How Does Home Care Work? The process usually begins with a care assessment. This can be arranged through your local authority or directly with a trusted home care provider. During this conversation, your daily routines, preferences, and any challenges you’re facing are discussed in detail. Following the assessment, a personalised care plan is created. This…
What Is Home Care? A Simple Guide for Families Home care—often called domiciliary care – is a flexible, personalised way to receive support while continuing to live in the comfort of your own home. For many individuals and families, it offers the perfect balance between independence and reassurance. Rather than moving into a residential care…
Dept. of Health and Social Care Visits 1st Homecare June 23, 2025 We were delighted and honoured to host five visitors from DHSC on Friday of last week as part of their wish to gain a better understanding of the the UK’s homecare sector. We talked about a host of different issues and gave them…
We’ve Done it Again – Six Years in a Row! June 16, 2025 We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 20 Small Groups according to the Care Provider listing service homecare.co.uk. We are especially pleased with this award not just because we have given this award…
Friends of 1st Homecare Newsletter – Summer 2025 June 12, 2025 Feel free to download a PDF our latest Summer 2025 Newsletter, we hope you enjoy reading it. Care starts with a conversation Finding the right care shouldn’t feel overwhelming. We’re here to listen, understand your needs, and help you find the right support for your…
Homecare Association Conference May 15, 2025 Yesterday our two Directors Annabella and John Rennison went to the Oval cricket ground for the Homecare Association’s annual conference. This was a very informative and uplifting day with many subjects covered including discussions with three MPs, presentations from three other nations with similar care issues (Spain, Sweden and…
Friends of 1st Homecare Newsletter – Spring 2025 March 11, 2025 Our Spring 2025 Newsletter is now out – we hope you enjoy reading our news! Feel free to download a PDF our latest Spring 2025 Newsletter Care starts with a conversation Finding the right care shouldn’t feel overwhelming. We’re here to listen, understand your…
A Big Win for 1st Homecare March 10, 2025 On Friday 7th March, at the 2025 Home Care Awards ceremony in Birmingham, we were voted the Most Outstanding Regional Home Care Group in the UK in the Gold Awards category. We are thrilled to receive this award. It is a great testament to all our…
Providers Unite February 27, 2025 Our CEO, John Rennison, went to Westminster on Tuesday with many other care providers to protest at the extra costs (National Insurance and minimum wage increases) of employing carers that will come into place in April. With little extra funding from Local Authorities many care providers will choose to close…