Home Care News
Storm Arwen: Care workers battle to help people left without power or water
29 Nov 2021
As gale force winds and rain battered the UK during Storm Arwen, home care staff battled to help people needing care at home – as thousands of people were stranded without electricity in their homes. Uprooted.....
Over 1.5 million hours of home care denied to elderly and disabled due to staff shortages
29 Nov 2021
More than 1.5 million hours of commissioned home care could not be given between August and October because of a shortage of care workers, a new poll reveals. A survey by the Association of Directors of.....
Croydon care worker wins London Care Award for her passion, empathy and motivation
26 Nov 2021
A care worker based at Bluebird Care Croydon has won a 'putting people first award' at the London Care Awards. At a special ceremony held at the Hilton Bankside Hotel in London on 19 November, Jane Howard.....
Two thirds of working carers worry about lack of support from employers and lack of social care
26 Nov 2021
Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of unpaid carers said they had given up opportunities at work because of a lack of understanding from employers and a lack of social care, a new report reveals. The research.....
ADASS urges government to make adult social care 'fit' for the 'modern era'
25 Nov 2021
The president for ADASS has warned social care “cannot make do and mend any longer” and calls on the government to fulfil its promise of a once-in-generation transformation of care and support for older and disabled people. Speaking.....
Over 75% of older people who experience bereavement are not 'signposted' to any support
24 Nov 2021
Over three quarters (78 per cent) of people aged 65 and over who have experienced bereavement were not told about the emotional support available, leaving them to "struggle alone" through an "extremely difficult time", new research.....
New study shows booster jabs give over 90% protection from Covid-19 to adults over 50
24 Nov 2021
Booster doses drive up the antibody levels that are needed to prevent infection and appear to increase protection against Covid-19 to at least 93 per cent, according to recent figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Results.....
New charity launched to support care workers and recognise their dedication and personal sacrifices
23 Nov 2021
Support Social Care Heroes has been set up to recognise the sacrifices that care workers make and support them by offering person-centred, holistic wellbeing programmes. Its mission is to ‘work in partnership.....
MPs vote for amendment to controversial care cap where poorest pensioners will lose most
23 Nov 2021
MPs have voted in favour of an amendment to the social care cap, meaning some of the poorest homeowners in England will have to sell their houses to pay for care, with more protection given to wealthier homeowners, Boris.....
Bluebird Care launches interactive course to help care workers understand older people's needs
22 Nov 2021
Two Bluebird Care home care branches based in Cambridgeshire have launched a ‘Welcome to my World’ course which includes the use of an age simulation suit allowing care workers to understand the “different conditions” older people.....
Charities call on government to address social care workforce crisis this winter
22 Nov 2021
Five charities and membership organisations have written to Sajid Javid asking him to take immediate steps to ensure older people are not "stuck in" hospital this winter by addressing the "workforce crisis" and "relieve the pressure".....
Home care staff get pay rise with new full-time care workers getting average salary of £20,280
19 Nov 2021
Home care workers in the West Midlands are to get a pay rise to show appreciation for what they have been through during the pandemic. Fairway Homecare has pledged to increase its care workers’ pay so the.....
Government changes care cap rules forcing poorest to pay more for care homes
18 Nov 2021
The government’s cap on care costs has been accused by the Labour Party of being “an even bigger con than we initially thought”, after it finally published details of the reforms, revealing the poorest will still have to sell their.....
Drinking coffee and tea linked to reduced risk of dementia and stroke
17 Nov 2021
Drinking two to three cups of coffee and tea a day has been linked to a reduced risk of dementia and stroke, according to a study that looked at the data of over 350,000 people. The researchers looked at.....
Local authorities begin to commission flexible care so people with learning disabilities can stay out late
16 Nov 2021
Campaigners have succeeded in persuading a growing number of local authorities to commission flexible care, giving people with learning disabilities the opportunity to go out and stay up late if they want to. Stay.....
Christmas bonuses of £1,000 demanded to stop care workers quitting
16 Nov 2021
Care leaders have said care workers should receive Christmas bonuses to stop them leaving to join retailers like Tesco this winter. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is urging.....
Dementia charity voices underfunding fears as government invests £375m in neurodegenerative research
15 Nov 2021
The Government has announced it will invest £375m over the next five years in research into neurodegenerative diseases, including Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Although the funding news has.....
Home care worker says she'll quit care sector rather than take Covid jab
12 Nov 2021
An employee who left her care home role to start a home care job because she did not want to have the Covid vaccine, says she’s ready to quit the care sector altogether if compulsory vaccination for home care workers is introduced.....
Home care firm offers higher wages and seeks 30 care workers in Shropshire
12 Nov 2021
Home care provider Bluebird Care Shropshire is giving a 10-20 per cent pay rise to its home care and live-in care staff and is recruiting for 30 care assistants in Shrewsbury, Oswestry & Church Stretton. With.....
England has highest hip fracture death rates in western world
11 Nov 2021
England has the highest death rates for older people hospitalised with a hip fracture or heart failure in the western world. Almost a third died in England a year after hip surgery A.....
Home care boss hires 'record-breaking' number of jab-compliant care workers
10 Nov 2021
Home care firm Respectful Care is reporting “record-breaking” recruitment, having hired 52 new care workers in October alone, who have all agreed to have the Covid-19 vaccine. Respectful Care's chief executive.....
Unhappy older people experienced six years of memory decline in lockdown
10 Nov 2021
Older people who became anxious and depressed during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, suffered a rapid decline in their short-term memory - equivalent to six years of natural ageing. Academics at.....
Covid-19 jabs to be compulsory for home care workers from April
09 Nov 2021
Home care workers and frontline NHS staff will be required by law to have the Covid-19 vaccine from next April in order to keep their jobs, the health secretary has announced. Only workers who do not have.....
Care chief opposes mandatory Covid vaccine as home care 'did not have same losses as care homes'
09 Nov 2021
A home care chief has said she is opposed to the mandatory Covid vaccine for the domiciliary workforce in England as it is all about “balancing the risk” and says “if you look at the amount of people who died in home care from Covid.....
Care workers to get free carbon monoxide training to save lives this winter
09 Nov 2021
Free workshops for care workers and NHS staff are being offered by the Gas Safety Charity to help save more lives this winter. The Think CO workshops via Zoom are available for care staff visiting the homes.....
Home care worker with fraud expertise helps Bluebird Care warn elderly of scams
08 Nov 2021
To stop elderly people falling victim to fraudsters, a home care worker with a background in fraud analysis has decided to train up colleagues and people reliant on care about the dangers of scams......
Double-jabbed elderly dying due to vaccine's waning effect warns medical chief
08 Nov 2021
Double-jabbed elderly and vulnerable people have started dying of Covid-19 due to the vaccine’s waning efficacy, a chief medical advisor has warned. The chief medical advisor for the UK Health Security Agency,.....
Up to a quarter of home care workers could be lost to mandatory vaccine rules, warns survey
04 Nov 2021
Up to a quarter of the home care workers will be made to look for other jobs if Covid-19 vaccination becomes mandatory, a new survey reveals. A six-week consultation was launched on 9 September to decide.....
Union calls on government to change flexible home working conditions for disabled people
02 Nov 2021
The TUC is calling on the government to change the law where all future advertisements of jobs come with a legal right to work flexibly from home, after 90 per cent of disabled workers said home working has had a positive impact on.....