Black History Month The Care Workers’ Charity recognises and celebrates Black History Month but recognises that the BAME community are not only Black, Asian or minority groups during the month of October but every day. The number of people working in adult social care was estimated at 1.54m as at 2020/21 – it is estimated …
The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to CQC State of Care Report. The Care Workers’ Charity welcomes the considerations and suggestions of the Care Quality Commission’s ‘State of Care’ report released earlier today. The report highlights several of the devastating challenges faced by the sector and its workforce over the past year, and those that will …
How mechanisation can ease the workload on caregivers Like many other countries around the world, the UK is home to an increasing percentage of older people. In 2019, around 20% of the UK population was made up of over 65s. This figure is rising, and by 2030, it’s expected that 25% (in other words, one …
How has the response to Covid-19 changed social care practice? 10th November, QEII Centre, London #GetSocialCareDone Now that Brexit is done can we finally achieve the once in a generation task of social care reform? Despite the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on society, social care has once again demonstrated its key importance as the sister of …
The social care sector is facing the biggest recruitment crisis in its history and unfortunately, this comes as no surprise to The Care Workers’ Charity.
Social Care drama Help on Channel 4 shines the spotlight on the helpless situation care workers faced in the pandemic.
Being a Care Worker is a tough job in which the payslip at the end of each month doesn’t reflect the hard work put in.
Response to the Prime Ministers announcement regarding social care reform.
