carer

2 Dec 2025

‘Really informative’ guide to finding direct care

Want to find out how you can take more control over your care or get support as a carer? Ealing Council has created an …

20 Feb 2025

New ‘family’ network for foster carers

A foster carer has told of her excitement at a new support network based on creating an ‘extended family’ to help carers and the …

24 Oct 2024

New financial support for foster carers

Fostering households will receive a new package of support and rewards, to help recruit, and retain, more of the foster carers who do so …

6 Jun 2024

Caring for the carers

A series of special events are set to take place across the borough to celebrate National Carers’ Week (10-16 June). The events are being …

4 Mar 2024

Free to choose care

Looking after a loved one who needs care can take up a huge amount of time and effort, leaving little space for the carer’s …

17 Jul 2023

A private foster carer shares her experiences

It can be complex and sometimes unclear as to whether you are in a private fostering arrangement, this is something the council can help …

7 Jun 2023

‘It’s about what you have in your heart to offer’

Do you have space in your heart and room in your home? Because that’s all it takes to be part of Ealing Council’s Shared …

29 Sep 2022

Home care workers to get ‘real living wage’

As part of Ealing Council’s commitment earlier this year, it will be adopting the Real Living Wage (RLW) within the home care sector ahead …

2 Sep 2022

‘We are just one big, mad family’

“She is better than a mum,” said Jefferson as he looked at Julie on a sunny day in the garden when we visited a …

4 Feb 2022

‘Caring is my calling’ – could fostering be yours?

“We both benefit because I really enjoy it and it is rewarding. It’s most gratifying when you see the positive effect it has on …

4 May 2021

Wanted: New foster carers

There is a shortage of foster carers in our area. Could you become one? Three events are being held to help you to find …

15 Mar 2021

Book your vaccine if you are a carer or get free flu jabs

If you are aged 50 or older and were eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine this winter; or if you are the main …

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GCSEs: how the borough performed in 2026

Students across the borough collected their GCSE results on Thursday (20 August) and it has been another strong year for its schools and pupils, …

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