Key to care: Burstow commission on the future of the home care workforce
People who need support to continue living in their own homes have to place enormous trust in them relying on them, for help with the most personal and intimate tasks. Families entrust them to keep loved ones safe and treat them with the upmost dignity, respect, and genuine care. Councils expect them to help people to remain in their own home for as long as possible, avoiding more expensive residential care, while the NHS relies on them to keep people out of hospital.