Prime Minister Theresa May has been criticised for giving the responsibility for social care to a junior minister again, rather than to a senior minister at Cabinet level who would be able to take “decisive action”.
MP Jackie Doyle-Price, who has served as an... Read more
Khadija Saye, a care worker and up and coming artist, whose work is part of a showcase of emerging artists at the Venice Biennale, has been named as one of the many residents killed in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Khadija lived with her mother, Mary Mendy, also a care... Read more
With more than two million people expected to be living with dementia by 2050, a leading home care provider has created a new interactive guide on ‘how to make a dementia friendly home’.
The online interactive guide, produced by Helping Hands Home Care, offers a range... Read more
Dad dancing was never cool but one daughter is showing just how funny it can be, one Instagram post at a time – revealing how a person with Alzheimer's can be humorous too.
The rhythmic moves of Ray Kirton dancing in the living room was captured by his daughter... Read more
As the Queen’s Speech announced the Government’s plans, there was no mention of the Conservative’s election pledge of a dementia tax or a social care cap.
Instead, Her Majesty ditched her crown for a blue sun hat and told the masses there would be a social care... Read more
The charity Independent Age has issued guidance to help protect vulnerable people from being the victims of scammers, after a 91-year-old lost tens of thousands of pounds over a three-year period.
Agnes was tricked by scammers who were “leaching money drip by drip” from... Read more
The wife of one of the London Bridge terrorists, who killed seven people and left 48 injured on 3 June, is a care worker with 18 years experience offering home care to older people.
Terrorist Rachid Redouane was one of three men shot dead by police, after he used a... Read more
Plans to curb zero-hours contracts and protect care time in the social care sector have been unveiled by the Welsh Government.
Under the new proposals, employers will need to offer home care workers on zero-hours contracts the choice of moving to a minimum hours... Read more
Julia Crichton-Smith, an Exeter Royal Voluntary Service home library volunteer and manager, told homecare.co.uk about her experience of being a volunteer and the impact her work has on older people in the community.
What does being a home library services volunteer... Read more
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