Home Care News
Nearly 9 million older people feel less confident attending hospital appointments now than before the pandemic, says Age UK
31 Jul 2021
With fifty four per cent of over 60s feeling less confident attending a hospital appointment and almost six million feeling less confident going to a GP surgery than before the pandemic, Age UK worries how many people can "bounce.....
Bluebird Care launches national recruitment campaign to attract more people to work in social care
29 Jul 2021
Bluebird Care is again launching a national campaign to alleviate “staffing pressures in the UK” and attract dedicated and passionate people to work in the social care sector. The ‘It’s Time to Care’.....
Over 1.4 million requests for social care have been turned down since PM promise
28 Jul 2021
Over 1.4 million requests for social care have been rejected since Boris Johnson made his promise to "fix social care for good" two years ago, according to new analysis by Age UK. With the use of NHS Digital.....
Home care firm secures £2 million to double in size by end of 2021
27 Jul 2021
Domiciliary care firm Alcedo Care Group which has offices across North West of England, has secured £2 million to achieve its goal of doubling in size by the end of 2021. Alcedo Care, run by Andy and Jo Boardman,.....
PM delayed lockdown because only over 80s were dying says Dominic Cummings
20 Jul 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected a lockdown last Autumn, preferring instead to let Covid “wash through the country” because he thought only people aged 80+ were dying, his ex-advisor Dominic Cummings claims. In.....
'Quick thinking' home care workers save man's life with CPR
19 Jul 2021
Two home care workers have been commended for performing CPR on a man they were caring for, after he stopped breathing. Ben Beddall and Katherine Moore who work for Caremark (Thanet) have both been awarded.....
Care workers and NHS staff who are double jabbed can work rather than self-isolate
19 Jul 2021
Double vaccinated care workers and NHS staff in England can keep working rather than self-isolate under 'exemptional circumstances', the government has confirmed. If health and care workers have been.....
Menopause: Tips on hormone health for care workers
16 Jul 2021
According to Skills for Care, 82 per cent of the adult social care workforce are female, with an average age of 44 years. Working in social care is a rewarding yet demanding job. It can involve long shifts which are often busy and.....
More home care staff are quitting over low pay and pandemic pressures
15 Jul 2021
Two thirds (66 per cent) of home care providers are experiencing more of their staff quitting their jobs than before the pandemic with low pay and Covid burnout blamed for worsening the care recruitment crisis......
'Avalanche of need' rising from pandemic sees almost 75,000 people wait for care
14 Jul 2021
Most directors of adult social services (82 per cent) in England's councils are more worried about the survival of home care providers in 2021 than they were in 2020 (75 per cent), as an “avalanche of need” arising from the pandemic.....
Drinking alcohol linked to over 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020
14 Jul 2021
Some 740,000 newly diagnosed cancer cases across the world in 2020 have been linked to drinking alcohol, with the Covid pandemic having increased consumption, according to a global study. Risky and heavy.....
Your driving could reveal early signs of dementia say academics
13 Jul 2021
How someone drives their car has been linked to whether or not they are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, research reveals. A year-long study of drivers aged 65+ has revealed that those whose medical.....
It's not Freedom Day say disabled fearing for their lives
12 Jul 2021
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s decision to lift Covid restrictions from 19 July, has been described as a "reckless" gamble with people’s lives that will not bring freedom but imprisonment for too many people with disabilities......
It is 'immoral' and 'illogical' that care workers are underpaid by £7,000 a year
12 Jul 2021
Care workers are underpaid by as much as 39 per cent or nearly £7,000 per year in comparison to their peers in equivalent positions in other public funded sectors, according to new research. Community Integrated.....
Four out of five people want Boris Johnson to fulfil his promise to 'fix social care'
09 Jul 2021
A "wasted decade" is how a coalition of 76 charities feel, with four out of five people saying they want Boris Johnson to fulfil his promise and fix social care “once and for all”. The poll carried out by.....
People with only 12 months to live to get fast-tracked access to benefits
09 Jul 2021
Marie Curie and the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND) have welcomed the government’s decision to give people in the final year of their lives fast-tracked access to benefits under changes to the rules for terminally ill claimants. Changes.....
Migration Advisory Commission to review impact of immigration on social care workforce
08 Jul 2021
The United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) has welcomed the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC’s) upcoming review of the impact of immigration changes on the adult social Care workforce. In a letter,.....
UK's top home care providers revealed by leading reviews site
07 Jul 2021
The demand for home care is growing, so to help people find the right care for them, the leading reviews site, homecare.co.uk, has revealed the top home care providers in the country. There are over 10,000.....
Over two-thirds of Channel 4 presenters for Tokyo Paralympics 2020 will have a disability
07 Jul 2021
Channel 4 has announced that 70 per cent of the presenting team for The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games taking place from 24 August until 6 September will be disabled. The presenters, who include wheelchair basketball.....
Blackwood Housing and Care create new homes for people to live as independently as possible
07 Jul 2021
Construction has begun on the development of new homes in Greenock which will enable older people and people with disabilities to live as independently as possible. Blackwood Housing and Care is transforming.....
Home care group pledges to raise £60,000 for British Heart Foundation
07 Jul 2021
Home care provider Helping Hands Home Care has pledged to raise £60,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to mark the charity’s 60th birthday year. The BHF turns 60 on 28 July and to help mark the occasion,.....
Nottinghamshire home care company hires mental health first aider for its care workers
06 Jul 2021
Respectful Care Mansfield has appointed a welfare liaison and mental health first aider to support care workers with the emotional effects of Covid-19 as well as the day to day pressures of caring. Sally.....
New Health and Care Bill to be introduced to Parliament today
06 Jul 2021
A package of measures to improve oversight and accountability in the delivery of social care services will be laid out in Parliament today, the government has said. The new Health and Care Bill will implement.....
Podcast: ADASS chief reveals little has changed since Panorama exposé of social care crisis
05 Jul 2021
Stephen Chandler, who invited BBC Panorama into Somerset County Council to film his team struggling to meet the demand for adult social care, has said sadly two years on little has changed. The two-part series.....
'Shedders' needed to take part in project looking at how ‘Men’s Sheds’ improve mental health
01 Jul 2021
‘Shedders’ are being asked to take part in a project which will explore how being part of a ‘Men’s Shed’ community can boost your mental health and reduce your loneliness. Men’s Sheds are community spaces.....