Home Care News
Since lockdown, dementia carers have struggled with exhaustion, depression and anxiety
29 Sep 2020
Family and friends have spent 92 million extra hours caring for people with dementia since lockdown began on 23 March, according to a new report. The investigation by the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed.....
'Taking Care' campaign vows to tackle poor funding and high staff turnover in home care
28 Sep 2020
The union GMB has launched a domiciliary care campaign to help what it calls a “service in crisis” tackle the lack of funding, poor wages and 47 per cent staff turnover in home care. The union has identified.....
92-year-old Bill pens lockdown poem for Bluebird Care's poetry book
25 Sep 2020
A book of poetry written by people aged from nine to 94 has been created to help people feel less isolated and lonely during the coronavirus pandemic. The collection of poems was compiled by https://www.homecare.co.uk/homecare/agency.cfm/id/65432192781|Bluebird.....
Coronavirus lockdown restrictions worsen pain for those with bone and muscle diseases
24 Sep 2020
People with bone, joint and muscle pain have said their symptoms got worse during the UK lockdown, research reveals. A UK-wide study of 678 people with musculoskeletal diseases discovered the majority (53.....
Social care crisis is 'a disgrace to a rich nation' says Labour's Keir Starmer
24 Sep 2020
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has said he will hold the government to account on its promise to fix the social care system which he says is a “disgrace to a rich nation’. Speaking at the Labour party’s.....
Grieving daughter asks Boris Johnson to back Day of Reflection to remember those lost during lockdown
23 Sep 2020
An 18-year-old whose mother’s funeral was cancelled during the UK's coronavirus lockdown has joined over 10,000 people backing a campaign for a National Day of Reflection on 23 March 2021 in remembrance of those who have died. Since.....
'Care bubbles' exempt from interhousehold mixing ban in England's lockdown areas
22 Sep 2020
Informal care arrangements for adults in ‘care bubbles’ can continue in areas under lockdown in England which have banned household mixing, the government has announced. The caring exemption, which came.....
Pianist with dementia who composes in seconds is a hit on World Alzheimer's Day
21 Sep 2020
An 80-year-old man with dementia is able to compose an original tune on the spot, demonstrating the enduring power of music for those with the condition on World Alzheimer’s Day. Paul Harvey has amassed.....
Care home and home care workers to get free PPE until March 2021
18 Sep 2020
Care home residents and staff as well as home care workers and the people they care for, are to get free PPE until March 2021, according to the government. Free PPE is part of the new Adult Social Care Winter.....
Ombudsman warns government social care complaints system needs 'mandatory signposting'
17 Sep 2020
The government has been urged to introduce ‘mandatory signposting’ after an annual report revealed only 14 per cent of people who use private care providers complained of poor service to the ombudsman in 2019-20. The.....
Care Workers Charity launches mental health grants and counselling for care workers
17 Sep 2020
The Care Workers Charity (CWC) is to launch mental health grants and counselling to ensure care workers receive the right type of guidance and support to help them through what has been a 'very dark period'. With.....
Government extends Infection Control Fund to protect care homes and home care against COVID-19
17 Sep 2020
The government has announced it is giving care providers an extra £546m, so they can pay staff full wages if they have to self-isolate and hire more care workers to limit movement of staff between care homes, to help stop the spread.....
Government criticised for being 'disinterested' in home care workers during pandemic
16 Sep 2020
The chief executive of United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) has criticised the government over the lack of testing and costs of PPE, accusing them of being ‘disinterested in the 715,000’ care workers during the pandemic. In.....
Legal win for care workers not paid travel time sees them awarded £10,000 in back pay
15 Sep 2020
Ten home care workers have been awarded an average of £10,000 each in back pay after a tribunal ruled they had been illegally paid less than half the minimum wage, with one of the care workers saying they had been treated like they.....
Union calls for 'change' after it found half of Scottish home care workers have never been tested for COVID-19
14 Sep 2020
UNISON, the trade union for social care staff, is calling on the Scottish government to ensure all home care workers are routinely tested for COVID-19. This demand for regular testing comes after a survey.....
Care workers given clear face masks to communicate with people with hearing loss, autism and dementia
10 Sep 2020
Care workers and NHS frontline staff across the UK are to be given 250,000 clear face masks so they can communicate better with people with hearing loss who need to lip read and read facial expressions. The.....
'I feel brave enough to be visible' says boss of LGBT+ home care firm in podcast
08 Sep 2020
Homophobia and transphobia is “horrendous” but there’s a lot care leaders can do to make LGBT+ people “feel safe” says Ramses Underhill-Smith, the boss of UK’s first LGBT+ home care provider who explains why it matters in the 'Let’s.....
Coronavirus sees November's Home Care Expo postponed until 2021
03 Sep 2020
The Home Care Expo 2020 has been postponed until next year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Home Care Expo’s organiser has decided to push back the event from November until next March, after speaking.....