The Homecare Association is calling for councils to be given more funding from the government so home care workers are able to have a minimum wage of £11.14 an hour. Research by the Homecare Association has revealed at least 70 per cent of home care is purchased by councils, with central government funding for councils […]
Demand for home care has grown during the pandemic, with around 40,000 home care workers joining the workforce. During the same period from 2019/2020 to 2020/2021, the care home workforce has managed to stay stable, despite a fall in occupancy rates due to Covid deaths and a shift in demand from residential care to domiciliary
Care sector leaders are calling on the government to urgently prioritise care workers and other essential workers on garage forecourts, as petrol supplies run dry following panic buying, in the wake of concerns about a shortage of lorry drivers. A weekend of chaos has seen care workers caught in queues, being late for calls and
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new UK-wide Health and Social Care Levy which will raise £5.4bn for social care over three years has been condemned by a home care leader who calls the figure “nowhere near enough” because the home care sector needs £11.7bn a year. MPs have voted (319 to 248) in favour of a
The Care Workers’ Charity is hosting a virtual event between 6-10 September in Professional Care Workers’ Week to “raise much needed awareness” of the social care sector. This year, Professional Care Workers’ Week highlights issues faced by the care sector and brings people together to share best practice, experiences and discuss how to retain and
People would not need to sell homes to pay for their care if the government made more affordable home care available in England by investing at least £5 billion upfront in home care, suggests a think tank. The risk of paying high care costs that force people to sell their homes to pay for care
A smart walking stick that can track the movements of a person with dementia at home and alert care staff to any unusual actions, has been invented by an industrial design student. James Bayliss who is in his final year at Loughborough University, designed the walking stick called ‘AIDE’ to “extend the period of independence
Why choose care at home? When a loved one needs care, many people struggle to decide which is the best route. Whether this is them going into a nursing home, a family member or friend looking after them at home, or having a home carer come in either on a part time or full time
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Professional Care Workers’ Week will return next month to shine a light on the important work happening in the sector. Hosted by the Care Workers’ Charity, the event will take place between 6-10 September and will be held virtually due to uncertainty around COVID-19 infections, and to ensure the event is accessible to a wider
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The global home care software market is “undervalued” despite tremendous growth in the sector in the last two years, experts in the field have suggested. The market is expected to nearly triple in value from 2019 to 2026, growing at an annual growth rate of nearly 14%, according to one research study. Meanwhile, funding for elder
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