social care

20 Oct 2023

New learning opportunities for social care workforce

Ealing Council has started a new staff learning programme to help it recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners. …

15 May 2023

Fortnight to find out if you could foster too

Foster Care Fortnight begins today (15 May) and arrives at a time when more carers are needed to foster children in the borough. Could …

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 …

23 Jun 2022

Increasing wages for care workers

Increasing wages for care workers is a commitment the council has made for delivery over the next four years, cabinet member for healthy lives, …

10 Jun 2021

CAPE excited to be open again and looking for help

It was described as being ‘like a new beginning’ as a local charity CAPE, which has an important role in the community, was able …

29 Mar 2021

Make a change – train in social work

Ealing Council is joining a national campaign to recruit more people into social work and is encouraging residents to sign up to the training …

25 Feb 2021

Haydock Respite Centre: A home from home service

Haydock Respite Centre, the new, purpose-built centre for children and young people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities has opened its doors. Watch the …

10 Feb 2021

Ealing council tax rise likely after ‘inadequate’ government settlement

Ealing Council’s cabinet has reluctantly agreed to recommend a package of measures for the 2021/22 financial year, including a 1.99% rise in council tax, …