Getting around Cheshire East when you’ve stopped driving
Quick summary FlexiLink is Cheshire East’s door-to-door service for people who are disabled, aged 80 or over, or living beyond
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How to go from carer to care manager
Quick summary Carer, senior carer, care coordinator or field supervisor, deputy, registered manager. Each step needs experience plus a qualification,
Getting paid to do what you already do for family
Quick summary If you have spent years looking after a parent, you already have most of what this job needs.
What does the Care Certificate actually involve?
Quick summary Fifteen standards, covering everything from safeguarding to moving someone safely. It is done on the job over about
Do carers need a DBS check, and who pays for it?
Quick summary Yes, an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check, because personal care is regulated activity. A good
Do you need a driving licence to be a carer?
Quick summary For a rural round covering Chelford, Mobberley or the moorland villages, yes. For a tight town round in
Why we pay carers for travel time
Quick summary Most care jobs pay for the visit, not the drive between visits. That is how a £13 hourly
Care in the moorland villages in winter
Quick summary Wincle, Wildboarclough, Meerbrook, Hollinsclough and Longnor are a different proposition from December to March. Roads drift, power goes
Home care in the High Peak: Whaley Bridge and Buxton
Quick summary Care in the High Peak works differently. Funding comes from Derbyshire County Council rather than Cheshire East, the
Paying for care in Buxton, Leek and Biddulph
Quick summary Three towns, three different councils, three different sets of rules. Buxton is Derbyshire County Council. Leek and Biddulph
