Home Care News
Tony Hugnell is presented Pride of Britain Award by his heroes Ant and Dec
29 Oct 2020
An inspirational six-year-old boy from Kings Hill, Kent, who raised more than £1.2 million for the children's hospital which saved his life as a baby has been awarded a Pride of Britain Award by his heroes Ant and Dec. Tony.....
Dementia-friendly urban design could stop thousands with dementia going missing
29 Oct 2020
Around 40,000 people with dementia go missing every year in the UK and new research suggests they are more likely to be reported missing in areas where road structures are 'complicated' and 'disordered'. The.....
Watchdog warn 30% patients were discharged from hospital before receiving COVID results
28 Oct 2020
Nearly a third of patients tested for COVID-19 while in hospital did not receive their test results before being discharged during the first five months of the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey suggests. The.....
Home care chief named 'Woman Franchisor of the Year'
26 Oct 2020
Lucy Campbell, chief operating officer at home care provider Right at Home UK has been named as Woman Franchisor of the Year at the NatWest EWiF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards. The award was.....
Swindon home care service taken over by 'outstanding' owners
23 Oct 2020
Masen and Selvie Naidoo, owners of Bluebird Care’s offices in Mendip and Ferndown, have recently taken over home care provider, Bluebird Care Swindon. Bluebird Care Swindon is a domiciliary care service.....
MPs call for £7bn social care funding boost and care home costs capped at £46,000
22 Oct 2020
A cross-party group of MPs is calling on the government to use the forthcoming spending review to invest £7bn more per year in adult social care by 2023/24. It also wants care home costs capped at £46,000 and better pay and recognition.....
Older people and women more likely to suffer long-term effects of COVID-19
21 Oct 2020
Older people and women are more likely to suffer long-term effects of COVID-19, according to a new study which found 10 per cent of 18-49 year-olds suffer long-term, with the rate rising to 22 per cent of people over the age of 70. The.....
COVID-19 brought 'massive' rise in demand for home care visits, MPs told
20 Oct 2020
Home care worker Jo Da Silva has told MPs the demand for home care visits went up during the pandemic with staff taking on extra duties but “anxiety” over falling sick and a lack of testing still remains......
Wales announces £1m fund to help unpaid carers cope with financial pressures of pandemic
20 Oct 2020
Wales has announced a new £1m fund to help unpaid carers cope with the financial pressures of COVID-19. The Carers Support Fund which is open to carers across Wales will see grants of up to £300 made available.....
Number of dementia deaths from people living at home rose by 79% during pandemic
19 Oct 2020
The number of people with dementia dying at home has risen by 79 per cent during the pandemic, according to new statistics. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed 2,095 more people died at home.....
New laws mean pharmacists and paramedics will be able to administer COVID-19 vaccines
19 Oct 2020
New laws mean a wider range of healthcare workers, including student nurses and doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, paramedics, independent nurses and allied healthcare professionals, will be able to administer COVID-19 and flu.....
Dating service Luv2MeetU helps people with learning disabilities find love
16 Oct 2020
People with learning disabilities or autism can now find a love match during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a new dating service which has been set up by learning disability charity, Hft. Dating service.....
Home care worker pens CWC charity song about COVID-19 heroes
16 Oct 2020
Care worker Ingrid Clift, who works at Home Counties Carers (HCC), has written a song inspired by care staff's heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Clift and fellow care worker Kathryn Harris met.....
Disabled people are 'invisible victims' of pandemic with too many 'abused' and spat on
16 Oct 2020
People with disabilities have been described as “the invisible victims” of the coronavirus, accounting for six out of 10 COVID-19 deaths, MPs in a debate in Parliament heard. While 14 million people live.....
Home care firm Helpd rebrands itself The Live In Care Company
15 Oct 2020
Reading-based home care agency Helpd, which provides live-in care across the UK, has changed its name to The Live In Care Company to attract more people needing care during the pandemic. The Live In Care.....
Home care leader tells MPs care workers shouldn't have to ask for minimum wage
14 Oct 2020
“The home care sector often feels as though it’s thrown scraps from under the table of the NHS”, the chief executive of United Kingdom Homecare Association told MPs in a speech calling for a national minimum fee rate for home care......
Care at Home Services buys Westminster Homecare
14 Oct 2020
Care at Home Services (South East) Ltd has acquired Westminster Homecare Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Care at Home, which was founded in 1993 now has several brands including Care at Home Services, Beech.....
Mum's dementia left me desperate to find Punjabi-speaking carers, says daughter
14 Oct 2020
Losing your ability to understand a language is a common issue for people with dementia and it has left one woman fighting for culturally-appropriate care for her mother. “Managing Mum’s care has been challenging.....
Golfer with Alzheimer's created driving range in his garden to keep dementia's black dog away
13 Oct 2020
“I’ve created a homemade [golf] driving range in the back garden out of my wife’s spare duvets” says Tommy Dunne, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2011. With a passion for golf, Mr Dunne explains: “I’ve.....
Respiratory physician and home care agency founder awarded MBE for work during pandemic
12 Oct 2020
Dr Matthew Knight, who is a consultant respiratory physician and the co-founder of a home care agency in London has been awarded an MBE for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Penrose Care in North London.....
NHS to open clinics in England to help patients affected by 'long-COVID'
09 Oct 2020
People who cannot shake off the effects of ‘long COVID’ symptoms will now be offered specialist help at clinics across England to help assess symptoms such as breathlessness, chronic fatigue, brain fog, anxiety and stress. Respiratory.....
Half of UK doctors want changes in the law with assisted dying
08 Oct 2020
Half of doctors in the UK now want to see a change in the law in regard to assisted dying and allow them to prescribe drugs for patients to self-administer and end their own life, according to a new survey. The.....
Home care agency launches new live in care service creating 40 extra jobs
08 Oct 2020
A home care agency based in Merseyside has launched a brand-new live-in care division which will create an extra 40 jobs to the north-west region by the end of the year. The new live-in care provided by home.....
Over 65s not getting access to 'talking therapies' despite suffering increased anxiety and depression
07 Oct 2020
Social care leaders are urging the government to take the mental health of older people seriously after a poll suggests “bereavement, anxiety and depression” has increased since the COVID pandemic. A new.....
New home care referral app helping to improve 'recruitment and retention'
06 Oct 2020
Home care provider Bluebird Care has announced plans to roll out a new innovative recruitment app Care Friends to all its offices in the UK and Ireland this month. Care Friends is an employee referral app.....
'We need to pay care workers more. Clapping isn’t enough', says Care Workers Charity chief in podcast
06 Oct 2020
Karolina Gerlich came to the UK from Poland at the age of 18 as a care worker. In just over a decade she has become the figurehead of the Care Workers Charity raising over £2m for care workers during the pandemic. On.....
Captain Sir Tom Moore joins Age UK and Cadbury campaign to help tackle COVID loneliness
05 Oct 2020
Captain Sir Tom Moore has collaborated with Age UK and Cadbury’s ‘Donate Your Words’ campaign to encourage everyone in the UK to start a meaningful conversation with an older person to help tackle loneliness. Captain.....
Disability campaigners reject Hancock's claim Coronavirus Act made social care better not worse
02 Oct 2020
Disability campaigners fear Health Secretary Matt Hancock is using COVID-19 as an excuse to dismantle people’s care packages and have rejected his claim that the Coronavirus Act has improved people’s access to social care. Disability.....
New COVID-19 cases amongst over 65s rose sevenfold, study reveals
01 Oct 2020
The number of new coronavirus cases amongst people aged 65+ has risen sevenfold in England, a study has discovered. According to an interim report from the largest community COVID-19 testing programme, infections.....