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I will never forget my first care visit flying solo. It was 7am on a cold weekday morning...

It is refreshing to see the new government framing care workers in a light that is reflective of the true commitment our work involves.

Last week three members of Homecare Workers’ Group spent the day at Social Care Future’s Building People Power event in Manchester.

Members of Homecare Workers’ Group learned about the trial at a meeting with adult social care leaders from local authorities last week incl

274 care workers have signed up to date. Here are some of our key milestones.

Homecare Workers' Group was awarded the Health & Social Care Champion award at this year's Living Wage Awards. Here's a short clip about it:

Representatives of the social care sector have collaborated to produce a thorough workforce strategy for social care.

Care work comes with pressure. What can we do to ensure those high-pressure moments do not lead to stress? The topic of our online meetup.

If you are not paid for the time you spend travelling between clients, your true hourly rate of pay is much lower than you think.

A breakdown of what the leading political parties in England have to say about social care in their manifestos.

A poem by home care worker, Michele Parnell.

There is room for more involvement from care workers in Social Care Future's vision.

A poem by Michele Parnell about how a home care worker experiences a day differently to one of their clients.

Speaking at the launch of Citizens UK's 'Citizens Agenda' about the need for a real living wage for all care workers

Engagement with local leaders about how local authorities influence the working conditions of privately-employed home care workers.

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.