Home Instead has welcomed aboard two new franchisees to join their network of over 255 franchise offices. Families in Lowestoft and Lincoln are now able to access the exceptional quality home care from Home Instead in their local communities, helping them to feel assured that their loved ones are in safe hands. Munish Bhardwaj, owner …
Marking her third anniversary as chief executive of The Care Worker’s Charity, Karolina Gerlich says it’s time to provide the care workforce with the reform, wages, career opportunities and recognition it deserves. Having spent more than 10 years as a care worker, as well as being a voluntary chief executive for a leading campaigning organisation, Gerlich took …
We are outraged to see the update from DHSC today that it will invest only half of the £500 million promised in 2021 towards workforce development and reform, just £250 million over the next two years which takes money away from care workers. The workforce will not be fooled by this cut and reshuffle of …
One of our Supporter Members – Avery Healthcare has been awarded Top 20 Rated Care Home Group in the UK for the seventh consecutive year. This award is a fantastic achievement, recognising our teams’ hard work and dedication to delivering outstanding care and creating a welcoming care community for our residents to enjoy life. With …
We were looking for two things from the Spring Budget on Wednesday – support for social care to address the workforce crisis and a plan to fix the childcare affordability crisis. The Chancellor managed to answer the strong calls from charities like Women’s Budget Group and Pregnant Then Screwed to address the gaps in childcare …
The team at Log my Care are delighted to be recognised as a Quality Partner by the Professional Standards Body (PRSB). The care management platform has also achieved conformance against the PRSB’s About Me standard, which is key to helping care staff deliver person-centred care and reflecting people’s needs and wishes. The PRSB’s Quality Partnership …
CWC response to the Autumn Statement: Disappointing budget gives little hope to care workers ahead of an extremely tough winter We join others across the care sector in sharing our disappointment that funding announced for adult social care in the Autumn Statement is focused on freeing up NHS beds rather than desperately needed reform. The …
The Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on his key priorities this winter pays little attention to the challenges facing social care. It is incredibly disappointing to see that today’s announcement from Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who shared his key priorities as we head into winter, is focused on …