Home Care News
Home care worker whose quick actions saved woman's life says she feels 'very humbled'
28 Jan 2021
A care worker said she felt “very humbled” after her persistence and quick actions led to an ambulance being called for a woman who needed emergency heart surgery. Gemma Dawson, a care and support worker.....
Home care workers offered virtual training at discounted rates during COVID-19 crisis
28 Jan 2021
Virtual training on end of life care, infection control, medication and management are being offered during the coronavirus pandemic at discounted rates to members of the UK Homecare Association (UKHCA). The.....
Home care firm gets Outstanding rating again after virtual inspection
27 Jan 2021
Home care firm Beloved Homecare has received its second ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after inspectors conducted a virtual inspection of the care service. https://www.homecare.co.uk/homecare/agency.cfm/id/65432210819|Beloved.....
Only one per cent of elderly at home have had vaccine says home care firm
26 Jan 2021
Thousands of elderly people reliant on care at home are either ‘unable or unwilling’ to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the chief executive of home care firm Cera has said. The home care provider has.....
Frontline staff like care workers and bus drivers see higher COVID-19 death rates
25 Jan 2021
The number of people working in frontline jobs - such as bus drivers, taxi drivers and care workers - who have passed away because of the coronavirus, is significantly higher than the rest of the working population according to.....
Home care firm looks to expand thanks to £4 million investment
25 Jan 2021
Home care company CSN Care Group, which owns Carewatch, has secured a £4 million investment to pursue acquisitions and grow its network of branches across the UK. The funding came from investor BGF and will.....
Welsh government gives unpaid carers an additional £250k to help them through pandemic
22 Jan 2021
The Welsh government has increased its support fund by a further £250k to help unpaid carers through the financial pressures of the pandemic. The Carers Support Fund which launched in October last year originally.....
Government pushes for all frontline care workers to be offered vaccine by mid February
22 Jan 2021
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to local authorities, care providers and directors of adult social services in England providing details on how all frontline social care workers will be contacted to receive their.....
Charities urge the seven supermarket giants to suspend delivery charges to those shielding
20 Jan 2021
Twenty-three charities have written a joint letter to the major seven UK supermarkets asking them to suspend delivery charges and unfair costs to vulnerable people who must isolate due to COVID-19 during lockdown. The.....
Doris Hobday, one of UK's oldest identical twins, dies aged 96 of coronavirus
20 Jan 2021
Doris Hobday, one of Britain’s oldest identical twins, has died after contracting coronavirus. The 96-year-old passed away on 5 January after Ms Hobday and her twin sister Lilian Cox, known as the Tipton.....
Jo Brand and Hugh Dennis to headline Alzheimer's Society virtual comedy night
19 Jan 2021
Comedian and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Jo Brand is to headline a virtual comedy night with comedian and actor Hugh Dennis to raise vital funds for people living with dementia. Joke’s on You, Dementia!.....
Home care franchise launches national TV campaign
18 Jan 2021
Bluebird Care has launched its first-ever national TV campaign with an emphasis on 'friendship, emotion and compassion'. The advert shows a Bluebird Care customer who requires assistance with day-to-day tasks,.....
Care providers get £120m to spend on extra staff, as absence rates rise due to Covid
18 Jan 2021
The government has announced that care homes and home care services in England struggling with rising absence rates due to Covid, will be able to access a £120m fund to pay for extra staff or to pay existing staff overtime. The.....
COVID-19: More than 5.5m over 70s and clinically vulnerable to be offered vaccine from today
18 Jan 2021
More than 5.5 million people who are clinically extremely vulnerable and those aged 70 and over will be invited to get their vaccinations from today as the NHS begins the next phase of the vaccine rollout. These.....
Admiral nurse gets her portrait done by artist painting pandemic heroes
15 Jan 2021
Artist Nigel Proud has painted a portrait of an Admiral Nurse to add to his collection of pandemic heroes, whom he felt were not being recognised for their “selfless contributions”. His collection of paintings.....
Having a healthy heart can help stave off dementia, say scientists
14 Jan 2021
Having a healthy heart can provide cognitive benefits in older people and can help delay the onset of dementia, according to new research. Researchers at the University of Oxford and University College London.....
Mental Health Act reform will cut number of people with learning disabilities and autism being sectioned
13 Jan 2021
A major reform of the Mental Health Act will reduce the number of people with learning disabilities and autism being sectioned, as they will only be detained for treatment if a ‘co-occurring mental health condition is identified’,.....
Unpaid carers urged to share experiences of care during year of Covid
12 Jan 2021
Unpaid carers in England are being urged to give their feedback on the care their family and friends have received over the past year during Covid, at home, in care homes, at GP services and in hospital. The.....
Free PPE extended until June for care providers but they say supplies aren't enough
12 Jan 2021
Free personal protective equipment (PPE) for COVID-19 is available to care providers until the end of June 2021 but many care homes and home care providers argue the amount available is not enough to protect people in their care. The.....
UK governments sign up to new Rare Disease Framework to speed up diagnosis and improve care
11 Jan 2021
The four UK nations have signed up to a new framework to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases such as Huntington’s disease or cystic fibrosis. It is hope that the new Rare Disease Framework.....
Judi Dench joins celebrities revealing poignant lockdown words of disabled and their carers
08 Jan 2021
Actress Dame Judi Dench has joined celebrities supporting a new video of the sad and funny poems and stories of disabled people and unpaid carers living through lockdown. There are estimated to be 13.6 million.....
Home care agency operator fined £12,000 for running illegal care firm
08 Jan 2021
A woman who operated a home care agency without a Care Quality Commission registration (CQC) has been ordered to pay over £12,000 after admitting to the crime of providing care illegally. Beverley Bevis.....
Coronavirus: Fake NHS COVID-19 vaccine texts target elderly and care workers
07 Jan 2021
Care workers and elderly people are being targeted by fraudsters who are sending fake NHS texts telling them a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is ready for them if they give their bank details. The Chartered.....
Coronavirus: UK's oldest identical twins aged 96 defiant in fight with 'horrible' virus
06 Jan 2021
Britain’s oldest identical twins Lilian Cox and Doris Hobday, aged 96, have contracted COVID-19 and are urging the public to take the virus seriously while defiantly declaring: ‘If him up there wants us …he’s going to have to run.....
Coronavirus: Mental health first aider for home care workers made staff feel happy in pandemic
06 Jan 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic, home care workers reported feeling happy at work despite the challenges of 2020, thanks to an on-site mental health first aider and other wellbeing efforts by Bluebird Care Leeds North, according to.....
'Influential' care leader gets knighthood in Queen's New Years Honours
05 Jan 2021
An ‘influential’ care leader has gained a knighthood and is among those who have been recognised in the Queen’s New Years Honours 2021. David Pearson the former chair of the government’s COVID-19 Social Care.....
Podcast: Home care boss reveals how caring for his dad shaped the way he runs Home Instead Senior Care
05 Jan 2021
Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care, has revealed how caring for his dad who had cancer taught him the true value of home care. Home Instead Senior Care refers to its care workers as CAREGivers and sees.....
Over 70s, clinically 'vulnerable' and all care staff will get COVID jab by mid-February says PM
05 Jan 2021
People over 70, those who are ‘clinically extremely vulnerable' and all care staff will receive the first dose of a COVID vaccine by mid-February, according to Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson told the nation,.....