Home Care News
Government reveals when disabled people will receive £150 cost of living payment
24 Aug 2022
The government has confirmed that around six million people with disabilities in the UK will be given a one-off £150 cost of living payment from 20 September. People with a qualifying disability benefit will.....
Thinking caps that electrically stimulate the brain could boost memory of people with dementia
24 Aug 2022
Academics have discovered electricity-controlled ‘thinking caps’ can boost people's memory by stimulating parts of the brain. The working memory and long-term memory of people aged 65 to 88 has been found.....
Pensioners reduced to wartime-like rationing beg Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to end cost-of-living crisis
18 Aug 2022
Britain’s elderly are appealing to PM candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to fix the cost-of-living crisis, which is making some fear they’ll have to ration like they did in WW2. A poll of.....
Boris Johnson doubles dementia funding and calls 'Babs' Army' to join clinical trials
16 Aug 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he is doubling dementia research funding to £160m a year by 2024 and is calling for volunteers, he nicknames “Babs’ Army”, to sign up for clinical trials into dementia therapies. On.....
Deborah James' efforts 'smashing those poo taboos' delivers record high bowel cancer checks
16 Aug 2022
Record numbers of people have come forward for bowel cancer checks thanks to broadcaster Dame Deborah James who is known for “smashing poo taboos” by telling the public to be vigilant about symptoms like blood in your poo. After.....
Social care sector is 'experiencing the greatest workforce crisis in its history'
15 Aug 2022
If anyone ever questioned the extent of the crisis in social care, this past few weeks you could not escape the terrifying truth. Two reports from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, a report from the Levelling.....
Health secretary says civil servants are in 'sprint' to hire overseas care staff before winter
12 Aug 2022
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has ordered civil servants to significantly increase overseas recruitment of NHS and social care staff before the winter. Mr Barclay said, in an interview with.....
Mencap urges government to 'tackle' social care workers' pay
11 Aug 2022
As the government announces new training opportunities for social care staff, a charity warns that without “tackling pay head-on,” the sector could still risk losing its dedicated staff. As part of the government’s.....
Charity chief says some legal battles for care are so 'harrowing' lawyers need counselling
10 Aug 2022
A head of a legal charity which helps people fight for their right to social care, has revealed some of the cases are so "harrowing", the charity has to fundraise for counselling for its lawyers. Access Social.....
102-year-old reveals secret to 'long, happy and healthy life' is staying single
10 Aug 2022
A resident at a care home in North Lanarkshire has celebrated her 102nd birthday and says staying single has been key to living a “long, happy and healthy life”. Cathy Hillock, who lives at Beechwood Care.....
Care needs assessment waiting list due to double by November
08 Aug 2022
Six hundred people a day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for care and support in England, as adult social care buckles under unprecedented pressures, according to a new report. The latest.....
Home care provider Cera raises £260m so it can expand its care to thousands more
04 Aug 2022
Cera which was founded in 2016, is set to expand from caring for 15,000 people a day to 100,000 people a day, with the help of £260m funding. The home care company, which was founded by Dr Ben Maruthappu.....
Struggle to find home care for Dad leads to Bluebird Care's Scottish expansion
03 Aug 2022
With more than 200 UK offices, home care provider Bluebird Care is expanding in Scotland with a new office in Inverclyde & Renfrewshire, following one man's struggle to find care for his dad. The.....
Art show sees ageing as time for 'adventure' not a story of decline
02 Aug 2022
That’s the message from a new art exhibition at London’s Design Museum, which is intent on smashing ageism with a fresh perspective of old age as time for optimism, "confidence" and "adventure". This summer’s.....