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The Care Workers’ Charity responds to latest figures from the Home Office revealing an 81% drop in visa applications following the ban on overseas social care workers bringing family dependents

The Care Workers’ Charity responds to latest figures from the Home Office revealing an 81% drop in visa applications following the ban on overseas social care workers bringing family dependents Karolina Gerlich, CEO of The Care Workers’ Charity, says: “This decline in visa applications is yet another blow to a sector that has been pushed …

Empowering Financial Resilience: Credit Unions in the Cost-of-Living Crisis

The last few years have brought about considerable financial pressures for many people. It is no secret that we are now facing the most significant cost-of-living crisis in a generation. This crisis is not just a talking point; it is having an obvious impact on the financial wellbeing of families across the UK. Everyone has …

The Care Workers’ Charity Announces New Deputy Chair of Trustees

The Care Workers’ Charity is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Delaney as the new Deputy Chair, effective June 2024. With over 12 years of experience in the care sector, Lisa has held various leadership roles in recruitment, hospitality, and procurement. Currently serving as the UK Country Manager for Sensio, she assists care providers …

The Care Workers’ Charity receives a grant from The Rayne Foundation

We are delighted to have been awarded a BETTER CAREERS FOR BETTER CARE grant from The Rayne Foundation. Our application details can be read below: Care Worker Champion Project – National Grant agreed: £200,000 over 26 months (August 2024-September 2026) Throughout our consultation, we heard that there is a lack of representation of the care worker …

The June issues of the CWC Circular is out now!

The June issue of the CWC Circular is out now! Grab a cup of tea, or the drink of your choice, and read all about what we, and our supporters, have been up to over the last month. Click here to read our latest newsletter.

A little about boccia

While many people don’t even know how to pronounce boccia (note to self: it rhymes with gotcha), it is the fastest-growing disability sport in the world. A Paralympic sport with no Olympic counterpart, it is a game of strategy and accuracy. And Britain is home to some of the best boccia players in the world. …

Care Workers on The Ethical use of AI in Social Care

We were thrilled to partner with Oxford University to run a roundtable discussion on the ethics of AI in social care. This event brought together 21 care workers with Oxford University researchers to begin drafting guidance for a sector that is urgently calling for support in using AI ethically and safely in this rapidly evolving …

Introducing The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

In the UK, over 2 million live with sight loss. This sight loss is severe enough to have a significant impact on their daily lives and the number is only going up, estimated to double to over 4 million people by 2050. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has been working for over …

Hannah’s Story

Hannah is a Senior Support Worker for a company who provides both live in and home care. She’s been with them 3 years and is really happy to work for such a good company.   Sadly, in February of this year Hannah hurt her foot after falling downstairs. She needed two weeks of work to …