Aimie Nalukwago has been a live-in carer for around 15 years and says it is “not a job” but a passion where you can "give them more time" to be cared for and build up a "mutual friendship."
Since the start of the pandemic, the demand for home care has risen. A survey... Read more
MPs are calling for a broader national health and care recovery plan by April 2022, that as well as fixing the NHS backlog, also encompasses emergency care, mental health, primary care, community care and social care, saying ‘without the right support for social care, a... Read more
With wholesale energy prices soaring over the past year, an estimated 150,000 extra older households will plunge into fuel poverty this winter making people choose between “cutting down on food” or “turning down their heating,” according to analysis by Age UK.
With... Read more
Councils should pay the Homecare Association's 'Minimum Price for Homecare' of £23.20 per hour from next April, warns its chief executive, to ensure they pay a “fair price for care” and support the NHS battling Covid.
With rising cases of Omicron across the country,... Read more
In early December, NHS data recorded that on average 10,500 patients per day who were medically fit for discharge were still using a hospital bed, but one home care company is helping the NHS by giving people the "option of having live-in care in a hotel" to recuperate and... Read more
A supported living service in Northamptonshire has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, with its staff praised for helping a person who was housebound due to anxiety to overcome their agoraphobia.
Consensus (2013) Limited -55 Headlands provides... Read more
Care home provider Loveday & Co, which calls itself ‘London’s only senior-living Members Club’, has launched the home care service Loveday at Home to meet 'demand from the community' during the pandemic for care in people's own homes.
New care service born from Covid... Read more
Care workers in Scotland have been told they will not lose wages or have to take annual leave to get a booster jab because the Scottish government will pay for care workers to get Covid vaccinations and boosters during work time.
Faced with rising cases of the Covid... Read more
Researchers found that those who have undergone cataract surgery had an almost 30 per cent less risk of developing dementia after their surgery.
The study by the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle also suggests there is a link between blue light... Read more
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Right at Home UK has launched a nationwide recruitment campaign designed to encourage more people to take up this “rewarding” career in social care.
The campaign, named New Year: New Career provides detailed advice on the opportunities, and will offer “clear lines” of... Read more
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