Paula Beaney News Today

THREE North Yorkshire firms joined forces to encourage people to get into the festive spirit and help raise money for two charities over Christmas.

Recruitment: Promedica24 North Yorkshire and Lancashire was set up by Gary Derbyshire A CARE company is recruiting for an extra 100 live-in carers in order to meet surging demand. Promedica24, which has an office in Rossendale, says that the 100 newly recruited carers will work across Lancashire and North Yorkshire, while nationwide it hopes to increase its staff by around 2000 people. The company says it is prepared to offer training to help new staff members learn to support older and v...

A live-in care service has apologised after one of its staff members allegedly got drunk and fell down the stairs while looking after a dementia patient. ProMedica24, which has one of its offices at Station Road, has admitted there was an unfortunate "isolated" incident with inadequate care for one patient. The service apologised to the family affected after an ombudsman report found an elderly woman was “under distress” as her carer was “behaving inappropriately.” The patient...

Tighter UK visa restrictions for EU workers in the post-Brexit era has the country heading toward its biggest care crisis in decades, the director of a national live-in care provider has warned. Quality assurance director at Promedica24, Paula Beaney, fears that new UK visa rules will see care costs soar, amid the UK’s biggest economic downturn in 300 years. Promedica24 has campaigned extensively over the past six months, urging the UK government to reverse its decision to stop EU workers fro...