Due to limited availability, Tickets are £50 to secure your spot. (Refunded on attendance for Care Connector Members) This also includes a one-year membership to The Care Connector Network and access to our exclusive portal.
5th June 09:30-16:30 (Doors open 09:15 am close at 5pm)
Suppliers please email [email protected]
Event Sponsors and Partners
The Care Connector Network is hosting an exciting national event in Taunton this June, bringing together leaders and providers from The Home Care sector to explore the future of Home Care and share insights that can shape meaningful change. We’re offering a limited number of exclusive passes for the day and would love for you to join us for this inspiring and informative gathering.
The event will take place at the stunning
Albemarle Centre on June 5th, featuring insightful talks, engaging networking opportunities, and “meet the supplier” sessions to connect you directly with sector experts.
Lunch and refreshments
will be provided throughout the day to keep you energized and ready to connect. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this special event!
Why Attend TOGETHER Taunton?
This event is dedicated to supporting those delivering care at home, whether you’re managing a small business or leading a larger operation in the South West.
We understand the specific challenges home care providers face:
Recruiting and retaining great staff
Finding and winning new clients
Managing growth while maintaining outstanding care
TOGETHER Taunton will provide practical advice, real-world strategies, and expert insights to help you strengthen your care business and prepare for the future.
Through inspiring speakers, focused discussions, and a strong community of providers, suppliers, and sector experts, you'll leave with
the tools and connections you need to move your business forward
.
Speaker Sessions
David Beattie
This energising session challenges care providers to step out of the day-to-day and take a bigger, bolder view of their business.
Too many small providers run a care
service rather than a care business reacting instead of leading, surviving instead of growing. In this session, we’ll look at what strategic thinking really means for smaller providers, and how to shift from short-term firefighting to long-term planning and progress.
We’ll explore where care businesses should be focusing, how to build resilience through diversification, and why culture and financial awareness are critical to sustainability. Packed with real-world results, this session is designed to leave you thinking differently—and ready to act.
Key Takeaways:
1) Understanding ALL aspects of running a care BUSINESS. 2) The importance of being financially aware when it comes to profit, costs, margins, revenue, diversification. 3) Not all business is good business. 4) Why all care businesses should plan for the future, and think strategically.
David has worked in health and social care since 2001, and has successfully dealt with numerous significant crisis management situations. He has helped care businesses to positively transform in all areas, including material increases in profitability and margins, and improved ratings with CQC and local authorities. David fundamentally believes that all vulnerable people should receive the best care possible and understands that is best achieved by a care business: - being effective in all areas; - having a healthy culture based on accountability; - understanding the market in which it operates. David and his team work very hard with owners and managers to make that a reality.
Heading up Attis Care, an insurance broker with the knowledge & understanding of the challenges of the Care Sector. Offering help & support away from insurance. So the Operator feels safe they are covered in every eventuality
James' background is 18 years in care, not insurance. Working for a national care provider. Started as a receptionist at a Care Home working my way up to Director level. James firmly sees the World through your eyes.
James Burgan
Insights into Care Insurance - Q&A Session
Share what i've learnt about insurance. The current market; giving you a better understanding of what insurers require. Break down any taboos on the subject and how best to approach your renewal from a professional who speaks your language.
Key Takeaways
1. A better understanding of Insurance
2. The work involved to get the right insurance
3. What you can do to help achieve better outcomes
Chelsea Bee
Pollinating the Workforce: A Growth Mindset for Recruitment & Retention
In this energising talk, we explore how thinking like a bee—purposeful, collaborative, and growth-driven—can transform your approach to recruitment and retention. By adopting a growth mindset, organisations can attract the right people, nurture potential, and build a thriving workforce that’s ready to adapt, grow, and stay. Perfect for leaders looking to create a buzz and build a hive where people don’t just work—they belong
Key Takeaways
1.Hire for Potential, Not Perfection
2.Create a Hive People Want to Stay In
3.Think Like a Beekeeper, Not a Boss
Chelsea Bee is one of the Managing Directors of Beehive Care & Training Group Ltd, with a passion for empowering carers through high-quality training. With extensive experience in recruitment and care, she leads with compassion and expertise, having previously worked on the Care Ambassador project for Skills for Care to enhance recruitment and retention across the South West.
Alexandra Nash has extensive sales experience within the health and social care sector. As one of the Managing Director of Beehive Care & Training Group Ltd, she has successfully led initiatives to expand the organisation's reach and impact. Her approach to sales is characterised by building strong relationships, understanding customer needs and delivering tailored solutions that enhance care quality and training effectiveness.
Alexandra Nash
Pollinating Your Patch: How Private Customers Find—and Choose—You
Pollinating Your Patch: How Private Customers Find—and Choose—You" is a discussion and Q&A session about how businesses attract and retain private customers. It covers strategies like word-of-mouth, online presence, advertising, community networking and offering great customer service. Attendees can ask questions and share ideas on how to stand out and build trust with customers
Key takeaways:
1. Building Trust and Credibility with Customers
2. Networking and Engaging with Your Local Community
3. Creating a Strong Online Presence to Stand Out.
TBC
Apprenticeships and the power they can yield.
TLC would like to cover apprenticeships and how they can be moulded to business needs, tailored for individuals and deliver ROI for businesses. We can dispel many common myths that stop companies moving forward and how apprenticeships actually work. Cover the offerings we have and the projects currently underway.
Understand apprenticeships in much more details. Know how apprenticeships can help their business. Register interest in our projects for further talks to happen.
The Training and Learning Company (TLC) specialises in high-quality apprenticeships across Health and Social Care (Levels 2–5), Leadership and Management, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Safeguarding, and Culinary sectors. With over 20 years’ experience, we’re trusted experts dedicated to developing skills, enhancing careers, and supporting organisations through tailored, impactful training solutions.
Getting There on the day!....
Albemarle
Albemarle Road, Taunton,
Uk TA1 1BA
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