Home Care News
Podcast: Removal of infection control fund could see some providers 'going bust' says home care chief
29 Apr 2022
The removal of the infection control fund for care workers has made it “impossible for providers to find extra funding for full sick pay” and could contribute to some companies “going bust” creating a “lot of issues” for the NHS says.....
Government told to scrap immigration visa fees and give care workers £10.50 minimum wage
28 Apr 2022
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has urged the government to remove all charges to immigration visas and set a minimum wage of £10.50 an hour for care workers in England to help alleviate the impact of workforce challenges. The.....
EastEnders star fronts Dementia UK's annual fundraiser
27 Apr 2022
EastEnders actress and Dementia UK celebrity supporter Emma Barton will be fronting Dementia UK’s Time for a Cuppa week this year, helping to raise “vital funds” to provide more admiral nurses for families affected by dementia. From.....
New dementia study launched to offer hope into football's dementia links
26 Apr 2022
Researchers are asking for 120 ex-professional footballers to participate in ground breaking research investigating "possible ways to try and reduce dementia risk" for former players. The £1.3 million, four-year.....
MPs urged to vote down government's amendment to social care cap
25 Apr 2022
The Health Foundation and the King’s Fund have urged MPs in Yorkshire, the Midlands and North East to vote down the government’s social care cap amendment to save their poorer constituents from “crippling care costs”. The.....
Health secretary urges over 60s to take bowel cancer test
25 Apr 2022
NHS Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) home testing kits are to be sent to people aged 60-74 to test for bowel cancer in a bid to save at least 2,500 lives a year from cancer. Nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed.....
Ukraine's refugees offered care jobs in the UK
20 Apr 2022
Home care provider Abicare is offering free training and 100 jobs for refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere in the world who want to live in the UK. One hundred home care jobs for refugees are being offered.....
Suicide risk for terminally ill is more than double the general population
20 Apr 2022
People with severe and terminal health conditions are more than twice as likely to take their own lives than the general population, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. The ONS.....
Sajid Javid denies 'permanent crisis' as care shortages stall hospital discharges
20 Apr 2022
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid has rejected the idea that the NHS is in “permanent crisis” because of a lack of social care, despite tens of thousands of medically-fit people being stuck in hospital......
Home care bosses say staff 'anxiety' over fuel costs is making them quit
14 Apr 2022
No less than 95 per cent of home care providers say their staff have ‘expressed anxiety’ about rises in the cost of living, with more than a fifth (21 per cent) admitting workers were quitting or looking for alternative work because.....
Majority of home care workers considered leaving sector due to stress
13 Apr 2022
Most home care workers (52 per cent) have considered leaving their jobs because of stress, a new poll reveals. A survey of over 500 home care workers by software firm https://www.homecare.co.uk/supplier.cfm/id/65432232616|CareLineLive.....
Home Instead gives Parkinson's training to 500 home care staff
12 Apr 2022
Home care provider Home Instead has given specialist training, approved by the charity Parkinson’s UK, to staff at 100 of its offices – hitting the skills milestone on World Parkinson’s Day (11 April). Home.....
Benefits rise won't protect people from poverty, warns charity
12 Apr 2022
Benefits including pensions and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) rose by 3.1 per cent on 11 April, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has warned this won’t "protect people from hardship". Benefits.....
Adult social care vacancies almost double in a year to 10%
11 Apr 2022
Vacancy rates within the care sector have nearly doubled from 5.9 per cent in March 2021 to 10 per cent in March 2022, according to the latest monthly data from Skills for Care. The number of filled posts.....
Salary calculator tackles low pay 'misconceptions' to attract care workers
11 Apr 2022
Home care provider Right at Home UK has launched a salary calculator to show the public how they could earn ‘a higher salary by switching their supermarket job for a career in homecare’. Designed to attract.....
Home care bosses back call for investigation into pandemic deaths at home
11 Apr 2022
Home care bosses are backing a campaign for the UK COVID-19 Inquiry to investigate deaths in people’s own homes during the pandemic. The Homecare Association, which represents over 2,300 home care bosses,.....
Tips on recruiting foreign care workers and applying for UK visas
08 Apr 2022
New rules that came into force on 16 February this year mean care home and home care providers can now employ care workers from overseas through the visa sponsorship process. For a temporary period of 12.....
'Inspirational' sports fan meets Ski Sunday presenter at disability ski session
08 Apr 2022
Avid snow sports fan David Richardson who hadn’t skied for over 14 years had the wish of his life come true when he met Ski Sunday presenter, Olympic commentator and ex-professional snowboarder Ed Leigh during a disability-adapted.....
Care workers wear tutus and glitter to fundraise for struggling staff
08 Apr 2022
Care workers across Britain have been dressing up or dressing down in care homes and domiciliary care settings to raise vital cash for crisis-hit staff. The Care Workers’ Charity’s UK-wide fundraising event.....
Social care chiefs urge government to reinstate Infection Control Fund
07 Apr 2022
The Care Worker’s Charity (CWC), The Care Provider’s Alliance (CPA) and The Relatives & Residents’ Association have written an open letter to Health Secretary Sajid Javid asking the government to reinstate the Infection Control Fund.....
Welsh care workers to receive driving lessons and electric cars
07 Apr 2022
The Welsh government has announced a further £10 million to help newly recruited care workers pay for driving lessons and purchase electric fleet vehicles. Being unable to drive or not having access to a.....
New calorie labelling rule comes into force to help tackle nation's health
06 Apr 2022
New rules requiring calorie information to be displayed on menus and food labels have come into force today after research suggests food people eat outside the home makes up 20-25 per cent of adult calorie intake. The.....
Care providers 'pull together' to create job opportunities for Ukranian refugees
06 Apr 2022
Care bosses have been working together to see how they can provide good employment opportunities and find a home for refugees from Ukraine and other parts of the globe. The National Care Forum (NCF) and.....
House of Lords committee calls for evidence to remove 'invisibility' in social care
05 Apr 2022
The Adult Social Care Committee is inviting members of the public as well as adult social care experts to “submit evidence” to help understand how social care works and how “invisibility can be dismantled” for the people who it directly.....
Social care levy's £500m cash boost won't deliver a 'fair wage' say care bosses
05 Apr 2022
Care homes and home care services will receive £500 million from the new Health and Social Care Levy, to improve staff recruitment and wellbeing but care bosses say it won’t make councils pay an “honest” price for care to give workers.....
Alzheimer's Research UK joins forces with Music for Dementia as new study gets underway
04 Apr 2022
Alzheimer’s Research UK has joined forces with Music for Dementia to “harness the power of music” and help improve the quality of life for those living with dementia. The partnership comes as Alzheimer’s.....
Care home visitors no longer need to test, but staff and residents will still get free Covid tests
02 Apr 2022
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that all care home visitors, apart from those giving personal care, will no longer have to test for Covid and tests will continue to be free for staff and residents, according to the government’s.....
Home care staff can still get free Covid tests and now only need to test twice a week
01 Apr 2022
Home care staff in England will continue to get free Covid tests and only have to test twice a week, according to new government guidance. Up till now, home care staff have been expected to take a lateral.....