How to submit news, press releases and upcoming events

Publishing upcoming events, news and press releases on your carehome.co.uk homepage allows residents’ families and friends to keep up to date with what’s going on at your care home. It also shows potential clients what activities are available in the home, how you celebrate special occasions and gives them a feel for the social life they can expect should they choose your care home.

Each event, press release and news story submission will be checked by a member of the News and Content team. They will only edit grammar, punctuation or spelling mistakes, or add a few words if you have just submitted a link.

How to add an upcoming event

1. Select the menu Profile>News/Events>Events.
2. Fill in each box with details of your upcoming event. Remember to include times, duration, ticket prices and any safety precautions that guests must take, such as bringing a face mask.
3. If you want to, you can upload a photo. Pictures attract more attention to your event announcement and can give people a better idea of what they can expect when they attend. Try to use a photo that you think represents the event well, for example, if it is a regular event you could add a photo from the last time it was held. Once you are happy with your event details and photo, click Submit.

How to add a press release or news story

A press release or news story is a great way to showcase what has been going on in your care home. Many care homes choose to report their day’s activities, announce new members of staff, celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and achievements, or even interview residents who have fascinating life stories.

1. Select the menu Profile>News/Events>News from your Control Panel.
2. Write a headline and the content of your press release. Headlines should be written in sentence case, meaning only the first word and names are capitalised. You may wish to submit a few sentences or a full article with paragraphs and quotes (please note that emojis do not work on our system, they come through as question marks). When adding a date, you should add the date that the event you are writing about happened, it’s okay if it was a while ago.
3. Add a photo to accompany your news story by clicking Upload a Photo. Once you are happy with your submission, click Submit News. Your press release will then be verified by the News and Content team.

What does a published press release look like?

A published press release looks like this:

Please note that the first sentence in the main body of you text will appear in bold.