Home Care News
Petrol station owner gives priority fuel access to care workers over 'life or death' risk
29 Sep 2021
A petrol station owner is giving priority fuel access to care workers, after the petrol crisis left care staff desperate to fuel their cars to avoid missing home care visits with people who cannot get out of bed, feed themselves or.....
Social care ombudsman sees 'relentless rise' in upheld complaints reflecting 'failing social care system'
29 Sep 2021
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s latest annual review of complaints shows a 'relentless rise over the last decade in the proportion of cases in which care users and their families have been let down by local services'. The.....
How design can help care homes to embrace intergenerational living
28 Sep 2021
After the last 18 months the benefits offered by intergenerational living need little explanation. The concept of different generations living together, sharing resources, skills and experience can help to build a robust community......
Care leaders call for care workers to be prioritised in petrol crisis
27 Sep 2021
Care sector leaders are calling on the government to urgently prioritise care workers and other essential workers on garage forecourts, as petrol supplies run dry following panic buying, in the wake of concerns about a shortage of.....
Caremark pays tribute to its chief as a 'visionary' and an 'innovator'
24 Sep 2021
The head of one of the largest home care providers in the UK, who died on 17 September, has been hailed as a “visionary” and an “innovator” and an “inspiration to all those people whose lives he touched”. Kevin.....
New care minister spends time 'listening' to care workers on Celebrating Homecare Day
22 Sep 2021
The new Minister for Care Gillian Keegan met with home care workers from London Care on Celebrating Homecare Day to learn more about “this vital part of our care system” and spend time “listening” to the challenges they face......
Public more likely to choose care at home since pandemic, poll reveals
21 Sep 2021
A poll of over 2,600 people has revealed the vast majority (80 per cent) would choose to receive care in their own homes rather than anywhere else and over a third (38 per cent) of those aged 65+ are more likely to opt for home care.....
Only Fools and Horses actor 'Boycie' worked 'tirelessly' to support dementia research
20 Sep 2021
The charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has paid tribute to actor John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, who has died at the age of 79. Mr Challis, who his family said.....
New care minister Gillian Keegan replaces Helen Whately to take on 'significant challenges'
17 Sep 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed former Skills minister Gillian Keegan as the country’s new care minister as part of his cabinet reshuffle to replace Helen Whately who will take up a Treasury post. Former.....
Covid booster jab available for care workers, over 50s and people with health conditions
15 Sep 2021
A third dose of a Covid vaccine will be given to care workers, NHS staff, over-50s, and people with health conditions across the UK from 20 September. The booster jabs are part of an autumn and winter plan.....
Home care provider gives pay rise to staff to cover government's National Insurance hike
13 Sep 2021
Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire has given its staff an extra 1.25 per cent annual increase, to cover the hike in National Insurance contributions announced by Boris Johnson, which he says will boost funding for social.....
100,000 care workers 'trapped' on Universal Credit due to low pay
13 Sep 2021
At least 100,000 care workers in the UK are 'trapped' on Universal Credit due to low pay, but Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has said she is "happy" with the incoming £20 per week cut to Universal Credit. One.....
Government wants to make Covid jab mandatory for home care workers and NHS staff
09 Sep 2021
The government has begun a public consultation into whether Covid and flu vaccinations should be made compulsory for home care workers and the NHS workforce, but home care leaders warn it could lead to the sector losing around a fifth.....
Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection launched
09 Sep 2021
A Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection is to be held to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those who lost their lives. A total of 21 organisations including.....
Social care waiting list gets longer as almost 300,000 wait for care
09 Sep 2021
Almost 300,000 people (294,353) are waiting for urgent social care assessments, care or reviews in England and this figure has risen by over a quarter in the last three months alone, say council directors. The.....
Home care leaders warn social care's £5.4bn is 'nowhere near' the £11.7bn needed
08 Sep 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new UK-wide Health and Social Care Levy which will raise £5.4bn for social care over three years has been condemned by a home care leader who calls the figure “nowhere near enough” because the home care.....
Virtual event brings 'much needed awareness' of social care in Professional Care Workers' Week
06 Sep 2021
The Care Workers’ Charity is hosting a virtual event between 6-10 September in Professional Care Workers’ Week to “raise much needed awareness" of the social care sector. This year, Professional Care Workers’.....
'Skipping Sikh' to run his first marathon aged 74
03 Sep 2021
Rajinder Singh, aka the ‘Skipping Sikh’, will be running his first ever marathon when he takes part in the London Marathon at the age of 74. Mr Singh, who turns 75 in October will be raising money for the.....
Home care crisis worsens with one provider forced to turn away five new 'care packages per day'
03 Sep 2021
Home care providers are facing the biggest recruitment crisis “anyone can remember” with one home care company turning down “five new care packages” every day. Caremark Redcar & Cleveland has experienced rapid growth.....
Government urged to stop blocking bill so care workers are paid for travel time
01 Sep 2021
The Labour Party has written to the government asking to ensure time is given to a bill blocked by Jacob Rees-Mogg which would end the “scandal of home care workers” earning less than the legal minimum wage when they are not paid.....