Insights
Practical guidance on care home networks.
Plain-English answers to the questions we're asked most by developers, care home managers and IT teams.
Why does care home WiFi keep dropping out?
The most common reasons care home WiFi drops out — and why replacing the access points on their own rarely fixes it.
What network infrastructure does a new care home need?
A checklist for developers and contractors: the internet connection, comms room, backbone, cabling, WiFi and segmentation a new care home needs.
Staff WiFi vs resident WiFi: why should they be separated?
Why care systems, staff devices, residents and guests should each have their own network — and what segmentation means in practice for a care home.
How should WiFi be designed for a care home?
The principles behind reliable care home WiFi: coverage into every room, capacity for real device numbers, roaming, segmentation and a resilient connection.