My name is Emma Purcell, 22, from Holybourne in Alton. I became a client of Absolute Healthcare in September 2014 just as I was about to begin my second year of university. I studied a degree in journalism at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham and recently graduated in June 2016 with a 2:1.

I have quadriplegic cerebral palsy, use an electric wheelchair and am registered visually impaired. I need assistance with all aspects of care from personal care, transport and accessing the community.

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• 26 July 2016

Over the past 7 years the number of carers aged 80 and over has rocketed from 301,000 to 417,000, an increase of nearly 39%. Now 1 in 7 people aged 80 and over provide some form of care to family or friends according to Age UK.

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• 18 May 2016

Care homes across the country face a cash crisis, and they are about to find out whether the pressure on them is going to ease. Many believe with an increase in demand, due to an ageing population, that the pressure will switch to domiciliary and Live-In care providers...

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• 11 May 2016

Absolute Healthcare was born from a desire to provide good quality nursing-led health care to people living in their own homes, creating a service which compliments community nursing in the area, which Louise Jeffrey (Director of Care RGN) used to be an active part of. We started the business off with three people, and four years on we now have 25 care staff, an office team of 6 people and we’re still growing!

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• 11 May 2016