Week 4 is all about putting residents at the centre of your 2026 plan

You’ve reflected, looked at your workforce and taken a calmer look at compliance. Now it’s time to bring everything back to the heart of your service: the people you care for and their daily lived experience.

In busy services, it’s easy for days to turn into task lists. This week is about slowing down just enough to ask: What does life actually feel like here? And how can we make 2026 feel more like “home”, not just “service”?

Compliance can feel like a constant pressure: inspections, audits, paperwork, action plans that never quite get finished. It’s easy for it to become something we dread, rather than a structure that supports safe, high-quality care.

This week is about taking some of that heat out of compliance. We want to step into 2026 with a realistic understanding of where you stand, a short list of high-impact actions, and a few simple routines that keep you inspection-ready without burning everyone out.

You are not trying to fix everything in a week. You are creating a calmer, more confident relationship with compliance.

Last week you took a step back and reflected on your 2025 story. You looked at data, listened to staff, brought in resident and family voices, and chose 2–3 focus areas for 2026.

This week we’re moving to the foundation of everything: your team and your rota.

You can have the best plans in the world, but if your staffing is unstable, your rota is fragile and your team is exhausted, those plans will stay on paper. The aim is not a magically “perfect” rota, it’s a people plan that is visible, stable and resilient enough to carry you through the realities of 2026.

That’s where your VSR Rota mindset becomes central to your HR strategy: