Home Care News
New York among US states imposing compulsory jab rule for home care workers
27 Aug 2021
Across the United States, more and more home care workers are being required to receive a Covid vaccination to keep their jobs, sparking anger amongst home care providers. An emergency law passed by the.....
'I look forward to going to work, you get attached, it's a bond that builds' says home care worker
26 Aug 2021
"You get attached to the people you care for, it’s a bond that builds as the months go on”, says Sally Jones, a former veterinary nurse who changed jobs to become a care worker during the pandemic and is now urging others to go for.....
Hundreds of refugees fleeing Afghanistan to be trained as care workers
26 Aug 2021
British home care provider Cera will train 500 escaping Afghan refugees as care workers, in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. As the US military-led evacuations battled to get people out.....
Life-changing horse-riding accident didn't stop Tokyo paralympic swimmer dreaming big
25 Aug 2021
Paralympic swimmer Suzanna Hext suffered life-changing injuries in a horse-riding accident the day before the London 2012 Olympics and has been wheelchair-bound ever since but this didn’t stop her battling to compete on the world.....
Care provider Vista Care bought for up to £4m
24 Aug 2021
Care provider Vista Care Solutions, which trades as Sunlight Care Group, has been bought for up to £4m by MBH Corporation, the owner of Newcastle-under-Lyme's Samuel Hobson House care home. Vista Care’s.....
More affordable home care would stop people selling homes to pay for care says think tank
23 Aug 2021
People would not need to sell homes to pay for their care if the government made more affordable home care available in England by investing at least £5 billion upfront in home care, suggests a think tank. The.....
Care Sector's Got Talent invites care workers to audition
20 Aug 2021
Whether it’s singing, dancing, comedy or magic, Care Sector’s Got Talent auditions have been launched to seek out the talents of care workers nationwide. Individual care workers and care teams across the.....
Smart walking stick tracks people with dementia to help them live at home longer
18 Aug 2021
A smart walking stick that can track the movements of a person with dementia at home and alert care staff to any unusual actions, has been invented by an industrial design student. James Bayliss who is in.....
Paralympics branded 'unfair' as learning disability athletes excluded from most sports
17 Aug 2021
Athletes with a learning disability are only allowed to compete for four per cent of the gold medal opportunities at the Tokyo Paralympics, sparking criticism that the global sports competition is ‘unfair’. There.....
Cera plans to train its home care workers to become nurses and offer nursing care
16 Aug 2021
Home care workers at Cera will be able to train and qualify as nurses, as part of an initiative to offer telehealth nursing care to those needing treatment at home for complex conditions or long Covid. One.....
Care provider introduces four-day week to boost productivity
13 Aug 2021
A care provider is introducing a four-day working week as a sign it is “listening to our workforce” following feedback from a poll of its employees. Community Integrated Care has decided to overhaul its.....
Home care provider Bluebird Care appoints 'passionate' LGBTQIA+ champion
12 Aug 2021
A Bluebird Care franchise has appointed a LGBTQIA+ lead champion to support and champion the rights of the LGBT+ community receiving home care. As lead champion for LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,.....
US care tech company buys UK's largest home care company Home Instead
10 Aug 2021
The UK’s biggest home care group, Home Instead, which has over 200 offices across the UK providing care to over 21,000 people, has been bought by Honor, a leading home care technology and operations platform based in San Francisco. Founded.....
How Berry the autism assistance dog 'transformed my son's life'
09 Aug 2021
At the age of two, JJ Gilman was diagnosed with Global Development Delay along with autism and ADHD and was “struggling socially and emotionally” but at the age of eight, life changed for the better when he received “the most life-changing.....
Dementia killed more women than Covid in 2020, figures reveal
09 Aug 2021
Dementia not Covid-19 was the greatest cause of death for women in 2020 - killing 45,922 women in England and Wales, official figures reveal. Some 125 women are dying of dementia every day – that’s five.....
Home Instead partners with Barclays to provide digital training
06 Aug 2021
Home Instead has announced a new partnership with Barclays Digital Eagles to give their care workers access to digital training and the opportunity enjoy sharing their learnings with “clients and the broader community.” Through.....
Headers must be banned as footballers are more likely to die of dementia
05 Aug 2021
Footballs should be sold with a health warning that repeated heading can lead to a higher dementia risk, says Professor Willie Stewart, who discovered headers can leave professional football defenders five times more likely to die.....
Meet the 71-year-old care worker who says 'it is the most rewarding thing I have ever done'
04 Aug 2021
When most people are thinking of retirement, sixty-five-year-old Harry Seward decided to change career to become a care worker, saying it is “hands down the most rewarding thing I have ever done”. Harry Seward’s.....
Ireland's leader welcomes Home Instead's creation of 1,000 new care jobs
04 Aug 2021
Home care provider Home Instead is creating 1,000 new care worker jobs across Ireland to support the country’s growing population of over 65s - a decision welcomed by Ireland’s Taoiseach Michéal Martin. Home.....
Exmouth home care manager aims to walk one million steps to raise money for charity
02 Aug 2021
A Bluebird Care manager in Exmouth has signed up to walk an amazing one million steps in two months to help raise £250 for Diabetes UK after seeing first-hand the “severity" diabetes can have on people's lives. According.....