Exposing the Hidden Risks of Unregulated Care — Why Families Deserve Better
Published in The House Magazine by PoliticsHome By Sophie Church @sophiealichurch Read the full article here Featuring Tim Wilson, Managing Director, Assist Care Group A recent PoliticsHome investigation by journalist Sophie Church has shed light on the dangers facing...
Assist Care Agency Launch – Extending Our Caring Arm
We are delighted to announce the launch of Assist Care Agency, a new chapter in our journey to deliver outstanding care. Since 1998, Assist Care has been trusted to support thousands of people at home and through NHS discharge pathways across West Sussex and...
Tim Wilson Speaks at Laing Buisson Social Care Summit 2025
We’re proud to share that Tim Wilson, Managing Director of Assist Care Group, was invited to speak at the Laing Buisson Social Care Summit 2025, held on 5 June at Convene, St. Paul’s, London. Tim contributed to Homecare – In Conversation, joining a panel of sector...
Tim Wilson speaks at the Homecare Association Conference in May 2025
The conference took place on 14th May 2025 at The Oval, London Tim was in good company. The panellists on the Regulation of Homecare section were: Tim Wilson, Managing Director, Assist Care Group and Homecare Association Board member James Bullion CBE, Chief...
Off-Payrolling in Homecare
Tim Wilson Managing Director, Assist Care Group First published in Homecare Magazine, March 2025 - pages 26-7 If you prefer to read the flip book, please click on the image below. Off-payrolling, or the gig economy, is widely used by businesses to classify workers as...
Slipping Standards in Social Care Oversight?
Our managing director, Tim Wilson, shared alarming reports from within his network about care workers—particularly immigrants—being exploited. Some face extortionate “sponsorship” fees just to obtain UK work visas, others are charged up to £600 per month for...
We Joined the #ProvidersUnite March for the Future of Social Care
On 25th February 2025, Assist Care Group proudly joined care providers from across the country in the #ProvidersUnite march, a powerful demonstration calling for urgent reform in the social care sector. The march brought together care organisations, frontline workers,...
Our CEO, Tim, Featured on Sky News Podcast
We are excited to share that our CEO, Tim, was recently featured on the Sky News podcast discussing the challenges within the care sector. The episode, titled "The Carer Who Was a Fake", explores critical issues surrounding trust and safety in the industry. Tim...
Our MD, Tim Wilson, at the Buckingham Palace Garden Party
We’re happy to share that our MD, Tim, and his wife, Kate, were recently invited to the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The invitation was in recognition of Tim’s work to raise awareness and combat modern day slavery within the care sector. Modern day slavery is an...
Homecare eating its tail
A vicious cycle of cost and quality deterioration Tim Wilson Managing Director, Assist Care Group First published in Homecare Magazine - June 2024 If you prefer to read the flipbook, you can do that by clicking the link below. Success in home care hinges on three...
MD, Tim Wilson, at the Houses of Parliament
Our MD, Tim, took a trip to central London recently to take part in a discussion about international recruitment in the Care Industry. He was invited to the Houses of Parliament for the event, hosted by Baroness Eaton, Member of the House of Lords. Amidst the...
Tim Wilson Speaks on Modern Day Slavery at National Homecare Association Conference
Tim Wilson, Managing Director at Assist Care Group, recently took the stage as a panel speaker at the National Homecare Association Conference held at the Kia Oval, London, on 24 January 2024. The event, titled “The Future of...
Our MD’s Journey to the Board of the Homecare Association
I am delighted to announce my recent appointment as a Board member for the Homecare Association (HCA), the leading national association for our sector. As we continue to navigate the complexities and opportunities within the care industry, I am keen to contribute my...
The Hidden Dangers of Unregulated Providers
A Call for Government Intervention in the Care Sector The care sector faces a growing concern as unregulated providers offer Personal Care without the need for regulatory oversight. Two of the more worrying areas are “Introductory Agencies” operating in the gig...
Celebrating 25 Years of Compassionate Care: A Journey of Gratitude
We proudly commemorate an incredible milestone in our journey. It is with immense joy and gratitude that we announce our business has reached its 25-year mark, a testament to our unwavering commitment to serving the communities of West Sussex and Surrey. Throughout...
Caregivers: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health
When a close friend or loved one experiences a health, learning or physical disability which requires care, an understandable first reaction is to want to provide this ourselves so that they are able to stay in the familiar surroundings where they are at their...
Looking for Job Satisfaction? Look No Further than Assist Care
While everyone has their own thoughts on what makes the perfect career, a simple search of the internet quickly reveals that whatever the job, there are several common factors contributing to career satisfaction. These include: The atmosphere in the team and at the...
Stay Connected: The Benefits of Assist Care Group’s Family App
Home care is an increasingly popular option for many of us who have elderly or vulnerable relatives who require extra support in their daily lives. It provides a way to keep our loved ones in the comfort of their own homes, while ensuring they receive the care they...
How do I arrange care for myself or a loved one?
The realisation that you or a loved one requires support because life is becoming too challenging to manage alone, can be quite daunting. It instantly raises questions about what sort of support is required and if a care home is the solution, not to mention the...
Carers: Are you paid travel time between calls?
As a care worker, you do a vital and often challenging job – frequently involving multiple visits to clients per day, each with diverse needs. By the very nature of your role, you are a special individual who is committed to providing your clients with the best...
When is it time to get additional care for your loved ones?
As family members get older, it’s almost inevitable that some everyday tasks become a little harder for them to manage, and their ability to maintain their usual routines, together with levels of self-care may diminish. Most of the time these changes are due to the...
How to spot the symptoms of a stroke
What is a Stroke? Each year in the UK, 100,000 people across all age groups will experience a stroke, which works out at roughly one stroke every five minutes. A stroke is when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, which then starves that area of oxygen...
Assist Care Group Shortlisted for Provider of the Year at the 2022 Surrey Care Awards
We are proud to announce that Assist Care Group was shortlisted for Provider of the Year at the prestigious Surrey Care Awards 2022. This recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional homecare servicesand making...
The Importance Of Advance Care Planning For People With Dementia
Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is difficult, but planning ahead can help an individual’s experience of the condition to be as positive as possible. It is likely that a person will live for many years with dementia and, for the most part, these can be lived well....
Dehydration – The Signs and How to Avoid it
As water makes up to 60% of our bodies and forms part of every cell, it’s essential that we remain well hydrated for our bodies to be able to function normally. Not only does hydration play a crucial part in managing our temperature, but it also supports our blood...
Helpful Gadgets if You’re Living with Arthritis
When you have arthritis, it can be difficult to attempt even the most basic of everyday tasks without help. Not only is this frustrating, but it can also dramatically affect your quality of life. Arthritis is a debilitating condition that causes pain and inflammation...
Thinking about a career change? Make a real difference with a career in care
Assist Care Group is an established home care provider with a reputation for quality care. We have been nominated several times for the ‘Beyond the Call of Duty’ award by our clients and received the CQC’s ‘Good’ rating. Recruiting and retaining the right members for...
Why Choose Homecare?
In an ideal world we would all bound into our later years mobile, active and living life to the full. But the reality for some people isn’t quite so straightforward. For some, later life is filled not so much with vitality and activity, but with health or mobility...
What are the Challenges of Caring for Someone with Learning Disabilities?
The term ‘Learning disabilities’ covers a wide range of often complex conditions with equally complex needs. Someone with a learning disability will have their own unique and special talents, but they will often struggle with day-to-day tasks and routines. For some,...
Why physical disability care needs to be as unique as the person experiencing it
A physical disability is one that impacts directly on a person’s ability to function in a physical way. You or your loved one may have acquired the disability through an injury, through illness such as a stroke, or it may result from a condition such as cerebral...
What Are the Challenges of Living with Dementia?
Each case of dementia is unique, as is the individual receiving this difficult diagnosis. Whether it is yourself or a loved one living with this disease, the challenges experienced will be different, but there will be similarities. In this post, we’ll explore the...
What are the most effective care options for couples?
Ageing brings its challenges, and many people tend to rely increasingly on friends and family for support, particularly if they live alone. When it comes to couples, it is sometimes easy to forget that while they gain strength and support from one another, they may...
Is Night Time Respite Care Right for my Family?
Looking after a parent who is finding day-to-day life more challenging is a natural progression for many of us. While we want to support our parents so they can continue living as independently as possible and doing the things they love, we also need the peace of...
What is respite care and who can benefit from it?
When you love someone, you never stop caring, but every now and then you need to take a break and recharge your batteries. Caring for a loved one can be wonderfully rewarding, especially knowing that you are providing that special person with the 24-hour care they...
Could memory loss be a sign of dementia?
The expectation that with age comes automatic memory loss is one of the greatest barriers to people seeking a dementia diagnosis. With dementia detection rates at a five year low, it is important to recognise when memory loss could be a symptom of something more than...
Personal Care – Helping You and Your Loved Ones
Keeping yourself clean and healthy is a basic human need and something the vast majority of us take for granted. We think nothing of our daily routines of washing, toileting and taking care of ourselves. This is important for both our ongoing health as well as...
Homefirst – Helping People Return Home
For surgical treatments, or when specialist or specific medical care is needed, it’s often necessary to stay in the hospital for recuperation. However, research shows that once people are medically fit, they recover better and faster at home rather than remaining in...
Assist Care Services – Why Work With Us
Do you enjoy what you do each day? Do you leave work feeling like you’ve made a difference in someone’s day? Are you supported by your employer to not just provide the best service to others, but also to meet your own needs and grow and learn? Here at Assist...
LOOKING FOR A REWARDING CHANGE OF CAREER?
Assist Carers play a vital role helping their clients live independent, dignified, fulfilling lives. They are trusted companions and become part of their client’s family. We are currently looking for team members to become part of our family. If you’re looking for a...
Tim Wilson Calls for Regulation of Personal Care Assistants in Radio 4 Interview
Tim Wilson, a leading voice in the homecare sector and a key figure at Assist Care Group, recently spoke on BBC Radio 4 about a critical issue facing the care industry—the lack of regulation for personal care assistants. You can listen to the full...
Press release – Dec 1st 2021
Assist Care Group is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Hospital Discharge (Homefirst) contract to the NHS and a number of block contracts to WSCC commissioning, in a large push into the public sector. Having operated Homefirst for 7 months, Assist Care Group...
Carers needed in Surrey & Sussex
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Keeping you safe.
All our staff have the right PPE To use at the right time. there are significant shortages and we are working hard to source next weeks supply! Keeping you safe and well. The Assist Care Group.
We Are Hiring!
All the feel-good rewards volunteering, all the pay rewards from having a job. Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life again. Our carers love looking after vulnerable people in their own home. Oh, the pay’s not bad either and will continue through...
Merger announcement
We are thrilled to announce that Assist Home Care Surrey and District Carers Sussex have merged to become the Assist Care Group. The Merger is now complete and we remain fully functional in both counties, with the same fantastic teams. However now we have more ability...
HOME CARE IN THE 21st CENTURY
