Home Care News
Labour leadership contender wants care workers to be paid the Living Wage
26 Jun 2015
Liz Kendall who wants to be the next leader of the Labour Party, has said she wants to create a living wage society and will ensure that care workers are no longer exploited and receive the pay they deserve. Ms.....
Home care provider opens its second fully accessible hotel for disabled people
24 Jun 2015
A care provider has transformed a landmark hotel in Llandudno into a luxurious, fully accessible holiday destination for disabled people, their care workers and families. Safehands Holidays is part of the.....
The Care and Support Alliance elects Papworth Trust chief as new leader
24 Jun 2015
The Care and Support Alliance, which represents 80 charities and campaigns for a properly funded care system, has elected Vicky McDermott, the chief executive of Papworth Trust, as the new chair. She replaces.....
Welsh care home workers to be trained in spotting early signs of dementia
23 Jun 2015
Wales is investing £34m in primary care services to help provide 24/7 healthcare closer to people’s homes. Part of the package includes investing £240,000 to fund a nurse-led programme across Wales to train.....
Doctor warns of dangers of driving with dementia
23 Jun 2015
Drivers with early stage dementia could be putting themselves and members of the public at risk. A doctor from Derbyshire, has requested a review at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting, calling for the BMA Board of Science to.....
Charity says thousands 'don't get the palliative care they need' in UK
23 Jun 2015
New findings published today by leading charity Marie Curie show that there is limited understanding of what palliative care can do, who it benefits and when to introduce it. It reveals that professionals do not receive enough training.....
Deporting foreign nurses will throw NHS into chaos
22 Jun 2015
Changing immigration laws will force many foreign nurses working in the UK to return home, leaving the UK with a severe shortage of nurses and putting patients’ lives at risk, warn nursing leaders. Under.....
College of Social Work announces it is closing
19 Jun 2015
The College of Social Work has announced it is closing due to lack of funding. The organisation has revealed it is currently in the ‘winding down’ process rather than instant closure. Jo Cleary, chair,.....
MPs urged to listen to concerns of people with learning disabilities over proposed benefits cuts
18 Jun 2015
Over 70 MPs met with people with a learning disability and their families and heard their concerns over the Government’s proposed £12bn cuts to welfare at a House of Commons event hosted by the Royal Mencap Society. MPs.....
Nominations from health and care sector wanted for Queen’s Birthday Honours list
18 Jun 2015
The Department of Health is looking for people who have made an outstanding contribution within the health and care sector for the Queen's Honours Birthday list 2016. Anybody in the health and care sector.....
Poor social care access post-hospital means drastic loss of public funds
17 Jun 2015
Figures released by Age UK today show the dire extent of hospital bed days that are extended due to delays on access to social care, calculating 2, 431,120 days to have been lost between June 2010 and March 2015. According to the.....
Home care workers are important lynch pin in dementia care
17 Jun 2015
Dementia experts have called for more joined up working between health and social care professionals, saying the home care worker is an important lynch pin whose views must be taken into account. Bridget.....
Free UK travel guide details accessible days out across the UK
16 Jun 2015
Make sure you get out and about this summer with the newly updated edition of The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain. This invaluable digital guide to days out can be viewed at http://www.accessibleguide.co.uk/home.php.....
Care and Support West Awards champions high standards too often overlooked
16 Jun 2015
Care sector professionals in the South West united last week to support quality services, via the Care and Support West (CSW) Awards. A glittering ceremony, held at Bath Racecourse, was hosted by Watchdog presenter and bowel cancer.....
Lives of older carers plagued by fear, worry and guilt
12 Jun 2015
The biggest cause of stress in older carers is the guilt they feel about not providing good enough care, together with anxiety that the needs of the person they are caring for are not being met. Alongside guilt, carers reported.....
Call for change from services that show lack of compassion towards mental health
12 Jun 2015
A national report, published today by England’s care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), confirms that adults with mental health complications are not receiving the same standard of care and support as those with a physical.....
Regular consumption of nuts and peanuts could reduce risk of cancer and heart disease
11 Jun 2015
Eating nuts and peanuts daily could help protect against cancer, heart disease and other respiratory diseases, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. The study, carried out as part of.....
Women globally bear the brunt of dementia - both as carers and living with the disease
10 Jun 2015
Dementia disproportionately affects women all over the world, as women do most of the caring for people with dementia and are more likely to get the disease as they live longer, according to new research. The.....
Right at Home launch accredited Care Certificate to ensure exceptional care
09 Jun 2015
Home care provider Right at Home has recently launched a City & Guilds accredited Care Certificate to ensure franchisees provide the same level of care throughout the UK. Right at Home have become the UK’s first home care provider.....
House of Memories offers unique learning experience to people living with dementia and their care workers
04 Jun 2015
House of Memories is an award winning training programme created by National Museums Liverpool. The programme was created in 2012 and was developed to follow the National Dementia Strategy and the Prime Minister’s Challenge on.....
Keeping calm is key to the well-being of those living with dementia
02 Jun 2015
Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) was the first acute hospital to get official recognition for its work in improving the environment and the care it offers patients living with dementia. Key to this hospital winning a Building Better.....
NHS Wales targets severe speech and communication problems
01 Jun 2015
High tech ‘talking technology’, such as that used by Professor Stephen Hawking, is being made available to adults in Wales who suffer from severe speech and communication difficulties. £1.25m of funding was.....