How to choose a care home
This blog is to help you know where to start when looking to choose a care home. We cover exploring ratings and key questions you should consider.
Winning Ticket for Care Rights UK
We are delighted that Judith chose to put on another fundraising raffle in her care home for Care Rights UK!
Fundraising from one end of the UK to the other!
Bobby Redding is taking on an incredible challenge - cycling from one end of the UK to another to fundraise for us, after losing three of his grandparents.
Mary’s story: 5 years on
Ann writes about her experience trying to support her mum Mary during the pandemic 5 years on, for the social care module of the COVID inquiry.
Protecting holistic wellbeing - a guide for providers
This blog explores how providers can support people in care to achieve holistic wellbeing - physical, emotional and mental.
Fundraising success!
A kind care home resident decided to run a fundraising raffle, raising £75 for Care Rights UK!
#CelebratingSocialCare
We’re joining Skills for Care in #CelebratingSocialCare in the month of April!
Using lived experience to campaign for a new right
Our supporters, Jane and Nicola, share their story of losing their mums during the pandemic, and the journey they’ve been on campaigning for the legal right to a Care Supporter.
The CQC Way Forward?
We participated in an event to co-design the “CQC Way”, exploring how to improve the regulator and its relationship with the health and care sectors.
Overlooking poor care: how to prevent neglect
Helen Wildbore highlights the state of neglect in care homes as we’re currently hearing it, and reflects on how we address the causes
Memories of Dorothy White - an early member looks back
One of our longest serving members reflects on 30 years of Care Rights UK.
The image of social care
The image of social care has been poor for too long - the sector deserves to be seen as as valuable as it is
Remembering Frances
We're paying tribute to Frances Heaton, a wonderful advocate for care rights who has passed away age 103.
Social care and the NHS - moving forward together?
The Independent Investigation into the NHS emphasises what has been clear for years - the only way forward for the NHS and social care is together.
Overcoming care funding hurdles
A son shares the challenges of supporting his mum being discharged from hospital and the many funding hurdles
Where next for human rights in Wales?
Our contributions to a webinar on Writing the Next Chapter for Human Rights in Wales
The ‘State of Care’? We’ve never seen it so bad
Our reflections on attending the launch of the Care Quality Commission’s annual ‘State of Care’ report
Never again: why we need the Care Supporters Bill
Nicci Gerrard, co-founder of John’s Campaign, writes about our joint call for a legal right to a Care Supporter
