Adult Social Care

When you need more than sunblock to cope with the effects of summer This weekend the summer solstice is set to take place, marking the first day of the summer…

This week I answered the phone to one of our (relatively new) carers advising me that they had arrived at the home of their Service User and the gentleman –…

Dignified care is human – not task – led 15 minute homecare calls are back in the media spotlight once again after Ed Miliband stated that his Labour Government would…

After a few months of debating, we have decided to move premises to just a short distance away.  When we first moved to our current premises, there was a side…

Are we expecting too much from our Homecare staff? Those in the industry have been aware for some time that our care and support staff are being increasingly pressured to…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has long been the standard bearer for evidence based best practice guidance for the National Health Service (NHS). Last year it…

Ensuring the safety and welfare of our Service Users is at the heart of everything we do each day. Protecting and safeguarding their welfare whilst encouraging a level of independence…

When I hear that ‘Homecare agency 101’ has told people they guarantee call times I have to wonder why on earth they would make such promises. Because what I don’t…