How skilled is care work, really? What is skill? Could it be more productive to define care work's value in terms of responsibility?

Homecare: what does it mean? What does it involve?

Something that is rarely brought to your attention as a homecare worker is the fact that some of the clients you visit have to pay, while...

Unpaid travel time and overtime mean home care workers are at risk of being paid below the National Minimum Wage.

Zero-hours contracts, unsociable hours, lack of career progression, poor standards for care plans, relations with 'the office'.

How does the relationship between homecare workers and 'the office' impact quality of care for clients.

How social care funding flows from the taxpayer through layers of governance all the way down to the payslips of homecare workers.

Reform is necessary now to ensure the quality and availability of social care when you need it.