No less than 95 per cent of home care providers say their staff have ‘expressed anxiety’ about rises in the cost of living, with more than a fifth (21 per cent) admitting workers were quitting or looking for alternative work because they cannot afford to put fuel in their cars. A UK-wide poll of 627 […]
Care bosses have been working together to see how they can provide good employment opportunities and find a home for refugees from Ukraine and other parts of the globe. The National Care Forum (NCF) and Care Provider Alliance have brought together a wide range of companies to offer support including national and local government, housing,
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 rules this has been reduced
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut to fuel duty by 5p a litre, effective from 6pm on 23 March, but the move has been criticised for being ‘no way sufficient’ for home care workers struggling to pay higher fuel costs. Announcing the reduction in his Spring Statement, Mr Sunak said the cut which will last
A financial assessment determines how much you will pay towards your care if it is arranged by your local council. Home care organised by your local authority is generally not free and you will normally be expected to contribute to some of the costs.The financial assessment for care is also known as a means test
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Care home residents, over 75s and immunosuppressed can now book a Spring COVID booster jab as new research shows autumn booster starts to wain between three and seven months increasing the risk of hospitalisation and death. The latest findings, from the Vivaldi study, funded by the UK Health Security Agency, found two vaccine doses were
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s last minute change to a care cap that would have forced poorer people to pay more, has been rejected by the House of Lords. Peers voted 198-158 for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, to ensure the amount councils pay towards care will actually count towards an individual’s £86,000
Almost 20,000 home care workers have left their jobs since September when the government first announced its ‘no jab no job’ policy but its decision to scrap it from 15 March, has been welcomed by care bosses. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed its Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD)
The majority of home care bosses (58 per cent) have said they will not be seeking overseas recruitment and will instead focus on hiring locally to fill job vacancies, despite care workers being added to the government’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL). The stark reality was revealed by a poll of 296 home care providers in
Care workers have been put on the government’s list of occupations with a shortage of skilled workers from today – a change supposed to make it easier for the care sector to recruit from abroad but bosses say the application process is bureaucratic, expensive and far from quick. Care home and home care workers have