Home Care News
Live-in home care company to recruit 1,500 new jobs nationwide
28 Aug 2020
A London based care company is creating 1,500 new jobs nationwide for live-in care workers to help deal with a huge increase in demand, as families search out an alternative to residential care. Elder, which.....
My mum was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at 62: 'There's a 50/50 chance I have it too'
28 Aug 2020
In February 2019, Jess Crawford’s mum, Janice, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and now at the age of 28, Ms Crawford has been told she has a 50/50 chance of being diagnosed with this condition too. In.....
Home care worker may have fatally infected vulnerable person with COVID-19 due to poor government guidance
27 Aug 2020
A home care worker who did not wear PPE may have infected a ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ client with COVID-19 due to confusing and poorly communicated guidelines from Public Health England, according to a new report. The.....
All care workers in Wales to get full pay when off sick, with England urged to 'learn from Wales'
25 Aug 2020
All care workers in Wales are to be given full pay whilst off sick, or self-isolating due to coronavirus and Westminster is now being urged to "put this policy in place across England". Welsh Health Minister.....
People discharged from hospital to get free home care and care home support from £588m funding package
24 Aug 2020
The government is to spend £588 million on helping people who require domiciliary care or care home support after being discharged from hospital. The funding is part of a three-billion pound package provided.....
Leading care provider joins forces with York University to shape future of personalized home care
21 Aug 2020
Home Instead Senior Care has announced that it is partnering with the University of York to launch a new three-year programme of research into home care to explore what works best and shape the future of care for older people. Areas.....
Professional Care Workers Week will recognize 'dedication, hard work and resilience' of care workers
21 Aug 2020
The Care Workers Charity is hosting Professional Care Workers Week to boost the perception of social care in the public consciousness and show care workers they are appreciated. The week to celebrate care.....
Care workers need training to spot cases of dementia and domestic abuse
20 Aug 2020
Academics are calling for more training for health and care workers so they know how to respond to and identify victims in cases of dementia and domestic abuse. Rebecca Zerk, who works for the Dewis Choice.....
Musician 'Naughty Boy' joins Dementia UK as its ambassador
20 Aug 2020
DJ, songwriter and musician ‘Naughty Boy’, who pays for live-in care for his mum who has dementia, has joined the charity Dementia UK as a celebrity ambassador. Shahid Khan who recently appeared on ITV's.....
AI face analysis app helps care workers detect pain in people with dementia
20 Aug 2020
Care workers can make use of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect whether a person with dementia is feeling pain, thanks to a new app launched in the UK that can interpret facial muscle movements. PainChek.....
Coronavirus: £5m given for social prescribing activities like football
17 Aug 2020
The UK government will give £5m for social prescribing activities like football and art to limit loneliness and boost mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will go towards community activities.....
Man with cerebral palsy to drive 500 miles on scooter to stop charity closure
14 Aug 2020
A 43 year-old man with cerebral palsy is so grateful to the charity that helped him communicate with his children, he has proclaimed he will drive 500 miles on a mobility scooter to fundraise and halt its closure......
Care leader demands 'second wave' money for social care this winter like NHS
14 Aug 2020
The co-chair of the Care Association Alliance is demanding social care be treated like the NHS and receive government money to protect it against a second wave of COVID-19 this winter. Melanie Weatherley,.....
Disabled people and carers are twice as likely to lose job, charity warns
13 Aug 2020
Disabled people and carers are at least twice as likely to face redundancy, than the rest of the working population, warns Citizens Advice. In its report ‘An Unequal Crisis’, the charity found disabled people.....
Childcare grant offered exclusively to care workers
12 Aug 2020
A new childcare costs grant up to the value of £2,000 has been launched exclusively for care workers. The childcare costs grants are available from the Care Workers Charity (CWC), as part of the charity's.....
Home care firm Cera's acquisition brings it closer to creating 10,000 UK jobs
11 Aug 2020
Home care firm Cera’s purchase of Gemcare South West has brought it a step closer to realising its ambition to create 10,000 social care jobs across the UK. Gemcare South West, headquartered in Plymouth,.....
Home care providers demand zero-rated VAT to protect sector
10 Aug 2020
Home care bosses have called for social care provision to be zero-rated for VAT so that they can reclaim VAT on business expenses to 'support' the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Goods and services offered.....
Coronavirus bonuses for home care workers promised by Macron but not Boris
10 Aug 2020
Home care workers in France will be granted COVID-19 bonuses, under a €160 million offer announced by French President Emmanuel Macron, but England's care workers still miss out on a bonus from Boris Johnson. President.....
'Outstanding' home care provider to offer bee therapy to elderly
07 Aug 2020
A home care provider in Cumbria, which has just been rated by the care watchdog as ‘outstanding’, has revealed it is planning to offer bee therapy to the elderly when lockdown restrictions have been relaxed. Westmorland.....
Charity warns of 'hidden crisis' after diagnosis of dementia decreases during lockdown
06 Aug 2020
Alzheimer’s Society has warned of a “huge health crisis further down the line” after recent data reveals a significant decrease in dementia diagnosis due to coronavirus lockdown. The data from Alzheimer’s.....
Eighty-nine per cent of unpaid carers had treatments postponed or cancelled during COVID-19
05 Aug 2020
A new study shows 89 per cent of unpaid carers had NHS treatments cancelled or postponed during lockdown as many could not find the time or get replacement care to receive treatment. The new research carried.....
Tributes paid to Northern Ireland's peacemaker John Hume who died of dementia
05 Aug 2020
Tributes have been paid at the funeral of civil rights campaigner John Hume, who helped deliver peace in Northern Ireland and died of dementia. John Hume, who lived in a care home and died aged 83, has been.....
Home care staff want same access to COVID-19 tests as NHS and care home workers
05 Aug 2020
Home care staff and charities are demanding the government give them the same access to regular COVID-19 testing as those working in residential care and the NHS. In July, the government rolled out weekly.....
Home care providers warned of fire risk posed by skin creams in shocking video
05 Aug 2020
Home care providers are being warned of the dangers of skin creams and lotions in the homes of people relying on care and support by a shocking new video that demonstrates the fire risk they pose. The.....
Pensioner does zumba workouts at home and feels 'undefeatable' in pandemic
04 Aug 2020
Pensioner Ila Gangotra, aged 72, has a lung condition, kidney condition and osteoporosis but has kept her spirits up at home during the pandemic with workouts with her daughters as part of Age UK’s ‘undefeatable’ movement......
UK's first learning disability dementia nurse will help 'huge swathe of people' without support
03 Aug 2020
The UK now has its first learning disability Admiral Nurse, with Dementia UK saying “we were aware of the huge swathe of people who we weren’t really reaching. We weren’t providing support for them”. Due.....
Home care agencies urged to prioritise digital training during pandemic
03 Aug 2020
Home care agencies have been advised by Skills for Care to opt for digital rather than face-to-face training during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure care workers are up to date with skills. With.....