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News & Views

May 2012

Agincare is a signatory to a letter published by The Daily Mail

Don't turn your back on the elderly, PM urged: Impassioned plea from campaigners who fear Coalition won't tackle OAP care crisis

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140974/Elderly-care-crisis-Davi...

April 2012

Agincare Chief Executive invited to Homcare Summit

HOUSE OF COMMONS

SW1A 0AA Invitation to Home Care Summit
Thursday May 17th, 11.00-13.00, Committee Room 5, House of Commons

Dear Raina Summerson
As Shadow Minister for Care and Older People, I am deeply concerned about the effect that cuts to local authority budgets are having on the provision of home care services.

February 2012

Live In Care/Healthcall-a new partnership for you!

Did you know that over 70% of older people qualify for a free eye test at home? If this is you then why not take advantage of our new partnership with Healthcall, the local home visiting optician, it really can help improve the quality of your life.

January 2012

NHS/Social Care integration

Agincare's Live In Care service is purchased by the NHS (by Primary Care Trusts - PCTs) and by Councils as well as by private individuals. You might think that there is co-ordination between the NHS and Councils and, indeed, all do try to achieve this but amazingly people's care between hospital and returning home with on-going care needs is not really integrated there is an interesting article about this in the Community care magazine which might give you some interesting insights:

December 2011

Christmas at home

We are delighted to say that all our clients who need care and support to stay at home now have their care workers confirmed for the festivities.

Of course some people are cared for by their own families over Christmas but many, who live further afield, have more substantial care needs or simply consider their care worker like an extended family member, retain our service over Christmas.

December 2011

Who needs Live In Care and Support?

Many people who use our Live in Care and support service do so because they need more care as they become older; what is less well known is that many younger people with disabilities use the service too.

December 2011

CQC inspections of home care

It's sometimes funny what makes the news. Reading the headlines earlier in the week you'd think that home care wasn't subject to inspection; as you can see from our CQC report on this site our services are inspected.

Still some of you might be interested in this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15831639

November 2011

Human Rights Act and care in the home

Today, another report has highlighted poor standards of care received by many people in their own home. Whilst this is in part a sad indictment of some individuals or organisations which simply do not have the dignity, respect and care of their clients truly at their heart; in the vast majority of cases I expect it is due to the myriad of pressures faced by providers of home care. Read on for some obvservations from Agincare Live In Care’s MD...