As featured in The Times: Radfield Home Care on the role of AI in the care industry

21 January 2025

Franchise News

Written byRobert Dancy

As featured in The Times: Radfield Home Care on the role of AI in the care industry

No, they’re not replacing carers with robots! Radfield Home Care is all about real, meaningful human connection, and it always will be.

However, they have been leading the way in the industry with the use of AI systems such as ChatGPT to help ease the load on their franchise partners and staff. So much so, in fact, that their story was picked up by The Times’ AI and tech expert, Naomi Ackerman, in a recent article.

You can read the full piece here: Using ChatGPT in our care business gives us more time for people

It’s well worth a read. It’s all about the various ways Radfield have been using AI to:

  • Create marketing templates and automated responses
  • Create in-house software packages
  • Help their teams make best use of databases
  • Reduce staff time spent on low-level admin
  • Lowering operation costs by streamlining systems

All very impressive stuff, and it all goes to show just how much Radfield cares about embracing innovation and technology to help their partners succeed.

“We’re super-cautious. We’re dealing with people’s lives, so it matters.”

This might be the single most important part of the article. The Radfield team are 100% focused on supporting the real humans they work with, from service users and carers, to managers and franchise partners. They’re using AI entirely to help for and with them, nothing else.

This a franchise which really understands just how important the time, skills, and passion of all their partners, team members and carers are, and do everything they can to make sure they can all make best use of their talents. It’s all about empowering others to make a real difference.

Ready to meet the humans?

Choosing the right care franchise is all about understanding how opportunities like Radfield Home Care fit into your own values and ethics, and there’s no better way than speaking to them in person.

A meeting between you and the Radfield Home Care team is something we can arrange as part of your normal enquiry process, but they will also be attending The British & International Franchise Exhibition at London Olympia on the 31st Jan and 1st Feb. If you plan on going – and I definitely recommend you do – then it could be a great chance to visit them and have a chat. You’ll find them at Stand J130.

If you can’t make it, don’t forget: I am here to help! You can schedule a call with me anytime if you want to ask any questions about the Radfield Home Care franchise and how it fits into your plans for the future. All you need to do is hit that button at the top of this page, and we’ll fix up a time!

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Robert Dancy

Robert Dancy

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Robert thrives on helping businesses realise their growth strategy and potential through franchising.

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