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Life in lockdown has been anything but dull for adults in Shared Lives placements in Worcestershire. Shared Lives is often described as ‘foster care for adults with support needs’ and Worcestershire County Council has run its own scheme since 2004. For Chloe Pearson and Elizabeth Batham, lockdown has given them an opportunity to spend more quality time together as a family, cooking, playing games and having movie nights. Chloe and Lizzie live with Karen and BJ Havinga near Kidderminster. Chloe, aged 24, has been with Shared Lives since 2017, having previously been brought up by ...

BRADFORD Council is reminding unpaid and family carers about the range of services available to support them which they can access, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unpaid and family carers are being urged to access this support to help make their lives, and the lives of the people they care for, easier during this difficult period. Bradford Council funds community organisations to deliver services as well as providing some support directly. They are highlighting the services available to make sure the army of people supporting relatives or close friends get the help they need. ...

PEOPLE looking to change their careers amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to consider working in social care.

By Vicky Nash Audience and Content Editor Caregiver, carer hand holding elder hand for hospice care. Philanthropy kindness to disabled old people concept with gold bokeh background.Happy mother's day.. PEOPLE looking to change their careers amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to consider working in social care. Dorset Council wants more people to think about paid careers in social care and to register their interest in frontline roles such as working in a residential or home care setting, or as a Shared...

Submitting... Fylde coast residents who received their Covid vaccine tell of their experiences, urging everyone to get theirs as soon as they receive an appointment. Miss Baines received both doses of the Covid vaccine at the Vic, and praised the hospital's vaccination centre for its efficiency. She said: "They run the vaccination centre really well, you're kept two metres apart from others and they had around four people giving them at the time. "I'm terrified of needles, and I really wasn't confident about having it at first, but everybody needs to have this vaccine because it's the way to...