<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Homecare Voices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not-for-profit peer support network for domiciliary care workers]]></description><link>https://www.homecarewg.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:23:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.homecarevoices.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[This was written 11 years ago...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A member of Homecare Voices' wrote the following as an assignment for their apprenticeship in 2015, over a decade ago. It is striking how little has changed. ]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/this-was-written-11-years-ago</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c51a3c5ed83abd8bbb9510</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:40:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_ffdf7c58410344a497e78a56cf4753ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind closed doors: a flagship report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homecare Voices has published a report based on a questionnaire of 511 current and former homecare workers. 

Behind closed doors: the realities of employment in domiciliary care provides rare, worker-led insight into what employment in homecare actually looks like in practice.]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/behind-closed-doors-a-flagship-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a94b3495f89686635448ea</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><category><![CDATA[What we've been up to]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:07:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_222cdc9181cc49e6acea0708aa151a22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 people you should know about in adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight members of Homecare Voices you should know about, each dedicated to doing right by others in the social care space, whilst navigating adversities of their own.]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/8-people-in-adult-social-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69452a01142838fcf066c2f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_27d7291b9e494f17a121d0617c32e920~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We shouldn’t have had to find our own way in’: the homecare workers calling out changes needed in adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are in London to submit evidence to the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, aka the Casey Commission. As expected, we will be the only direct care workers present at this 20-strong roundtable of sector representatives. ]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/casey-commission-roundtable-homecare-voices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69257b5314a85b5f4542dd91</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_f827902daa9e49e68883d7d25f059425~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pressures of administering medication as a homecare worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by *Tia Williamson, a member of Homecare Voices. 365 days a year, domiciliary care workers administer prescribed medications to thousands of people who are supported in their own homes...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/the-pressures-of-administering-medication-as-a-homecare-worker</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b9617554eb36465b0f7f3e</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:13:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_d9ddc12e6a2a4ed998644e4071a9d09c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah's story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following was written by Sarah*, a member of Homecare Voices. Our company hinders us from working the extra 20 hours. At first they'll tell you that you can't work somewhere else, that you'll have to work at least minimum hours with them for the whole month, yet they don't have hours...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/sarah-s-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68820a25251a639c1488fce5</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:41:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_6d264966ccff4ee3a3ee8009e093ccfc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would you do with that time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I asked fellow members of our community what they would do if they were given back all the unpaid gaps in their weeks currently spent either traveling or waiting around between care visits...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/what-would-you-do-with-that-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681cb4d0f542a5f26f2c7648</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:29:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/705ebf_9382daffcfa043f28cf745b6a864b703~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal recognition for Homecare Voices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Ann and I attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, having been nominated by Skills for Care.]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/royal-recognition-for-homecare-voices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682ed6aa4878348df39eb5a7</guid><category><![CDATA[What we've been up to]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:20:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_cc6c52f055c54f269af85e17d473abd8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This wouldn't happen in any other workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following blog was written by KR, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. A local supermarket is only going to pay staff when they are...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/this-wouldn-t-happen-in-any-other-workplace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dd5cbf842fb3d6c11f7b63</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/705ebf_e9c40a781a8546798ea317e7951b0128~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking in my shoes...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following blog was written by Tia*, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. 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Here’s an overview of what we’ve learned in 2024, and our plans for 2025...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/as-one-year-ends-a-community-of-homecare-workers-grows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6773e97e13958fe2831dd7fc</guid><category><![CDATA[What we've been up to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Group updates]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:05:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_dd9f1417b18c488795789126dbcb2572~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contributing to government call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of Homecare Workers' Group contributed to this submission to a government call for evidence by the Centre for Care.]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/contributing-to-government-call-for-evidence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67768a71f17e3a59d8ab1edb</guid><category><![CDATA[What we've been up to]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_2f903f45766a45cd98071d970214a751~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care work, skill and responsibility: different ways of ascribing value.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How skilled is care work, really? What is skill? Could it be more productive to define care work's value in terms of responsibility?]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/care-work-skill-and-responsibility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672ca4e443db5cb2fec0b145</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><category><![CDATA[About homecare]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_69113c9b30124ae5b409848f0a60ed9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a homecare worker met Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday 22nd October, I spoke with Wes Streeting MP, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/when-a-homecare-worker-met-wes-streeting-the-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671a9fe2c009b2c545e89669</guid><category><![CDATA[What we've been up to]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_4a56080598b44c64a9b9c0fa3b5615c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine homecare workers react to the Employment Rights Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday the UK government announced something called the Employment Rights Bill. 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Subject: correspondence from Homecare Workers’ Group...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/our-letter-to-mps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670382e0ad766368324dbf91</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:42:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_7b5ce171e8314f7b9e96f51c33ceddf4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Story: Anonymous A]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a migrant care worker working in domiciliary care. I am writing not just for myself but for countless other silenced migrant care...]]></description><link>https://www.homecarevoices.org/post/my-story-anonymous-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670395b2ad766368324dfde4</guid><category><![CDATA[Voice of care workers]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:41:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/502836_c30c1de9868d4eb991911710ebe9e993~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>