Home Care News
Face shields made by two children donated to home care workers
28 Apr 2020
Two children in Huddersfield have been producing face shields and have donated a supply of them to care workers at Caremark Kirklees to use during the COVID-19 crisis. Thomas Hill, aged 10 and his 12-year-old.....
Families of NHS and care workers who die of coronavirus will get £60k payout
28 Apr 2020
Families of NHS and care workers killed by COVID-19 will get a £60,000 payout as health secretary announces life assurance scheme. So far, 82 NHS staff and 16 social care staff have lost their lives to coronavirus. Health.....
Government urged to increase Carer's Allowance during pandemic
24 Apr 2020
Carers UK is calling on the government to increase Carer’s Allowance in the wake of findings that unpaid carers are feeling "overwhelmed" and at risk of "burning out" during the coronavirus outbreak. The.....
BBC The One Show follows Joe Pasquale delivering PPE to home care workers
24 Apr 2020
Comedian Joe Pasquale was featured on BBC's The One Show delivering urgently needed PPE to frontline home care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. With care workers ill or self isolating, Mr Pasquale contacted.....
Think tank calls on government to recognise care workers 'heroic contribution' to pandemic
23 Apr 2020
The think tank IPPR is calling on the government to recognise the ‘heroic contribution’ care workers are making during the coronavirus pandemic. In its report, Care Fit for Carers, the think tank cited polls.....
Coronavirus: 20,000 households to take part in test to track infection and levels of immunity
23 Apr 2020
Over 20,000 households in England are to take part in a major new government study to track COVID-19 in the general population. The study aims to improve understanding around the current rate of infection.....
Pandemic shines a light on danger of ageism
21 Apr 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic which has spread across the world has shone a light on the danger of making sweeping generalisations about people due to their age. In recent weeks, we have seen very concerning.....
Coronavirus recruitment: Warwickshire home care agency opens further 21 branches
20 Apr 2020
Alcester based home care agency Helping Hands has announced the opening of 21 new branches across the UK and are looking for new staff. The branches, located in Greater Manchester and the South-West of England.....
CQC books coronavirus tests for almost 12,500 care workers
20 Apr 2020
A total of 12,422 care workers will get coronavirus tests arranged by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The care watchdog has contacted adult social care providers at 24,590 locations and confirmed.....
Emergency home care teams help people stay out of hospital during pandemic
20 Apr 2020
Two care providers from Hampshire are reinstating an emergency service to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Bluebird Care Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey and Bluebird Care North Hampshire are helping.....
Coronavirus left off death certificates of people dying at home and in care homes
17 Apr 2020
Doctors are under reporting coronavirus on the death certificates of people they suspect have died of the virus in care homes and in private homes, a whistleblower claims. Some doctors are opting to write.....
Elderly and disabled cared for at home denied coronavirus testing
16 Apr 2020
All care workers who need a coronavirus test will receive one, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said but there is anger in the home care sector that people receiving care in their own homes will not be tested. While.....
War veteran Captain Tom aged 99 raises over £14m for NHS
16 Apr 2020
War veteran Captain Tom Moore, aged 99, has walked 100 laps around his garden and has raised over £14 million for the NHS. He may be in coronavirus lockdown but aided by his walking frame, Captain.....
Coronavirus: Welsh government to give extra £40 million to support adult social care
15 Apr 2020
Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, has announced an extra £40 million to support adult social care services during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will help meet the increased.....
Coronavirus: Home care worker clapped and given free fuel at petrol station
09 Apr 2020
A home care worker was clapped by staff and customers at a petrol station in Guildford and when she went to pay, a kind stranger stepped in front of her and paid for her fuel. Care worker Terrilea Dawson.....
People with disabilities will not be denied life-saving COVID-19 treatment says NHS England
09 Apr 2020
People with disabilities will not be refused life-saving coronavirus treatment, NHS England has said, after a GP surgery told patients those with life-limiting illnesses ‘certainly will not be offered a ventilator bed’. NHS.....
Coronavirus recruitment drive: Thousands of care workers urgently needed to help elderly and frail
09 Apr 2020
Home care providers up and down the country have launched a recruitment drive to take on thousands more staff to help care for the elderly and frail during the pandemic. The demand for people to work in the.....
Home care provider invests in 3D printers to make PPE
08 Apr 2020
Face visors for care workers visiting the homes of elderly and disabled people with COVID-19 symptoms have been created with 3D printers by a domiciliary care firm fed up with PPE shortages. The home care.....
Home care manager explains why 'minimum of one hour visits' and independence are 'so important'
08 Apr 2020
A Nottinghamshire home care manager developed her ‘passion for care’ after seeing her grandma working as a registered manager, and strongly believes that keeping people independent in their own home "is so important". Right.....
Coronavirus: Over £200,000 donated for self-isolating care workers but more desperately needed
08 Apr 2020
More than £200,000 has been donated by the public to a coronavirus emergency appeal fund to help self-isolating care workers but at least £1 million is desperately needed, says the Care Workers' Charity. A.....
Care workers hide uniforms after being spat at and called 'carriers of death'
07 Apr 2020
Care workers are being spat at, sent death threats and labelled ‘carriers of death’, forcing some to hide their uniforms from the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than claps of gratitude,.....
Care worker uses tech to transform life of woman who shut herself off from everyone
07 Apr 2020
Bluebird Care York has praised one of its care workers for transforming the life of a client diagnosed with schizophrenia with the help of his tablet and Facebook. Care worker Dave Finch joined Bluebird.....
Wearing face masks can protect vulnerable people, says new research
07 Apr 2020
Wearing face masks while on public transport and in shops or other shared public spaces could help protect vulnerable people against coronavirus, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. However,.....
Care sector 'crying out' for volunteers in coronavirus battle to protect elderly and disabled
06 Apr 2020
Care homes and home care agencies across the UK are appealing for volunteers to help the elderly and disabled by signing up to the National Care Force platform, which connects volunteers to care providers. Drivers,.....
Home care worker labours for months crocheting blankets for the people she cares for
01 Apr 2020
A home care worker has laboured for months crocheting blankets for the people she cares for and has so far made 10 blankets. Natasha Perry, who works for Bluebird Care (Worcester and Wychavon) was taught.....