Home Care News
'Covid-19 has not gone away' say terminally ill
29 Nov 2022
People with a terminal illness say the world may have moved on from Covid-19 but they still can’t because they fear dying earlier from Covid and face ridicule when they try wearing a mask. The experiences.....
IT consultant who received poor care opens 'compassionate' home care business
28 Nov 2022
Former IT consultant Yomi Eletu, who received poor care as a young man, has been spurred on to open his own home care business because “I know what good care should look like”. Mr Eletu bought his own Caremark.....
Alzheimer's Research UK partners with parkrun UK as runners close to £2m milestone
25 Nov 2022
With one in three people born today developing dementia in their lifetime, Alzheimer’s Research UK and parkrun UK are to extend their partnership into 2023 which will see runners raise their £2 million goal for dementia research. The.....
'I knew he was dead' - off duty emergency call supervisor saves dad's life
24 Nov 2022
An off-duty 999 ambulance call supervisor who instructs people “how to give CPR” has saved her dad’s life after he collapsed in cardiac arrest at home. Estelle Williams from London Ambulance Service was asleep.....
Caremark joins Canine Partners to help people lead a more 'confident' and 'fulfilling' life
24 Nov 2022
Home care group Caremark is “excited” to announce a new partnership with charity Canine Partners to help sponsor dogs that will give happiness and "confidence" to people who need assistance at home. Canine.....
Bluebird Care Wakefield & Kirklees awarded 'employer of the year' second year in a row
23 Nov 2022
Home care provider, Bluebird Care Wakefield & Kirklees, has been named employer of the year for the second year in a row at this year’s Wakefield Business Awards. With over ten different award categories.....
GPs to prescribe help with fuel costs to keep people out of hospital this winter
22 Nov 2022
Trials are taking place in areas of Gloucestershire, Tees Valley and Aberdeenshire where doctors are prescribing cash to help people with existing cold-sensitive health conditions to help pay for their energy and heating bills and.....
Home care to get 40% of £500m winter adult social care funding
18 Nov 2022
Two-fifths of England's £500m winter adult social care funding is to be allocated to local authorities to spend on boosting the home care workforce and home care initiatives, with the rest of the money going to the NHS. The.....
Care leaders warn social care is 'more than discharge arm of NHS' as Hunt delays cap
18 Nov 2022
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his Autumn Statement speech that there were "very difficult times ahead" for people and said he must delay a cap on social care costs by two years but angry care leaders are warning that care is "much.....
Older people will see state pensions rise by 10.1% next April
17 Nov 2022
Older people are giving a sigh of relief, as the Chancellor has pledged to restore the triple lock in 2023, which will see a 10.1 per cent increase on state pensions and pension credit next April. Silver.....
Nightmares could be early sign of Parkinson's
16 Nov 2022
Bad dreams and nightmares in older adults could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease are known to have nightmares and bad dreams more than adults who do not have the disease,.....
Disappointment as Roche's new Alzheimer's drug fails to slow cognitive decline
15 Nov 2022
The Alzheimer’s Society called it 'disappointing' after Roche revealed its drug gantenerumab failed to meet its primary target to slow down cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s. The drug also removed.....
Couple takes over Bluebird Care Bedford to offer excellent care and jobs
11 Nov 2022
Bluebird Care franchise owners Carolyn and Keith Dailey have recently acquired the home care service Bluebird Care Bedford and promise to offer jobs in the community and "excellent" care to people in their own homes across the East.....
Rishi Sunak accused of trying to kill off care cap with two-year delay
10 Nov 2022
Rishi Sunak is believed to have suggested an 'indefinite' delay to a cap on personal care costs promised by Boris Johnson’s government, but 'accepted an initial postponement of two years’ after being warned scrapping it would be damaging.....
People with Parkinson's wait years to be seen by medical experts
10 Nov 2022
NHS staffing levels have been so low that people with Parkinson’s are often waiting years to be seen by health specialists, which is causing their symptoms to deteriorate rapidly. The shock findings based.....
Care workers to get money off Christmas shopping and restaurants
09 Nov 2022
Care workers will be given discounts at restaurants and money off their Christmas shopping this winter to help them during the country's cost-of-living crisis. Yo! Sushi and Pizza Hut are just some of the.....
Girls' football team gets new kit from home care staff at Bluebird
08 Nov 2022
In the wake of the Lionesses’ triumph at the Euros earlier this year, schoolgirls have been given new football kits, courtesy of home care provider Bluebird Care Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey. Schoolgirls.....
Care workers in England need a voluntary register to professionalise the care workforce
08 Nov 2022
Two social care organisations are calling for a “fundamental change” for the government to professionalise the care industry within England by introducing a voluntary register for the care workforce in England. The.....
Programme launched to help tackle energy costs for social care providers and those they support
04 Nov 2022
As social care providers and those they support grapple with sharply rising energy costs this winter, a charity has launched an innovative programme to support those who are “struggling with the steep rises” in the cost of living.....
Over 1.5m elderly have to reduce or stop social care as cost of living crisis soars
03 Nov 2022
As one in 10 older people in the UK are reducing or stopping their social care or expect to do so in the coming months, Age UK warns it will be "inevitable" some "older people will suffer" piling extra pressure on the NHS. A.....
Man reunited with paramedics who helped save his life after cardiac arrest
02 Nov 2022
A man has been reunited with the London Ambulance paramedics who saved his life after he had a cardiac arrest. Val Dyadyuk, aged 75, was visiting his son in north London when he stopped breathing early one.....
Caremark launches new informative and effective staff management app
01 Nov 2022
With a workforce of over 7,000 and 115 franchise offices, Caremark Limited is changing the way it communicates with its entire UK workforce to ensure everyone feels “valued, engaged and part of one big team”. Caremark.....
Autism and learning disability training mandatory for NHS staff after Oliver McGowan's death
01 Nov 2022
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism has been launched for all NHS staff following a long campaign by Paula McGowan, whose son died after being given antipsychotic drugs in hospital despite staff.....