Home Care News
Wales Care Council seeks response on whether Code of Practice is still relevant
30 May 2014
June will see a public consultation launched by the Care Council in Wales, with the aim of informing an updated Code of Practice for Social Care Workers. The Code was originally published in 2002, but director.....
Prescription of antidepressants comes under the spotlight
30 May 2014
Healthcare experts are concerned that antidepressants may be over-prescribed in some parts of England, after new research published this week by the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation. Figures from the Foundation show that annual.....
Grassroots movement targets 2015 General Election to promote learning disability issues
29 May 2014
Learning disability charity Mencap wants to see the voices of millions of people united during the run-up to next year’s General Election, having today launched its ‘Hear My Voice!’ campaign. Aiming to ‘mobilise the grassroots.....
Anger in Stoke-on-Trent after council's favouring of Chelsea Flower Show over social care funding
29 May 2014
Visitors to this year’s Chelsea Flower Show will have the chance to see a £450,000 display named Positively Stoke, designed to showcase a ‘modern’ and ‘energetic’ image of The Potteries, but local cuts campaigners are far from happy. The.....
England's social care ombudsman urges providers to scrutinise their complaints process
28 May 2014
Domiciliary care complaint statistics have been published today for the first time by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), after experiencing a 14 per cent increase in complaints and enquiries. Having taken on the responsibility.....
Female care managers outnumber men by four to one
27 May 2014
A survey of domiciliary care managers in Wales has found that professionals are four times more likely to be women than men, according to the Care Council for Wales. In their first profile of domiciliary.....
Care products retailer produces fact sheet on dementia diagnosis
23 May 2014
As part of Dementia Awareness Week care sector suppliers, Care Shop has created an informative infographic to help people understand the signs and symptoms of dementia. The Infographic details the symptoms.....
Welsh Government unveils £50m care fund to support older people
21 May 2014
Details of a major investment in services which improve life for older people in Wales have been announced. As well as easing pressure on NHS services, the £50m Intermediate Care Fund will help older people maintain their independence.....
Home care provider offers online guide to dementia
20 May 2014
A Shrewsbury-based home care provider is organising a series of initiatives to raise the awareness of one of the UK’s most debilitating diseases. Radfield Home Care is championing the Alzheimer’s Society’s annual Dementia Awareness.....
Majority wait over six months before speaking to doctor about dementia symptoms
20 May 2014
Over half of people with concerns about dementia symptoms in themselves or a family member have put off visiting a doctor or seeking professional help for six months. The results of two surveys published to mark Dementia Awareness.....
Sports programme to encourage people with a learning disability to take part in athletics
19 May 2014
The charity Mencap, Special Olympics GB (SOGB) and England Athletics have announced a joint programme to enable more people with a learning disability to participate in athletics. The announcement came.....
Alzheimer's Society says 'don't bottle it up' this Dementia Awareness Week
19 May 2014
The Alzheimer’s Society has launched Dementia Awareness Week 2014 this week and is encouraging people to open up and talk about the difficult subject of dementia with friends and family. The charity,.....
Labour pledges to end 15-minute home care visits
15 May 2014
Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised that the next Labour Government will end controversial 15-minute home care visits. Mr Miliband made his pledge after the publication of an independent report by Baroness.....
Tributes paid to Denise Boyd of Urgent Care 24
14 May 2014
Denise Boyd, managing director of Urgent Care 24, an out of hours GP care provider, has died of cancer. Kate Lucy, chair of Urgent Care 24, paid tribute to her saying: “Denise was simply an outstanding person.....
Older People’s Commissioner calls elderly care at two Welsh hospitals 'shocking and unacceptable'
14 May 2014
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called the findings of the Review into care at two hospitals, run by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, a “damning indictment of failures in the most basic of care for older.....
Urgent need to tackle loneliness among the over 85s
13 May 2014
More must be done to combat loneliness and isolation among Britain’s oldest residents, a new report from liberal think tank CentreForum argues. The think tank warns that more than half of over 85s,.....
Adults with learning disabilities need more support and encouragement to vote
13 May 2014
Voting needs to be made more accessible to people with a learning disability, according to the Parliamentary Committee. Less than a third (31 per cent) of people with learning disabilities voted in the 2001.....
People with learning disabilities remain under-supported by mental health services
12 May 2014
Continuing with their mission to see adults with learning disabilities receive equal support to those with physical disabilities, the Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities (FP) has released a new report detailing disparities.....
New social care cap will only help 10 per cent of elderly
12 May 2014
The new social care cap being introduced in 2016 will help just eight per cent of men and 15 per cent of women, according to new research. The report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), has.....
Care Workers Charity seeks new trustees
12 May 2014
The Care Workers Charity, formerly the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund, is calling for people interested in becoming a trustee of the charity to come forward and submit their interest. The Care Workers Charity supports current,.....
Shared Lives transforms lives of disabled adults and older people
08 May 2014
Shared Lives has transformed life for Neil Rogers who has a learning disability, giving him at long last, a place he can call home. Mr Rogers lives in a seaside town and used to spend a lot of time drinking.....
Profile: Founder of new website which rates wheelchair friendly venues hopes to empower disabled people
08 May 2014
Euansguide.com was created after one family’s frustration over the lack of information on wheelchair friendly venues, led them to create a ‘tripadvisor style’ local directory to share with others with accessibility.....
Training certificate required for new care workers from March 2015
07 May 2014
New care workers will have to earn a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting a job. The certificate, which is being piloted across England this summer, will be introduced in in March 2015 for.....
Dementia design company working to make patronising children's activities in care homes a thing of the past
07 May 2014
A UK based company is improving the way people think about dementia activities by putting the person with dementia at the heart of its design process to create fulfilling and stimulating activities. The.....
Employers are neglecting to provide training opportunities to older workers
01 May 2014
Too many companies are overlooking older people in favour of young employees when considering training opportunities, an international sales training organisation has claimed. Managing director of Sales.....
Half of care workers say friends don't understand demands of caring profession
01 May 2014
More than half of people working in the care profession feel their friends do not understand the complexities and demands of the caring role they fulfil. In the poll of 173 people working in the care sector, including nurses.....