Home Care News

In response to the Government’s announcement on the next steps for social care Dr Jane Townson, Chief Executive of the Homecare Association said: “We welcome the ambitious vision set out in the People at the Heart of Care White Paper. Regrettably, however, the funding allocated was never adequate to deliver this vision, including growing and

More than a quarter of elderly people have kept a fall they had at home a secret from family and friends (26 per cent), with some believing they can deal with care issues themselves and others not wanting to admit they’re getting older or be labelled ‘vulnerable’. A study of 2,000 people aged 65+, commissioned

Trials are taking place in areas of Gloucestershire, Tees Valley and Aberdeenshire where doctors are prescribing cash to help people with existing cold-sensitive health conditions to help pay for their energy and heating bills and keep warm this winter. With over 10,000 people dying each year in England and Wales, as a result of living

Older people are giving a sigh of relief, as the Chancellor has pledged to restore the triple lock in 2023, which will see a 10.1 per cent increase on state pensions and pension credit next April Silver Voices and Age UK have been campaigning to restore the triple lock since it was suspended last autumn.

Two-fifths of England’s £500m winter adult social care funding is to be allocated to local authorities to spend on boosting the home care workforce and home care initiatives, with the rest of the money going to the NHS. The funding is intended to speed up the time it takes to discharge patients from hospital and

Care workers will be given discounts at restaurants and money off their Christmas shopping this winter to help them during the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Yo! Sushi and Pizza Hut are just some of the restaurants across the UK giving discounts to care workers who register for a Blue Light Card. A Blue Light Card gives