News & care blog

It’s National Apprenticeships Week! And here at Agincare we are proud to be celebrating this annual event with over 350 of our own team members working towards a qualification. This …

It is an exciting time for Fulford Care & Nursing Home as a new chapter opens. Welcoming a new Registered Manager and a new dementia wing, our Littlehampton home has …

It’s been all treats and no tricks in our care homes across the country! Our wonderful activities teams have been busy at work to create fun, atmosphere and experiences to …

At St Peter’s Park, our Bexhill care home activities are a way of life. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile, or air mile in this case… Armchair travel …

Our first ever Agincare Heroes awards ceremony was incredible. Following the very special event on the 27th of June 2022, we are delighted to be able to share the joy …

On the 30th of June, Head Office’s dedicated workers became dedicated walkers with a fundraising Care Workers’ Charity walk! Agincare’s Head Office team in Castletown completed a 10K sponsored walk …

On 27th June 2022, we announced the extraordinary winners of our first ever Agincare Heroes Award. The exclusive ceremony was preceded by welcome drinks and lunch before winners were honoured …

Anticipation is brewing as we prepare for the upcoming Care Home Open Week! This week is the nationwide initiative from Championing Social Care, inviting communities to visit their nearest homes. …

This week (16th to 22nd May) marks the 2022 Learning at Work Week; a national campaign that focuses on increasing understanding, knowledge and engagement in lifelong and continual learning. The …

The care and nursing home in Bexhill-on-Sea at St Peter’s Park Retirement Village has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulator, in a report recently published following …

Registered Manager, Karen Harding is spearheading Agincare’s expansion of its care services to provide live-in care in Harrogate and the North of England. The new regional head office based in …

A day in the life of a care home at Agincare is full of comfort, support and stimulation. Residents’ days are frequently peppered with visits from family and friends, trips …

We are delighted to announce our first #Agincareer competition winner! Our Agincare employees have been challenged to create posts on various social media channels showing us why they love their …

For those visiting Cheriton Care Home in Dorchester, our teams are welcoming and warm. For those running into Johanna Casemore, one of our Activities Coordinators, their day is guaranteed to …

Live-in care has always seen a higher number of women to men in the sector. The nurturing instinct has continually found its place in the world of care. However, everyone …

Visits, trips out and activities are a way of life at Tilford, our care and nursing home in Farnham in Surrey. We know that social interaction is an integral part …

Visits, trips out, activities and celebrations are a way of life at our residential care homes; and that’s never been more important than during the Covid pandemic. We know that social …

Agincare Enable, which provides support for people with complex needs, is expanding its supported living accommodation in Medway. Byron Court, named after the Romantic poet, Lord Byron, has been developed …

This week marks the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week. And what better time is there to shine light on the positive impact that apprenticeships are having on our apprentices, and …

Natalia, a home care assistant with Agincare, began providing support to Danielle two years ago, and ever since the pair have developed a real bond of trust. Because of this, …

Reeja Renchi is 34, an experienced healthcare professional, and one of five new arrivals pursuing care jobs in the UK through Agincare International. Reeja is vivacious, energetic and friendly. She …

This Christmas, winter wonders are taking place in Elf and Social Care… St Peter’s Park, our Bexhill care home brought Christmas to the community when Santa’s little helpers visited during …

Established for over 35 years, Agincare has always been a diverse and multi-national company. Our workforce represents the best from around the world. In order to keep pace with our …

For our amazing home care worker Sydney the call to care is strong. But it was only when Covid struck that the realisation dawned, bringing a life changing moment, and …

Sam Fidler’s care home career has taken off with promotion to Deputy Manager at Cheriton, our care home in Dorchester. She knows the home, on Weymouth Avenue, and its residents …

If you’ve got the heart, then a our care manager job could be just the ticket for you. How can we help? That’s the first thing our Domiciliary Care Manager …

Our amazing people travel a range of colourful and interesting roads on their way to becoming a home care worker. Some are dyed-in-the-wool, experienced care workers who come with a …

We’re all treats and no tricks at our Chippenham home care branch! Throughout the month of October, home care workers in Chippenham have been treated to spine-chilling delights in a …

Lillie, 19, is a home care assistant at our Bristol home care office. She began her home care job in February 2021 with little awareness of either the passion it …

We’ve got great opportunities for anyone that wants to kick start a career in care. With our training and support you can quickly develop, progress and realise your potential. You …

Zoe Price is the new manager of our Weymouth Care Home Trafalgar on Dorchester Road. She steps into the role following retirement of the previous manager, and joins from Trafalgar’s …

You may have seen in the media that recruitment of workers is challenging right now across the country, including in the NHS and social care recruitment sector. We remain committed …

Live-in care work with Agincare suits Debbie Grice down to the ground. She’s already clocked up over 20 years in the care industry, so is very well placed to know …

Many people think they know what care work involves, or what a typical care worker looks like. Our care home worker and student Samson, 19, breaks all the popular stereotypes. …

Our incredible home care workers come from all walks of life, bringing with them a diverse range of backgrounds and colourful life stories. They are all experienced, highly trained and …

It takes a special type of person to deliver live in care in someone else’s home. And to be on hand 24 hours a day, delivering the exact level of …

We have been working on something very special, and it’s finally time to unveil it. In September, 10 Agincare care workers travelled to a film studio in Bournemouth, where it …

Today, 22nd September, we are celebrating home care and live-in care as part of the inaugural Celebrating Homecare event. This initiative, developed by the Homecare Association in conjunction with The …

St Peter’s Park, our care home in Bexhill-on-Sea has welcomed £1.4million investment. Bringing 20 jobs to St Peter’s Park, the refurbishment programme includes conversion work for specialist accommodation and facilities …

Here it is slowly, slowly making a year of working with you. And now, slowly, slowly, I’ve come to say that I have a new family here in the team …

Courtney, 22, is a team leader in our Bexhill care home and retirement village, St Peter’s Park. She’s bright, talkative, warm and with years of training under her belt, she …

Do you have the heart to care? As a leading independent care provider with over 3,500 team members nationwide, we’re looking for incredible people that share our passion for caring. …

Two of our chefs are celebrating after making it through to the regional finals of the National Care Chef of the Year competition.

We’re delighted to welcome Janice West as the new Registered Manager at our Gorseway Park Retirement Village on Hayling Island.

We’re delighted to announce that our Chief Executive Raina Summerson has been recognised in leading care sector publication Home Care Insight’s inaugural Power List. The Power List recognises and celebrates …

We are proud and excited to announce the launch a prestigious new awards scheme to recognise outstanding team members who have gone above and beyond the call of their care …

Residents and care workers at Gorseway Park, our retirement village on Hayling Island are hailing the efforts of care worker Sam Handley who has completed a 26.4 mile bike ride …

We’re delighted to welcome a guest blog by Tim Jones, a leading advisor in adult social care, on Covid, building a great team and why family-run Agincare continues to succeed …

This has been an incredible year, with restrictions, upheaval and unprecedented change. But the high standard of our live-in care service has remained constant, a fact borne out in our …

Thank you to everyone that responded to the short survey about Covid-19 that was included in our eNewsletter to clients, families and friends recently (5 February). 2021 remains a challenging …

We have added our support to The Care Workers’ Charity’s call to stop a proposed government policy that would push teams in care homes across the country into avoidable poverty. …

As part of their job our care team members are well-trained to respond to emergencies. But those skills can equally be life-saving outside work, as a member of our Christchurch …

Last week we said a big thank you to a member of our home care team in Weymouth and Portland for 25 years’ service. Kath Shayler from Weymouth joined our …

Our live-in care service has seen a massive 43% increase in enquiries since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That means we’re looking for new people to join our fantastic …

It is more important than ever that we act to protect ourselves from the potential impact of flu. On average over 11,000 people die each year from flu. Some years …

If I asked you how old you need to be to have live-in care at home, I’d wager you’d reply ‘older’, ‘elderly’, or ‘over 70’. But that’s actually pretty wide …

On 23 June we were invited to share our social care sector experience at the Health and Social Care Select Committee. As part of the committee’s ongoing national inquiry into …

We are incredibly proud of the amazing care teams at our care homes in Dorset. Every day they work tirelessly to care and support people, creating safe, yet relaxed and …

We are calling on all supermarkets to recognise social care team members on a par with NHS staff during coronavirus priority shopping times.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from our care teams and head office employees.  This information will be updated as government, public health …

Could you be a social care hero? During the coronavirus outbreak we’re determined to continue to deliver essential services to those who rely on our care. So we’re looking to …

We employ some 4,000 frontline care staff across England. They provide care in people’s homes (through home care and live-in care) and in more than 20 care and nursing homes. …

We love sharing great stories about our fantastic care home staff. Meet Mitch Cuthbert, described as ‘one in a million’ by his colleagues at Crecy care home in Weymouth. I …

We are celebrating after coming third in a national ranking of the best private sector companies to work for. Find out more about care jobs with Agincare. The national survey …