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U-turn on mandatory vaccine won't bring back 'skilled' home care workers who have already quit
U-turn on mandatory vaccine won't bring back 'skilled' home care workers who have already quit
Home care chiefs have welcomed the government’s U-turn on mandatory Covid vaccinations for all NHS and home care workers due to come into force in April, but raised fears they may have already lost "skilled workers forever" at a time when social care is "experiencing the... Read more
 
People with dementia less likely to develop delirium if they see same GP each time
People with dementia who get to see the same GP each time are given fewer medicines and are less likely to develop delirium and incontinence and have an emergency hospitalisation, according to a new study. The research by Exeter University found people with dementia... Read more
 
Quarter of home care workers in Wales sought help with their mental health during pandemic
The mental health of home care staff during the pandemic was “extremely underestimated” according to researchers, who found a quarter of home workers in Wales sought medical help or received treatment related to their mental health in the first 12 months of the pandemic.... Read more
 
Northumbria NHS Trust to be first in England to provide home care services to community
An NHS Trust based in the North East has revealed plans to help hospitals cope with “freeing up” beds by providing home care services to the community, making it the first in England to do so. The Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust which runs the Northumbria... Read more
 
Scotland's first gym for disabled people helps those facing 'societal' barriers
Scotland's first gym for disabled people helps those facing 'societal' barriers
Scotland's first gym for disabled people has opened its doors to help those facing physical and "societal" obstacles at mainstream fitness centres. Personal trainer Dale Robertson, who has been helping disabled people keep fit for 15 years, opened his DR Inclusive... Read more
 
Staff at home care provider rated 'outstanding' are 'polite, kind' and 'respectful'
Abbots Care Ltd in Hertfordshire is celebrating being rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the second consecutive year, with its founder saying they are "over the moon". The inspectors praised Abbots Care, emphasising the home care service is... Read more
 
North West home care provider buys fleet of mopeds to attract new care workers
Home care provider Alcedo Care has launched a new pilot scheme that could help ease the social care crisis across the North West by purchasing mopeds. When the company started noticing that more than 50 per cent of its applicants who were applying for care worker... Read more
 
MP Theresa May thanks 'outstanding' home care provider for tireless work' through pandemic
During a visit to a Berkshire based home care provider, ex-Prime Minister Theresa May “praised” staff for their “hard work” after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) awarded the franchise an ‘outstanding’ rating for the second time. After receiving an unannounced visit... Read more
 
Hollyoaks star and her aunt to climb Mount Snowdon to challenge learning disability stigma
Hollyoaks star and her aunt to climb Mount Snowdon to challenge learning disability stigma
BAFTA award-winning actress Emily Burnett is to take on the "challenge" to climb Mount Snowdon in Wales along with her aunt to highlight some of the “societal struggles” and stigmas about what people with a learning disability can and can’t do. The challenge called... Read more
Upcoming Featured Exhibitions, Conferences & Award Presentations
Future of Care Conference
Date: 29 Mar 2022
Location: The King's Fund, London
The Residential and Home Care Show
Date: 18 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Location: ExCeL London
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10 Most Read News Articles of the Month
1 Northumbria NHS Trust to be first in England to provide home care services to community
2 Hospitals urged to prioritise people with learning disabilities, as NHS struggles with backlog due to pandemic
3 Charity warns 150,000 extra elderly will have to choose between food or heating this winter
4 MPs say social care must be part of recovery plan as NHS waiting list hits record levels
5 Right at Home launches national recruitment campaign to encourage people into social care
6 Home care providers under 'intolerable' pressure to take hospital patients
7 Bluebird Care creates 50 new jobs this winter to help combat 'loneliness and isolation'
8 Scotland's first gym for disabled people helps those facing 'societal' barriers
9 Volunteers from 'all walks of life' encouraged to take part in new Parkinson's trial
10 ADASS warns half of England's councils are taking 'difficult decisions' over who 'misses out' on care this winter
Jobs & Recruitment
Scottish home care provider launches campaign to recruit one care worker per day in 2022
Scottish home care provider launches campaign to recruit one care worker per day in 2022
2022 is "shaping up to be the biggest" 12 months HRM Homecare Services will see in its 27 year history as it launches a new recruitment drive which will take on an extra 365 home carers in a year or the equivalent of one a day. This initiative comes as the care sector... Read more
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2643 Jobs
Job Roles # Jobs % Jobs
Registered Manager / Service Manager 27 1.02%
Area / Regional Manager 1 0.04%
Nurse 14 0.53%
Team Leader / Senior Carer 104 3.93%
Carer / Support Worker 2,200 83.24%
Live-in Carer 202 7.64%
Befriender / Companion 18 0.68%
Training & Development 1 0.04%
Care Coordinator / Administrator 42 1.59%
Human Resources / HR / Recruitment 3 0.11%
Other 31 1.17%
 
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