This commentary focuses on care worker organising, drawing on the experiences of Homecare Workers’ Group founder Rachel Kelso and Centre for Care researcher Duncan Fisher.
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Podcast- Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, part one
Kate Hamblin speaks with care sector employers about how values-based recruitment can lead to better retention and positive, person-centred care.
Read more about Podcast- Values-based recruitment in Adult Social Care, part oneWorkforce innovation in the UK social care sector: an update on our inquiry
Serena Vicario and Nadia Brookes share some results of their inquiry on the extent and nature of social care workforce innovation in the UK.
Read more about Workforce innovation in the UK social care sector: an update on our inquiryPodcast- Elevating home care: a new provider challenges perceptions
Duncan Fisher and Suliyat O’Balogun explore established perceptions of home care provision, and how these perceptions inspired Suliyat to start her own home care business in 2023 with a different model.
Read more about Podcast- Elevating home care: a new provider challenges perceptions“Taking back control of our borders”. It’s the dependants stupid!
Majella Kilkey writes about the current discussions around restricting migrant care workers’ bringing dependants to the UK.
Read more about “Taking back control of our borders”. It’s the dependants stupid!Contributions to committees and inquiries (April- November 2023)
Centre for Care researcher Becky Driscoll provides an update on our recent contributions to government inquiries and committees relevant to social care.
Read more about Contributions to committees and inquiries (April- November 2023)We are delighted to welcome to Care Matters; Nancy Folbre, Naomi Lightman and Shereen Hussein to Care Matters. In this episode, hosted by Duncan Fisher, our guests discuss the devaluation and underpayment of care work.
Read more about Podcast- Undervaluing the Work of CareCare worker organising – where is it at, and where does it go from here?
At the Centre for Care, we are about to embark on fieldwork to examine some of the ongoing and recent examples of care worker organising in England.
Read more about Care worker organising – where is it at, and where does it go from here?Navigating practitioner-academic research in Local Authorities
Charlotte Ashworth writes about carrying out practitioner research in her own organisation.
Read more about Navigating practitioner-academic research in Local AuthoritiesDr Erika Kispeter revisits a report by the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee, entitled ‘A “gloriously ordinary life’’: spotlight on adult social care’, published in December 2022, to explore what could be missing.
Read more about Reflections on the visibility of the social care workforceRachael Black draws together the discussions from the Future of Care North conference centring on the care workforce, including the changing nature of the role and the potential opportunities this could bring when encouraging people to join and remain in the sector.
Read more about The Future of Care Work?Care Work during COVID from the Perspectives of Filipina Im/migrant Workers
Seminar recording now available! We welcomed Dr Ethel Tungohan from York University, Toronto, to virtually present her work.
Read more about Care Work during COVID from the Perspectives of Filipina Im/migrant WorkersReasons to be cheerful? Young people within the present and future adult social care workforce
The Centre for Care’s Duncan Fisher and Rosie Mockett from The Care Workers’ Charity reflect on the attracting, recruiting and retaining younger care workers session at the recent Care Show
Read more about Reasons to be cheerful? Young people within the present and future adult social care workforce