WELSH home care providers have put out another urgent plea for more carers to come forward to help their frontline staff amid the ever-deepening coronavirus crisis.

News that more than 30,000 people have responded to Ireland’s recruitment call for healthcare workers has inspired the domiciliary care industry in Wales to launch its own social media recruitment campaign.

Michelle Michael, Recruitment Lead at Abacare, explained: “While we’re currently coping well with demand for the services we provide for some of the most vulnerable and isolated in our community, we still urgently need more staff to help cope, as further cases of COVID-19 become apparent in Wales.

“We’re calling out to the nation – Wales, our service users need you. Your country needs you!”

Abacare operates a professional Care Management Team that provides care to people in their own homes. It has an operation in Newtown.

Michelle says care workers are on the frontline looking after the elderly and vulnerable in society, those unable to help themselves, and it now urgently needs more people to assist.

She added: “Many people may find themselves without work as businesses close or reduce staff numbers.

“I am appealing to these people. If you are fit and well and want to make a substantial difference to people’s lives at this acute time, we can train you quickly and enable you to help those who are vulnerable, who may not see a person other than their carer from one day to the next.

“We really need your help to add to the frontline workforce and ensure that the elderly in particular have help.”

The company are offering to provide free, full training on a fast-track basis to make sure everyone they take on is ready.

New recruits are given free uniforms, access to national staff discount scheme for all major brands as well as 28 days paid holiday, paid travel between calls and paid mileage.

Interested people can call the Flintshire branch on 01352 870671 where the office team will be able to have a chat with you and set up interviews via Skype or Facetime.