District nursing services play an important role in helping people to maintain their independence by supporting them to manage long-term conditions and treating acute illnesses – and demand for such
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Patients who need care in their own homes are increasingly faced with “rushed and abrupt” district nurses, a new report suggests. District nurses are having to take a “task-focused” approach
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Managers in domiciliary care earn up to 30% less than their care home counterparts according to new research by Croner. The findings come from Croner’s latest salary survey report on
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More than half of people who have taken money out under pension freedoms have not planned for future care costs, a new study shows. A survey of 500 people who
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Home carers in Scotland are being “stretched to the limit”, according to a new report. The survey of home carers by the Unison Scotland union found four out of five
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published new reports on home care in Carmarthenshire, Wrexham, Cardiff, Denbighshire, Monmouthshire and Swansea. These six reports are part of their
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Homecare workers continue to receive less than the minimum wage because of the “scandal” of not being paid for the time spent travelling between visits, the Government is being told.
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Care home staff, home carers and anyone who cares for older people professionally, or at home, are being encouraged to enrol in a free online course from Newcastle University. The
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have issued a reminder to supervisors in housing support and care at home services that they have until 31 December 2016 to apply to
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When considering admitting patients over the age of 65 for acute hospital care, alternatives such as hospital at home, admission to a local community hospital or extended stays and treatment
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