Racheal’s Wheely Amazing Gap Year: The Next Instalment – From Canada to Continental Europe
From Canada to Continental Europe At HomeCareDirect, we’ve been following Racheal’s Wheely Amazing Gap Year ever since we first introduced her bold journey of discovery in our original blog post – Here Racheal, now 19, set out with her best friend, Summer, and her mum, Helen, to experience a true ‘Gap Year’To travel, explore, and […]
Do you want to change the level of care you have been receiving this year?
Do you want to change the level of care you have been receiving this year? As we step into a new year, many of us will pause to reflect on the previous year and consider what changes we can make to improve our quality of life. For many people with complex health and social care […]
A Christmas Wish Come True – Nakita’s Story
A Christmas Wish Come True – Nakita’s Story Nakita was first admitted to hospital in April 2008. Alongside her existing special needs, she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, requiring intensive and highly specialised treatment.As her condition progressed, Nakita developed complex health needs, including the requirement for long-term invasive ventilation and multiple […]
Why the HCD Genesis Model Must Lead the Future of Section 117 Discharge
Why the HCD Genesis Model Must Lead the Future of Section 117 Discharge By Roger Adams, Managing Director, HomeCareDirect Roger Adams, Managing Director, HomeCareDirect When you’ve worked in this sector long enough, you stop seeing “the system” as a set of policies and structures. You start seeing it as people, people trying to live meaningful lives, […]
Recruitment & Retention in the Care Sector
Winter Pressures in the Care Sector: Why Are Traditional Agencies Struggling?
Winter Pressures in the Care Sector: Why Are Traditional Agencies Struggling? Every winter, the UK care sector braces itself for additional strain, but this year’s pressures are some of the most challenging in recent memory.With rising hospital admissions linked to flu, respiratory infections, and seasonal illness, the knock-on effects ripple quickly into the community.Discharge delays […]
How to Get a Personal Health Budget: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Individuals
How to Get a Personal Health Budget: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Individuals As the NHS continues to expand the use of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), more people with long-term conditions, learning disabilities, autism, or ongoing healthcare needs are discovering how transformative personalised care can be. Yet for many, the steps required to access a […]
Investing in Personal Health Budgets to Meet New NHS Targets
Investing in Personal Health Budgets to Meet New NHS Targets A new report published in November by Community Catalysts has added weight to the growing evidence that personal health budgets (PHBs) should play a central role in the future of personalised care across England. Commissioned by NHS England’s North West Personalisation and Community Services team, […]
The Genesis of Change
The Genesis of Change How HomeCareDirect’s Genesis Model Can Help ICBs Bring People Home from Secure Settings Across the UK, the health and care system is facing a very particular and acute challenge: how to support people with Primary Autism and complex needs (often with associated mental-health problems) so that they are no longer held […]
CQC Warns of Gridlocked Services for Learning Disabilities and Autism: What This Means and How Personalised Care Can Help
CQC Warns of Gridlocked Services for Learning Disabilities and Autism: What This Means and How Personalised Care Can Help A new State of Care review from the Care Quality Commission, highlighted by Disability Rights UK, has issued a stark warning about the current condition of health and social care services in England. According to the CQC, the […]
