by Lorcan Murray | 7 May, 2020 | COVID-19
Connections in a Crisis Social care is frequently literal, as carers maintain and support their service users ability to remain a part of our society. It is incredibly common for carers to develop deep personal connections with their service users through this process...
by Lorcan Murray | 1 May, 2020 | Home Care Management
Care for Others Recruitment and retention have been prominent and longstanding issues for social care. At the start of the year, approximately 10% of social care jobs were unfilled. That equates to over 130,000 carer vacancies around the UK. Since the outbreak of...
by Lorcan Murray | 24 Apr, 2020 | COVID-19
Fighting for the Frontline The frontline of social care can be a lonely place. Care workers are required to give so much of themselves to others, far too frequently for pay that falls below a living wage. The Care Workers Charity was established to provide...
by Lorcan Murray | 15 Apr, 2020 | COVID-19, Home Care News
COVID-19 has brought the issues at the heart of social care into sharp focus for the public. Nowhere is this more apparent than a care agency’s PPE supply. The war for PPE has become a defining battle for social care agencies during this crisis, as well as for...
by Lorcan Murray | 9 Apr, 2020 | COVID-19, Home Care News
Fighting for Funding and PPE During COVID-19 Social Care is going through one of its most challenging periods in history. Everyday frontline workers put themselves at risk to help support the most vulnerable amongst us. Care agencies are doing everything they...
