Rachel Kelso
@rachelkelso.bsky.social
Domiciliary care worker |
Founder, Homecare Voices http://homecarewg.org
Founder, Homecare Voices http://homecarewg.org
Hot of the press: Not one but two articles written by our members for a special edition of Futures of Work.
- "Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance", by Hannah and Rachel: futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Client: Nancy S", by Julie:
futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance", by Hannah and Rachel: futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Client: Nancy S", by Julie:
futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hot of the press: Not one but two articles written by our members for a special edition of Futures of Work.
- "Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance", by Hannah and Rachel: futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Client: Nancy S", by Julie:
futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance", by Hannah and Rachel: futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
- "Client: Nancy S", by Julie:
futuresofwork.co.uk/2025/07/30/c...
I knew there were stories to be told when I set up Homecare Voices, but nothing could have prepared me for when the floodgates opened.
The state of employment in much of domiciliary care is a national disgrace. Help us shine a light if you can.
linktr.ee/homecarework...
#homecare #carework
The state of employment in much of domiciliary care is a national disgrace. Help us shine a light if you can.
linktr.ee/homecarework...
#homecare #carework
July 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I knew there were stories to be told when I set up Homecare Voices, but nothing could have prepared me for when the floodgates opened.
The state of employment in much of domiciliary care is a national disgrace. Help us shine a light if you can.
linktr.ee/homecarework...
#homecare #carework
The state of employment in much of domiciliary care is a national disgrace. Help us shine a light if you can.
linktr.ee/homecarework...
#homecare #carework
Unpaid gaps: what would you do with that time?
We asked this question to members of Homecare Voices, our free-to-join peer support community by and for dom. care workers...
Full blog by Lucy: www.homecarewg.org/post/what-wo...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #community
We asked this question to members of Homecare Voices, our free-to-join peer support community by and for dom. care workers...
Full blog by Lucy: www.homecarewg.org/post/what-wo...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #community
July 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Unpaid gaps: what would you do with that time?
We asked this question to members of Homecare Voices, our free-to-join peer support community by and for dom. care workers...
Full blog by Lucy: www.homecarewg.org/post/what-wo...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #community
We asked this question to members of Homecare Voices, our free-to-join peer support community by and for dom. care workers...
Full blog by Lucy: www.homecarewg.org/post/what-wo...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #community
(1/8) Care and support carries on regardless of bank holidays. So does our peer support network...
April 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
(1/8) Care and support carries on regardless of bank holidays. So does our peer support network...
One of the toughest aspects of direct care work can be the way you are made to feel about your occupation by others.
The story Hannah tells in this short blog speaks volumes: www.homecarewg.org/post/changin...
The story Hannah tells in this short blog speaks volumes: www.homecarewg.org/post/changin...
Changing the narrative to understand the importance of care workers
The following blog was written by Hannah Reseigh Lincoln, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. “Unskilled”, “uneducated”, “bum wipers”, “not a real profession”. These are common misconceptions of care...
www.homecarewg.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of the toughest aspects of direct care work can be the way you are made to feel about your occupation by others.
The story Hannah tells in this short blog speaks volumes: www.homecarewg.org/post/changin...
The story Hannah tells in this short blog speaks volumes: www.homecarewg.org/post/changin...
Introducing the brand new internal Advisory Board of Homecare Workers' Group C.I.C.
Kyly, Amaka, Anonymous and Julie have been champions of our growing community throughout the group's first year. So proud to know these incredible people.
www.homecarewg.org/advisory-board
#socialcare #homecare
Kyly, Amaka, Anonymous and Julie have been champions of our growing community throughout the group's first year. So proud to know these incredible people.
www.homecarewg.org/advisory-board
#socialcare #homecare
Advisory Board | HomecareWG.org
Our internal advisory board ensures that Homecare Workers' Group C.I.C operates as a genuine group effort, with active members of our community sitting on the board. The board meets four times a year ...
www.homecarewg.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Introducing the brand new internal Advisory Board of Homecare Workers' Group C.I.C.
Kyly, Amaka, Anonymous and Julie have been champions of our growing community throughout the group's first year. So proud to know these incredible people.
www.homecarewg.org/advisory-board
#socialcare #homecare
Kyly, Amaka, Anonymous and Julie have been champions of our growing community throughout the group's first year. So proud to know these incredible people.
www.homecarewg.org/advisory-board
#socialcare #homecare
Insightful piece by HCWG member Julie now up on our website, offering her experiences of pay degradation as a homecare worker.
🔗 www.homecarewg.org/post/pay-deg...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #carework #careworker #careworkerlife #adultsocialcare
🔗 www.homecarewg.org/post/pay-deg...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #carework #careworker #careworkerlife #adultsocialcare
Pay degradation in homecare
The following blog was written by Julie Sansom, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. Last night I worked for six and a half hours, from...
www.homecarewg.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Insightful piece by HCWG member Julie now up on our website, offering her experiences of pay degradation as a homecare worker.
🔗 www.homecarewg.org/post/pay-deg...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #carework #careworker #careworkerlife #adultsocialcare
🔗 www.homecarewg.org/post/pay-deg...
#homecare #socialcare #domiciliarycare #carework #careworker #careworkerlife #adultsocialcare
If during the course of your work you come into contact with any Health & Care Visa holders in need of support, please share this resource with them:
We have established a working list of the fifteen promised 'International Recruitment Hubs' around the country: www.homecarewg.org/internationa...
We have established a working list of the fifteen promised 'International Recruitment Hubs' around the country: www.homecarewg.org/internationa...
International Recruitment Hubs | HomecareWG.org
The UK government has invested £15 million into the development of fifteen 'International Recruitment Hubs', designed to support best practice at a regional level when it comes to the recruitment of o...
www.homecarewg.org
January 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
If during the course of your work you come into contact with any Health & Care Visa holders in need of support, please share this resource with them:
We have established a working list of the fifteen promised 'International Recruitment Hubs' around the country: www.homecarewg.org/internationa...
We have established a working list of the fifteen promised 'International Recruitment Hubs' around the country: www.homecarewg.org/internationa...
Immensely grateful for @annadixonmp.bsky.social's sage advice, and for the energy of those in our community who are the true driving force at Homecare Workers' Group.
www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
January 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Immensely grateful for @annadixonmp.bsky.social's sage advice, and for the energy of those in our community who are the true driving force at Homecare Workers' Group.
www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
⏳️Some homecare workers report that when they spend less time than scheduled at a care visit, their pay is reduced to reflect that...
🚩 but when they spend more time than scheduled, they are not paid the extra 🤷♀️
A fascinatingly one-sided use of technology.
#homecare #socialcare #carework
🚩 but when they spend more time than scheduled, they are not paid the extra 🤷♀️
A fascinatingly one-sided use of technology.
#homecare #socialcare #carework
January 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
⏳️Some homecare workers report that when they spend less time than scheduled at a care visit, their pay is reduced to reflect that...
🚩 but when they spend more time than scheduled, they are not paid the extra 🤷♀️
A fascinatingly one-sided use of technology.
#homecare #socialcare #carework
🚩 but when they spend more time than scheduled, they are not paid the extra 🤷♀️
A fascinatingly one-sided use of technology.
#homecare #socialcare #carework
As one year ends, a community of #homecare workers grows… www.homecarewg.org/post/as-one-...
Now, off to do nine care visits for New Years’ Eve, and another seven in the morning! #HappyNewYear one and all 💜
Now, off to do nine care visits for New Years’ Eve, and another seven in the morning! #HappyNewYear one and all 💜
As one year ends, a community of homecare workers grows…
It’s been a big year for Homecare Workers’ Group. Here’s an overview of what we’ve learned in 2024, and our plans for 2025...
www.homecarewg.org
December 31, 2024 at 1:33 PM
As one year ends, a community of #homecare workers grows… www.homecarewg.org/post/as-one-...
Now, off to do nine care visits for New Years’ Eve, and another seven in the morning! #HappyNewYear one and all 💜
Now, off to do nine care visits for New Years’ Eve, and another seven in the morning! #HappyNewYear one and all 💜
A thorough investigation into pay in adult social care from Manchester Met / @nihr.bsky.social 🔗 e-space.mmu.ac.uk/637390/1/NIH...
December 27, 2024 at 8:06 AM
A thorough investigation into pay in adult social care from Manchester Met / @nihr.bsky.social 🔗 e-space.mmu.ac.uk/637390/1/NIH...
#Homecare workers play an indispensable role in society, so you'd hope we'd qualify for at least a basic level of income security... vm.tiktok.com/ZGdrvUopx/
@citizensuk.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social
@citizensuk.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 11:25 AM
#Homecare workers play an indispensable role in society, so you'd hope we'd qualify for at least a basic level of income security... vm.tiktok.com/ZGdrvUopx/
@citizensuk.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social
@citizensuk.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social
A handful of our 300 strong peer support network for homecare workers met in person yesterday 💜 www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
December 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
A handful of our 300 strong peer support network for homecare workers met in person yesterday 💜 www.linkedin.com/posts/homeca...
Reposted by Rachel Kelso
Think this is accurate but the cause of the #socialcare impasse seems to me driven not just by concern about costs and uncertainty about solutions but a more fundamental lack of understanding about the underlying problems.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Social care 'impasse' at top of government - so what next, asks Laura Kuenssberg
Multiple sources say the Treasury is deeply nervous about the cost of fixing social care, and that the PM is yet to decide how to proceed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Think this is accurate but the cause of the #socialcare impasse seems to me driven not just by concern about costs and uncertainty about solutions but a more fundamental lack of understanding about the underlying problems.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Rachel Kelso
“When the prime minister, Streeting and Reeves sit down to consider what to do about social care in a week or so, don’t expect a sudden revelation or a shiny new plan.” 🥱 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Social care 'impasse' at top of government - so what next, asks Laura Kuenssberg
Multiple sources say the Treasury is deeply nervous about the cost of fixing social care, and that the PM is yet to decide how to proceed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM
“When the prime minister, Streeting and Reeves sit down to consider what to do about social care in a week or so, don’t expect a sudden revelation or a shiny new plan.” 🥱 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kitchen table planning for our Nottingham meetup...
Goodest contribution award goes to Douglas (of course) 🐶
www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...
Goodest contribution award goes to Douglas (of course) 🐶
www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...
November 15, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Kitchen table planning for our Nottingham meetup...
Goodest contribution award goes to Douglas (of course) 🐶
www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...
Goodest contribution award goes to Douglas (of course) 🐶
www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...
Homecare provider? Tell your team! www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news-and-eve...
New peer support network for domiciliary care workers
This #GoodNewsFriday, Rachel Kelso, Founder of Homecare Workers’ Group, talks to us about their free and independent support network for homecare workers.
www.skillsforcare.org.uk
November 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Homecare provider? Tell your team! www.skillsforcare.org.uk/news-and-eve...
If there are any Notts folk on here with possible means of letting homecare workers know about this peer support meetup we're running in December, please help us to spread the word www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...
Nottingham meetup by Homecare Workers' Group | HomecareWG.org
Friendly and free meetup for homecare workers, held in a private room at Nottingham Central Library
www.homecarewg.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:17 AM
If there are any Notts folk on here with possible means of letting homecare workers know about this peer support meetup we're running in December, please help us to spread the word www.homecarewg.org/event-detail...