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Bedbound with long Covid 'I went 12 days without having a shower'
Bedbound with long Covid 'I went 12 days without having a shower'
Twelve days without a shower, needing to lie down after brushing your teeth and suicidal thoughts was normal for a couple left bedbound for a year because of long Covid. While 2021 may have felt uneventful for some, ex-nurse Claire Hooper, speaking as a guest on... Read more
 
Home care staff can still get free Covid tests and now only need to test twice a week
Home care staff in England will continue to get free Covid tests and only have to test twice a week, according to new government guidance. Up till now, home care staff have been expected to take a lateral flow test every day before they start work, but under the new... Read more
 
Nearly 60,000 unpaid carers in Wales to get £500 pandemic payment
Over 57,000 unpaid carers in Wales are to receive a £500 payment in recognition of the pivotal role they have played during the pandemic and the “financial and emotional hardships they have experienced”. The payment is part of a £29m investment in unpaid carers from... Read more
 
Britons show 'huge lack of knowledge' and misconceptions about autism
People in the UK have a “huge lack of knowledge” and misconceptions about autism, according to a charity which measures attitudes to autism and is planning to track changes in these attitudes over time. Autistica, a research charity has announced it is developing the... Read more
 
TV's Lorraine Kelly joins forces with home care firm to end taboo of talking about care
TV's Lorraine Kelly joins forces with home care firm to end taboo of talking about care
The UK’s biggest home care company, Home Instead, is sponsoring the podcast of TV’s Lorraine Kelly and her journalist daughter Rosie, to encourage Britons to talk to their ageing relatives about care. The exclusive sponsorship of series 3 of the podcast 'What If?',... Read more
 
Mild Covid can shrink the brain causing cognitive decline, Oxford study reveals
The brains of people infected mildly with Covid-19 have shrunk and suffered a loss in grey matter linked to smell and taste, a study by University of Oxford reveals. Academics examined the brain scans of 785 people, aged 51-81, who had received MRI scans before and... Read more
 
Lancashire home care provider 'passionate' about 'achieving best outcomes' rated 'outstanding'
A home care provider in Lancashire where staff members are seen as ‘passionate’ about supporting clients to ‘achieve best outcomes,’ has been rated by the care regulator as ‘outstanding’. Westmorland Homecare Poulton, Fylde and Wyre which provides hundreds of hours of... Read more
 
Home care firm Cera's first global expansion to Germany is 'first of many'
British home care company Cera is making its first ever international expansion into Germany by offering care and nursing services in the homes of people living in Berlin and Potsdam. Keen to tackle social care with AI,... Read more
 
Ukelele band is helping people with dementia 'recover' from pandemic
Ukelele band is helping people with dementia 'recover' from pandemic
With over half of people with dementia reporting they had increased memory loss during the pandemic, a ukelele band is "helping open up their brains again". Based in West Berkshire, Helen Bates plays ukulele in a band called Juo Joy with Russell Timms. The pair... Read more
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10 Most Read News Articles of the Month
1 After loss of 20,000 home care workers, bosses welcome 'no jab no job' U-turn
2 Home care firm Cera's first global expansion to Germany is 'first of many'
3 Care group's 'personal touches' like restocking fridge help people leave hospital to recover at home
4 NHS prescribes comedy courses to help people with 'mental health,' addiction and 'trauma'
5 Home care workers' 'heroic actions' recognised with 17% pay rise
6 Home care firm recruiting refugees is keen to 'help' after Russia invades Ukraine
7 Mild Covid can shrink the brain causing cognitive decline, Oxford study reveals
8 Ukelele band is helping people with dementia 'recover' from pandemic
9 Mencap works with Holby City to highlight challenges facing some families of people with disabilities
10 TV's Lorraine Kelly joins forces with home care firm to end taboo of talking about care
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Home care workers' 'heroic actions' recognised with 17% pay rise
Home care workers' 'heroic actions' recognised with 17% pay rise
A 17 per cent pay rise is being given to care workers in Devon employed by the home care firm Bluebird Care, in recognition of their ‘heroic actions’ during the Covid-19 pandemic. The offices of Bluebird Care in Exeter, Exmouth, East Devon and North & West Devon... Read more
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2330 Jobs
Job Roles # Jobs % Jobs
Registered Manager / Service Manager 26 1.12%
Area / Regional Manager 2 0.09%
Nurse 11 0.47%
Team Leader / Senior Carer 87 3.73%
Carer / Support Worker 1,936 83.09%
Live-in Carer 181 7.77%
Befriender / Companion 21 0.90%
Training & Development 1 0.04%
Care Coordinator / Administrator 41 1.76%
Human Resources / HR / Recruitment 5 0.21%
Other 19 0.82%
 
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