News & care blog

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 …

Following BBC Panorama’s broadcast (6/12/21) about international investors in UK care homes, we would like to reassure everyone that draws on our services that Agincare remains independent and without the …

This year marks our 35th anniversary of delivering care in your community. I have no intention of slowing down… These were the words of our Founder and Chairman Derek Luckhurst …

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 …

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 …

Our Chairman and Founder Derek Luckhurst has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious Leaders in Care Awards. The National Conference Centre in Birmingham hosted the awards. …

Our South Devon End of Life Team, which is part of Agincare’s live-in care service, will discover if they are crowned National Home Care Team of the Year at the …

We are always proud of the initiative within our Agincare Enable team, dedicated to support for younger adults with complex needs. That is especially true at moments like this. Recently, …

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 …

We’re delighted to announce that our South Devon End of Life Project, which is part of our live-in care service, has won Home Care Team of the Year in the …

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 …

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 …

We are delighted to award our team members who worked throughout the pandemic with a ‘Covid Hero Medal’ in recognition of their incredible courage, hard-work and dedication. Star of film …

Residents at our care homes have been making the most of the good weather to get out and about in their local area. We welcome the recent move by the …

We welcome the Government’s recent announcement to further ease visiting restrictions in our care homes from 12 April, which means residents will be able to meet two named visitors indoors. …

We’ve boosted our Training Now board with the appointment of care sector training and learning expert Andy Tilden as a Non-Executive Director. Andy will attend board meetings and also offer …

Today we reflect on our clients, their families and friends who have experienced loss and heartache this year. We are also grieving and remembering the clients and colleagues we have …

Here’s a message from Agincare’s Chief Executive Raina Summerson about Covid, developments in the social care sector, and Agincare’s commitment to delivering high quality social care services in your community… …

This year marks the 35th anniversary of leading independent care provider Agincare. From a single care home in Weymouth, Agincare has grown to deliver high quality and affordable care in over …

I know the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and national lockdown undoubtedly mean more challenging months lie ahead for all of us – on top of an already extraordinary past …

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. …

On Wednesday 25 November Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Spending Review 2020 to Parliament. Our CEO, Raina Summerson, sets out Agincare’s reaction to the Chancellor’s speech. We …

We are over the moon to have two Agincare finalists in the 2020 Great British Care South West Awards. Gabby Duval, who leads our Bristol home care team, has been …

We are proud to have been named as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’. The 2020 report recognises the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small …

We are delighted to be a finalist in the ‘Apprenticeship/Training Employer’ category of the 2020 Dorset Echo Industry Awards. In total the awards feature 10 categories bringing together the best …

I know that this continues to be a worrying time for all of us and I wanted to give you a quick update on what is going on here. Agincare …

We have invested in piloting rapid response COVID-19 tests. Using a nasal swab the kit indicates whether someone has tested positive or negative for coronavirus in as little as 15 …

The results are in from of our annual satisfaction survey of residents in our care and nursing homes. They paint an extremely positive picture of life in our care homes. …

Evidence given by members of the Agincare team has played a key role in informing recommendations in the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s ‘Social Care: Funding and Workforce’ report …

Jo da Silva, a home care worker from our Ferndown branch, was invited to share her experience of the COVID-19 pandemic with the virtual Health and Social Care Select Committee …

The cancellation of this year’s Weymouth half marathon didn’t stop three brothers from the Agincare family from running the 13.1 miles and raising more than £2,500 for charity. Adam and …

Managing our care homes in Hayling Island and across England is an extremely responsible job. You are responsible for the day-to-day management of your care or nursing home, leading your …

If you’re weighing up care options for a family member, you’re in good hands with our live-in care regional teams. Live-in care offers people support in their own home. With …

Agincare has donated £6,613.75 to the Care Workers’ Charity after a year of fundraising by our care home, live-in care, home care and HQ teams.

St Peter’s Park is grateful to have been coronavirus-free since the beginning of the outbreak – a fact confirmed this week by tests on all 103 residents and team members …

Our care home in Swanage has started an exciting new chapter, with the arrival of a new manager and deputy manager. Registered manager Louise van Dorn most recently led a …

Agincare’s home care service has joined forces with Herefordshire Council to provide short-term care and rehabilitation for former NHS patients and members of the local community, as part of the …

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 …

Dorset-based care provider Agincare is celebrating after its live-in care services in both the South West and the South East were rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Agincare’s …

A Fareham care home is about to start a new chapter after coming under the management of experienced Dorset-based care provider, Agincare. Cordelia House Care Home in Nashe Close (previously …

This Dementia Action Week, care provider Agincare is reaffirming its commitment to John’s Campaign, helping its staff recognise the importance of working with the family carers of people with dementia. Our specialist dementia …

From 6 April 2018 employers in Great Britain with more than 250 staff are required by law to publish their gender pay gap information, covering pay and bonuses. Agincare UK …