What should I be paid for working nights?
Many disabled and older people need care and support during the night. Often it might be to ensure there is someone in […]
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What to do if you suspect domestic abuse
PAs provide care and support to people in their own homes, often alongside a husband or wife, partner or close family member. […]
Guidance for individual employers on recruiting self-employed personal assistants
Personal Assistant (PA) employment status is not a matter of choice; it depends on the circumstances. The most likely situation is that […]
DBS Checks – The Basics
Most personal assistants will at some time in their career be asked to provide a DBS check because they are working where […]
Should PAs register with the Care Quality Commission?
As more people are encouraged to have their care and support provided by Personal Assistants (PAs) the role and tasks they are […]
Flu jabs for Personal Assistants
As of May 2016 it is expected that all front line care staff be offered the flu vaccination by their employer. We’ve […]
PAs and Insurance
We get asked about PA insurance quite a lot. This article focuses on what we found when we looked into it. Insurance […]
Adult Safeguarding
Safeguarding is a really important matter for PAs and is something about which we get a lot of enquiries. Because of all […]
Diabetes Care for Older People
The PA Support Service gets a number of enquiries from PAs wanting advice and information about diabetes. To answer this need, earlier […]
A guide to training for PAs and individual employers
There is a brand new guide about training and development opportunities available for PAs and Individual Employers. It’s full of great opportunities […]