Modernising care homes for the connected world
The rock-solid network baseline that keeps your residents, visitors and vital third-party social care applications connected seamlessly. Offload your connectivity headaches to a fully managed service engineered specifically for residential care estates.
Recognising that care home managers aren't IT support
Running a residential care facility means balancing endless regulatory, clinical and operational demands. Troubleshooting dropped Wi-Fi signals, tracking down forgotten network passwords and managing unsecure routers shouldn't be on your plate.
SPARK Connect® completely removes the responsibility of network management from your on-site teams. We own, monitor and maintain your wireless estate from top to bottom, freeing your managers to focus entirely on what matters most: delivering exceptional care.
Frictionless digital inclusion
- Personal device compatibility: Residents easily access the internet using the personal smartphones, tablets or laptops they already own and love.
- Stutter-free performance: Faster, high-quality connectivity provides smoother video calls and uninterrupted streaming of digital radio, TV and audio.
- Frictionless visitor access: A simple, one-click captive login portal eliminates complicated Wi-Fi password barriers for visiting loved ones.
- Eliminating mobile dead zones: Strong building-wide Wi-Fi supports crystal-clear Wi-Fi calling in old, thick-walled structures where cellular data fails.
Uninterrupted bedside communication
- Seamless application roaming: Provide a stable wireless baseline for the everyday digital tools and communication apps (like Microsoft Teams or WhatsApp) your staff rely on.
- Continuous coverage: Staff can move effortlessly from room to room without dropping coverage or losing connectivity to vital digital records.
- Identifiable visiting professional access: Secure, optional email login paths allow visiting healthcare specialists and social workers to connect quickly and traceably.
- Future-proof group scaling: Capitalise on an upcoming software roadmap featuring automatic, secure roaming across multiple care homes within your group.
Enterprise control & absolute security
- True client separation: Advanced network isolation ensures individual connected devices on the public network are entirely invisible to one another, preventing data sniffing and unauthorised access.
- Automated content filtering: Protect vulnerable users and guests with system-wide content filters that block spam, scams, gambling and adult material.
- Visible trust standards: Reassure stakeholders with an optional Friendly WiFi® certification stamp proudly displayed right on your guest login screen.
- Scalable SaaS management: Transition from fragmented, bespoke local setups to a unified Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform where system updates roll out instantly to your whole estate.
Engineered for total building coverage, backed by 24/7/365 service
Precision wireless engineering
Ekahau radio mapping surveys: Before installing a single piece of hardware, we map your physical layout with industry-leading Ekahau radio technology to uncover dead zones and plot exact access point placements through old, dense building structures.
Enterprise Wi-Fi 6 technology: We deploy high-performance Wi-Fi 6 hardware configured to achieve maximum throughput, deeper wall penetration and reliable multi-device scaling.
Flexible hardware integrations: We can easily configure SPARK's management layer over your home's pre-existing operational access points, allowing you to maximise past technology investments.
24/7 managed service
99.95% network availability: Enjoy total peace of mind with an industry-leading target uptime availability metric backed by constant automated system monitoring.
Constant technical oversight: If a connection anomaly arises at 2:00 AM on a Sunday, our automated platforms and dedicated engineers log it instantly.
Direct multi-channel help desk: Your team gains immediate, around-the-clock access to live technical support via telephone, email and live text chat with targeted same-day resolution on all critical network tickets.Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
How does SPARK Connect® keep private care home data safe from public guest traffic?
What happens if a network access point goes down outside of standard business hours?
Because we run your network as a fully managed service, our operations centre monitors your wireless estate 24/7/365. If an access point drops offline at 2AM on a weekend, our on-call rotas are alerted automatically. Your staff can reach our dedicated helpdesk at any time via phone, email or live chat, with all priority-1 tickets targeted for same-day resolution.
Can SPARK Connect® integrate with our care home's existing network hardware?
Yes. SPARK Connect® is highly flexible and can layer our intelligent managed service and captive portal software over your facility's existing, pre-installed access points to avoid upfront structural expenses. Note: SPARK Connect® only maintains service-level agreements and repair responsibilities for hardware assets that we physically own, supply or install directly.
Ready to modernise your care home network?
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