Home Care News
Paid leave given to Bluebird care staff volunteering in COVID-hit community
30 Jul 2020
Staff at the home care firm Bluebird Care have been offered paid leave to volunteer in the community to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with some helping at food banks and even baking bread. Bluebird.....
Social care bosses call for 'down-sizing' of care homes and more home care
24 Jul 2020
More home care and a shift away from long-term support in care homes is recommended by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in England (ADASS). A report by ADASS calls for a down-sizing.....
Music for Dementia celebrates 30,000 listeners in first month
22 Jul 2020
Music for Dementia (m4d) Radio is celebrating its first set of audience listening figures of 30,000 since its launch last month. The internet radio station which was developed specifically for people with.....
Hampshire County Council first to trial Cobots in care sector
21 Jul 2020
Hampshire County Council is the first local authority in the UK to trial the use of Cobots or collaborative robots within a care setting. The trial aims to explore how Cobots could help with the physical demands care workers face.....
Toilets for severely disabled to be compulsory in new public buildings
20 Jul 2020
More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government pledged to make Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings. Changing Places toilets are.....
Emmerdale actor has become a home care worker
17 Jul 2020
Nikki Hellens never dreamed when she acted out the role of a nurse in the soap Emmerdale, that one day she would in reality become a care worker. Ms Hellens, who has made regular appearances on Coronation.....
Government to speed up hospital discharges for those with learning disabilities and autism
16 Jul 2020
The government is giving £62m to councils to speed up the discharge of people with learning disabilities and those with autism from mental health hospitals into the community, due to revelations last year that people with these disabilities.....
Care workers' exclusion from new Health and Care Visa called 'embarrassing shambles'
14 Jul 2020
Home secretary Priti Patel has confirmed care workers won't be eligible for a new Health and Care visa under the government's new post-Brexit immigration system which comes into force in January, sparking criticism that the decision.....
Care Workers Charity can now help even more care workers as it hits £2m fundraising target
13 Jul 2020
In just a few months, the Care Workers Charity has managed to reach its £2m fundraising target so it is now able to give even more grants to care workers in need due to COVID-19. Care workers have been on.....
Millions affected as coronavirus halts 'life-changing' stroke research
10 Jul 2020
The majority of stroke research projects have been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, causing a ‘catastrophic’ delay to millions getting life-changing treatments, a charity warns. The Stroke.....
Coronavirus: Health secretary says people can stop shielding from 1 August but shielders are afraid
09 Jul 2020
People deemed at ‘high risk’ of dying from COVID-19 have been told by the government they will no longer need to shield at all from 1 August but many ‘shielders’ fear the deadline and the scrapping of state-funded food boxes that.....
Coronavirus: Over 65s hit hardest by shut gyms get daily lockdown workouts
08 Jul 2020
Over 65s are most likely to be hit hardest by the government’s decision to keep gyms shut but new workouts like ‘wall snow angels’ and lifts involving cans of beans, have been created to keep them fit at home. People.....
Coronavirus: Home care staff are giving 'emotional support' to 'frightened and tearful' people
07 Jul 2020
A home care provider in Cumbria has revealed that the pandemic as well as creating logistical challenges such as procuring enough PPE, has left staff having to give the people they care for “a lot more emotional support”. Westmorland.....
Public urged to nominate a care worker for 'Moments of Kindness' award
07 Jul 2020
The public are being urged to shout about care workers who have ‘gone the extra mile’ for those needing home care during the COVID-19 pandemic, by nominating them for a ’Moments of Kindness‘ award. Home.....
Coronavirus: 'Stiff upper lip' sees more people dying at home instead of dialling 999
07 Jul 2020
More people are dying at home of stroke rather than dialling 999 during the pandemic, because of a 'stiff upper lip' mentality by over 65s, a charity reveals. A poll conducted for the Stroke Association.....
Coronavirus: Elderly and care worker shopping hours scrapped by Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland
06 Jul 2020
Supermarkets Sainsbury's, Asda and Iceland have ditched exclusive shopping hours for care workers and people aged over 70 but said priority to skip queues will still be given to these customers. In response.....
Legal aid offered to help people fight for right to social care
06 Jul 2020
People who cannot afford to pay for social care can now access legal aid thanks to a new charity which is seeking to help them fight for the care they need. Access Social Care is a new charity working.....
Sky Media award home care agency free TV advertising for one month
03 Jul 2020
An Aylesbury home care company Care & Carers has been awarded a one month free advertising on Sky TV after thousands of businesses applied for this unique opportunity. In May, Sky Media pledged one million.....
Black Lives Matter covered by newspaper for people with learning disabilities
03 Jul 2020
With simple, short sentences and pictures to describe each paragraph, a newspaper for people with learning disabilities has published an edition about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Learning.....