Home Care News
Comedian reveals complexities of performing for people with dementia
27 Sep 2019
I’ve done some difficult gigs in my time – one in a pub with three punters, one in a boiling, hot hall with terrible acoustics and one where choosing to take the stage from a place in the audience set completely the wrong tone. Having.....
National festival to celebrate care workers
02 Jul 2019
Let’s celebrate all that is good about people who work in care with the second annual Professional Care Workers’ Day on 4 September, says Karolina Gerlich, chief executive of the National Association for Care and Support Workers. For.....
Exclusive: Care Minister Caroline Dinenage on EU care workers' rights after Brexit
16 Apr 2019
"The prospect of our departure from the EU will no doubt be at the forefront of many EU nationals’ minds who either live, train or work as part of our health and care system", writes care minister Caroline Dinenage in an exclusive.....
Government's care worker recruitment campaign accused of creating 'unrealistic expectations'
15 Feb 2019
Unrealistic expectations created by the government's care worker recruitment campaign will not help the sector, according to Karolina Gerlich, chief executive of the National Association of Care & Support Workers......
EU care workers will shun UK for countries with no visas, warn lawyers
03 Jan 2019
Concerns are growing over how Brexit immigration proposals will hit Britain’s care workforce, according to the Immigration Advice Service (IAA). With Brexit negotiations at a standstill, and the threat of.....
Live in care worker: 77-year-old told me 'I was her best friend'
29 Jun 2018
Bozenna Zalewska says people employed in home care shouldn't be afraid to "give their heart", which is how she changed the life of a woman she cared for. Born in Poland and living for 34 years in Greece,.....
'I don't see myself as a carer, it is just what I do for my husband'
04 Oct 2017
A carer is defined as a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. So it seems by the dictionary definition I am a carer. That’s weird as I don’t.....
Top 10 tips for an outstanding home care service
02 Oct 2017
Home Instead Senior Care was the first home care provider to receive an outstanding rating under the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new inspection regime in January 2015. Since then, it has gone on to receive a total of 18 outstanding.....