SignIn

Resources for live in care workers

Helpful information and resources
for employers and live-in care job-seekers

Refine your search

Refine your search

Conservative Lord Urges Elderly Community Work for Pension

22/02/2016

A Tory peer has suggested that elderly people ought to contribute more to society in their old age in order to earn their state pension. Lord Bichard stoked controversy by suggesting that elderly people are a ‘burden on society’ despite the taxes and national insurance contributions that most have paid in for dozens of years. ...

Read more 

Night Work: Waking Nights/Sleep ins

26/01/2016

We recently had the following posted into our Facebook group. Please remember that if you require any questions of your own answered that you can ask Asif Yousef or Daniel James and we will get it researched and written for you if we deem it to be beneficial to the carer community. ...

Read more 

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind- Diabetes Linked to Dementia

12/01/2016

Patients who suffer from type 2 diabetes have been found to be up to 60% more likely to get dementia, according to a recent study. ...

Read more 

Researchers Discover Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

12/01/2016

Scientists in the United Kingdom have discovered that blocking a receptor in the brain which deals with immune cell regulation appears to be able to "protect against the memory and behaviour changes seen in the progression of Alzheimer's disease." ...

Read more 

Vitamin D Linked to Increased Falls in the Elderly

07/01/2016

A Swiss study recently concluded that elderly people taking high doses of vitamin D were receiving little or no benefits, and might instead be put at greater risk of falling. ...

Read more 

Health Risks for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

06/01/2016

People with Alzheimer’s disease are prone to personality changes beyond their control that can be incredibly frustrating and difficult for those caring for them. This can be a major source of stress for carers in everyday life. ...

Read more 

Visits to Dementia Sufferers Helps Well-Being

04/01/2016

A charity has recently urged people to visit people that they might know who are suffering with dementia despite the fact that they might not be recognised. ...

Read more 

A Happy New Year to Care Workers- What Makes the Hard Work Worthwhile?

04/01/2016

All of us at Live in Care Jobs would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every carer for the hard work and contribution that they unselfishly make to society, and to wish you all a very Happy New Year. ...

Read more 

Staying Warm this Winter

12/21/2015

As the weather gets colder it is essential that the older people who we care for remain warm during the winter months. ...

Read more 

Employed Live in Carer Holiday Pay

16/12/2015

All workers in the UK are entitled to a minimum of 28 days (5.6 weeks – pro rata’d if you are part time) paid leave each year, and this is protected by law. ...

Read more