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Traditional agencies face staff shortages from poor conditions. HomeCareDirect’s relationship-based model attracts and keeps happier PAs, delivering consistent, high-quality care.

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...

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,...

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)...

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...

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...

Half the Story: How Grace Enterprises and Green Pastures Are Rewriting Lives At the heart of the UK’s social enterprise movement lies a shared belief that business can do more than turn a profit; it...

Unpaid Carers in Crisis: Why Supporting Family Carers Matters More Than Ever Unpaid Carers in Crisis: Why Supporting Family Carers Matters More Than Ever Across the UK, more than 5.

Protecting Rights and Dignity: The Debate Around Deprivation of Liberty In health and social care, the concept of deprivation of liberty sits at the heart of how we balance personal freedom with the...

Understanding Late Autism Diagnosis in Adults: Why Awareness Still Matters For many people, an autism diagnosis in adulthood can feel both enlightening and overwhelming.

Reforming the Mental Health Act – What It Means for People with Autism and Learning Disabilities The Government’s proposed Mental Health Bill amendment marks one of the most significant reforms to...

Despite government promises to close inpatient beds, the number of autistic people without a learning disability in hospitals has risen by 142 % since 2015. On average, people stay 4.6 years in hospital, far longer than they need clinically and often far from home.