproduction ensures that our technologies are developed with input from caregivers and service users alike. Making them more effective and user-friendly. Spring care events are defined by their conversations. The HCA’s lineup boasts guests from abroad, local leaders and a panel of MPs. Additionally, we eagerly await the chance to network with peers and explore innovative solutions that can transform home care. This conference is an excellent opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and enhance your home care service. 

Date: May 16^th, 2025 
Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow 
Stand: 13 

The Care at Home & Housing Support Conference & Exhibition is an essential event in Scotland. Scottish Care always put on a show for the whole sector. This year’s theme, ‘Compassion in Crisis’ underscores the urgency and empathy of this Spring care event. Nourish will be there enjoying our time north of the border and connecting with carers from across Scotland. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with experts, share best practices, and explore new technologies. This conference equips attendees with the knowledge, connections, and tools to navigate change and drive meaningful impact. We always look forward to our trips to Scotland, as they give us a unique insight into social care. Which helps us to better understand the people we work with and communities you support.  

We look forward to seeing you at these Spring care events and continuing our journey towards enhancing social care through innovation and collaboration. 

If you can’t see it in person, we’re always happy to chat on the phone, please contact us directly 

Spring is on the horizon, and we are ready to bloom into 2024! The best part of social care are the people, and we are very excited by the chance to meet folks in person and connect with them. We have four big shows coming up over the next three months taking us around England. With so much to do and see we have put together these brief overviews of the events for you, we look forward to seeing you!

When: 11-12 March

Where: Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire

Stand: 3

The National Care Forum (NCF) and Skills for Care, in collaboration with ARC England, host their annual Managers Conference to champion and support managers working in all care and support settings that social care provides. The event contains workshops, seminars and networking, all tailored towards managers sharing their ideas, experiences, and ambitions for the future. As always, the conversation will be driven by the challenges driving managers and will include a specific focus on working, diversity and inclusion, delivering outstanding care, and digital social care.

Tickets for the event have sold out, but you can sign up for the waitlist to stay informed if any become available before the event.

When: 14 March

Where: Church House Conference Centre, London

Stand: Stand 20

Care England are one of the most prominent and influential organisations in social care. Their annual conference represents the chance to dive into the details of your service with other providers and a host of suppliers. Find answers that satisfy the specifics of your service, as well as some major talking points on the main stage including talks from leading figures in the DHSC, CQC and ADASS.

The workshops are intimate and offer limited capacity. Make sure you register for them early and secure your place. With two timeslots during the day and four options each timeslot there is always the opportunity to learn something beneficial for your business.

We will be running a session ourselves at 2pm in the Sir Herbert Baker Room. Tandeep Gill from PainChek and Saurabh Shah from Camascope will be joining our Director of Partnerships Denise Tack, so if you want to learn more about the power of integrations and the potential of interoperability in social care make sure you stop by!

When: 20-21 March

Where: The NEC, Birmingham

Stand: L20

UK Care Week is a perfect forum of the future of social care. Their tradition of evolving with the time to best reflect the interests and needs of the sector makes the trip to Birmingham

well worth the effort. The event is inclusive of the whole care industry and features insights on staff recruitment and retention, providing staff support, accessing finance, offering training and promoting employee wellbeing to name but a few. We are especially excited to see what our friend James Tugendhat, HC-One’s CEO has to say, as well as Minister for Social Care Helen Whatley and CEO of Homecare Association Dr Jane Townson.

When: 24-25 April

Where: ExCeL, London

Stand: J20

Health Plus Care was a longstanding staple in the social care calendar, and now as we welcome the newly dubbed Care Show London into the fold, we are very curious to see what other changes the organisation team have put together.

Care Shows are known for their big atmosphere and wealth of opportunities. Care Show London continues this tradition in the heart of the capital, bringing together all disciplines and denizens of Social Care. You can find a discussion on anything and everything, policy, data, regulations, workforce, financial management, mental health and more.

Care Show London is one of the biggest shows of the year and we will be bringing a big team to make sure we are available for you throughout the two days.

Nourish will also be taking to the stage ourselves in the Technology Theatre on April 24th 11.45 – 12.15pm and joining The Outstanding Society on their stage.

To find out more about our events, head to our event page here.

From Rabbie Burns to Rab C Nesbit, it is well established that Scotland can be a cold and beautiful place. A land where the balance between nature and community is as vital as it is definitive. One of the joys of working with home care providers across the UK and Ireland is that we get to interact with and learn from people in a wide variety of worlds. Recently we learned of a crucial campaign being run by Carr Gomm alongside the Argyll and Bute services.

We caught up with the campaign organiser, Denise Murdoch, to learn more about their ‘Keep Warm Boxes’ and the impact it’s having on the community.

We caught up with the campaign organiser, Denise Murdoch, to learn more about their ‘Keep Warm Boxes’ and the impact it’s having on the community.

Denise is the Senior Operations Manager of Carr Gomm’s teams in Highland and Argyll & Bute. Over the past few months she noticed that power cuts and rising fuel prices were impacting the people in her area.

“One of the staff called me in the morning and said they were called out to an elderly gentleman during the night who had fallen out of bed,” explained Denise. “By the time they got to him his legs were blue with the cold! So the first thing they did after checking him over was say ‘We’re going to put your heating on in your bedroom.’ He said; ‘No, don’t, because I’ve got a bill there for £300.’ You know the way you can get government help excetera, that didn’t matter to him. All he saw was this bill for £300 and didn’t know how he was going to pay it. So his first reaction to that was to turn his heating off.”

Denise knew she had to act. Heating everyone’s homes wasn’t an option, unfortunately. Most of the people who use Carr Gomm’s care in the area have warm beds, but Denise did not like the prospect of confining people to them for even longer. It was her goal to help people stay warm during the day, and to prepare them for future power cuts.

This inspired Denise to create ‘Warm Boxes,’ support packages filled with useful items to help people stay warm. She had to create her own solutions since there were no existing options.

“Carr Gomm have Carr Gomm Futures and it’s [a source of] money that’s been fundraised. It’s for staff to apply for initiatives. I applied and they awarded me £3000, which was a lot of money! But there are six localities in Argyll and Bute. So that was £500 per locality. We started buying the items. In each box we put a warm blanket, a hat, a flask, a torch, socks, and gloves, if required.”

It was time for Denise to spread the word, but she wasn’t quite prepared for the response she got.

“We put it up on social media and it turned into nearly a full time job for the first two weeks with requests. The requests are coming from dementia workers, advocates, social workers. What surprised us was neighbours referring people, what surprised us was how many people don’t receive support.

“So we started delivering the boxes and it’s just been overwhelming. It’s been quite an eye opener to how many different types of people have requested a warm box.”

Denise and her team are committed to supporting their community, and have delivered Warm Boxes to a huge range of people in need of support. Their goal being to be prepared for what’s coming and not just responsive to what has happened.

Cold snaps and power cuts make for a deadly combination. A reality heightened by the constant focus on rising energy bills in the media.

“People tend to, when there’s a power cut, they react. So it’s all; ‘Oh where was the torch? Oh there’s no batteries in it. Where are those extra blankets?’ So it’s about preparing for things like a power cut.

“So it’s the eventualities of, say, you live in a big old house that’s draughty and not thinking that a hot water bottle would be a good idea to have or an extra blanket. Put on an extra pair of socks, put on a hat and reserve some of your body heat.”

Denise and Carr Gomm are working hard to provide their community with access to these ‘Keep Warm Boxes.’ They are available on request for anyone in the area, without means testing. The focus is on supporting those in need and in several circumstances it has been caring neighbours and relatives who have requested boxes on behalf of people they know.

“We are now hoping if we can get more funding, that we have extra boxes in each locality, so they can just get out to people as soon as something happens. Now just as we’re making up boxes, people are asking for them. So my wish is that we have up to six boxes in each locality ready.”

You can donate to the ‘Keep Warm Boxes’ appeal here

Learn more about the appeal here

You can request a ‘Keep Warm Box’ by emailing: warmbox@carrgomm.org