There are plenty of apps making bold claims. In more than thirty years in social care I have used and inspected many of them. I’ve been impressed and frustrated, often by the same tool! In the course of my career we’ve moved from paper files and fax machines to having it all on our phones, and now AI is opening up infinite new possibilities.
Too many of the products I’ve used have been clunky, unintuitive and needlessly complex, built with little input from the people who will use them. The Z Cares App starts with a different foundation. It is built on the rock of real experience across the sector as a care worker, manager, inspector, service user, and relative. Every module has been shaped by real situations. I have considered what I would ideally have wanted in that moment and met that need.
The aim is simple – put as much as possible in one place so even new and solo providers can stay compliant and confident they have not built their house on sand.
What makes the Zapp different
The Zapp was built to meet the real needs of real care providers, care workers and the people they support. There’s no shareholders or sales team to fund.
- Built on real practice. Designed around how services actually work, not how a developer or salesperson imagines they work.
- Clear, consistent workflows. Fewer clicks, plain English, familiar patterns across modules.
- Evidence at your fingertips. Record once and reuse across audits, supervision, training, and quality reports.
- Mobile friendly from day one. Works on the devices you already use.
- Aligned to the Regulations and Single Assessment Framework. Collect what you need as you go, not in a rush before an inspection.
- Promotes work-life balance. Switch off. Everything’s waiting when you return.
What you get out of the box
- 📝 Policy Manager. Generate customised policies and keep a library with categories and tags, version control, and a tracked reader for staff and clients. Manage within the app or download singly or in bulk.
- 📋 Audit and Compliance. Audit tool mapped to the Single Assessment Framework with actions, owners, due dates, and progress. Create actions anywhere to feed into your master improvement plan.
- 👥 Recruitment Manager. Public application links, role templates, reference requests, and applicant tracking through to induction.
- 🧠 Training Matrix. Automatic refresher dates with clear due and overdue flags.
- 📚 Document Manager. Secure, access-controlled storage with sharing to staff and clients when needed.
- 📨 Messaging. Send updates to all staff, by role, or to individuals, with a full audit trail.
- 🏛️ Directory. Information about every local authority, including tendering and commissioning.
Accessible through portals for managers, staff and clients (and their representatives),
Pricing that flexes with you
You get an agreed all-inclusive price and a short initial commitment. Start with three months, then move to a rolling annual or monthly contract as you prefer. You can pause your subscription if you need to. The Zapp will never become a burden when times are tight, and it is ready to scale when you blossom.
If you subscribe during the introductory period, we will honour your price for 2 years. (Note that VAT will be chargeable from April, but no other increase. In addition, at Christmas there will be a prize draw in which one early bird will win their price FOR LIFE!
Ready from day one
The Zapp ships with a full set of supporting documents for adult residential and domiciliary services to support registration. If you are applying to register, our special offer includes an expert read-over and feedback on your application before you send it.
Z Cares Family
If you’re a subscriber of my consultancy, then you get the Zapp FREE as part of your package. Manage actions arising from your mock inspection, and access the exclusive forum and other content.
If you’d like to book a demo, please get in touch with me via the contact form.