I visited a nursing home recently where the fees are over €6,000 a month and the staff are mostly on minimum wage ffs. Its an entirely new racket for the super-rich owners to screw old people for everything they possess until they drive them into the grave.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at #CCLive24 We had a brilliant two days and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Also a big thank you to event partner Essex County Council learning sponsor Hampshire County Council and event sponsor Wiltshire Council #WiltshireTogether See you for #CCLive25 on 7-8 October 2025

How the economic crisis impacts on services to Newham’s population in numbers. £16m increase in costs for adult and children’s services, 4th highest number of households live below poverty line, including 44% of Newham’s children orlo.uk/vl9JP

We’re joining forces with the East Herts branch of @sandsUK to host a vigil at County Hall in Hertford this evening at 7pm, giving Herts residents a place to reflect during #waveoflight as #babylossawarenessweek comes to an end. We are also lighting up County Hall in #pinkandblue

"I see the British government’s support for this unfolding genocide, and it fills me with a sickness I can’t describe". theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

At the weekend Kiri Pr'chard-McLean came to Norwich Theatre Playhouse to begin touring her new show and talk about her experiences of fostering. Kiri is a respite carer and speaks passionately about fostering. Norfolk County Council Fostering & Adoption were in the foyer, chatting to people who wanted to find out more.

On this day, listen to Palestinian social worker Riad Arar, who is the national advisor for child safeguarding and care in Hebron (Occupied West Bank): communitycare.co.uk/2024/04/25/how…

Yesterday we hosted an event to mark White Ribbon Day and 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. We discussed partnership work to eradicate violence against women and girls and the crucial role everyone has to play #WhiteRibbonDay

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone observing this holy month 🤲🏼 Poem by Haris which will go in handmade cards created by services PFAteambradford Learning Disabilities Team Bradford Council work closely with ✨

Are you a social worker from India who has moved to the UK in the last three years? Let's talk!? #Socialwork #overseassocialworker

Petition for UK-based health, aid, and social care workers to sign urging the UK Government to take action over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza: change.org/p/support-un-s…

📢Calling all social work students and newly qualified social workers! Are you free this Wednesday lunchtime? We at Community Care are running a free webinar - What to expect from your first job in social work. Exclusive to Social Work Community members. Sign up for FREE now!

It was lovely to write this for BCP Council - genuinely nice people to work with and interview - passionate and driven .

Today is #RefugeeDay ! Check out Community Care special episode for #RefugeeWeek2025 where I spoke to two social workers Zahraa and Aimee about their work with UASC. ‘War is all they’ve known’: working with unaccompanied children - open.spotify.com/episode/65SFBB…

Does the sector need more male social workers? - Community Care #archive communitycare.co.uk/2024/09/25/doe…