AN EXETER care provider is raising awareness of what it’s like to work in the industry and how rewarding it can be via a special week dedicated to the topic next month (August 2019).
Guardian Homecare, a domiciliary care provider that provides services in Exeter, is launching a #ChangeLives awareness week on its social media and on the ground from August 5 until 9.
Guardian Homecare’s Manager, Catherine Porter said: “We are regularly campaigning for care work to be taken more seriously as a career, which is why we have decided to host this week to help raise awareness. We’...
PEOPLE living in south Devon who suffer from dementia can receive care at home thanks to a specialist training scheme being run by a care provider in the area (June 2019).
Dementia sufferers can remain at home while receiving care, rather than having to live in a residential home, with the help of trained carers working for Guardian Homecare in Exeter and Torbay.
Catherine Porter, Manager for Guardian Homecare said: “We believe supporting people with dementia is extremely important as it enables them to retain their independence and lead fulfilled lives.
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EXPERTS at a leading South Devon care provider are championing a variety of cutting edge techniques this year (2019) to care for people with dementia living at home in the county.
Guardian Homecare, which has offices in Exeter, says it is important to use different methods for those with the condition and it has rolled these out as part of its staff training.
Regional Manager, Katie Jewell said: “We have worked with people with dementia for many years and through this we have developed a variety of techniques, which can be used when caring for someone with the condition....
A DEVON care provider has welcomed a government campaign launched this month (December 2018) to encourage more people to work in adult social care.
Guardian Homecare in Exeter says the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) pilot initiative represents a step in the right direction in recruiting more people into the industry.
Katie Jewell, Regional Manager for the care provider, explained: “The pilot is designed to look at the best ways of running a national campaign in early 2019 and has been spearheaded by the Minister for Care, Caroline Dinenage.
With an estimated 6.5 million people in the UK providing unpaid care to family members and friends, Devon authorities are urging carers to take a moment, for themselves.
There are about 90,000 people providing unpaid care for loved ones and friends in Devon; more if you include Plymouth and Torbay.
Many carers don’t see themselves as ‘carers’; they feel that they’re just doing what families and friends do for each other when they need help, and they’re not going to make an issue of it.
But Devon County Council and Devon’s CCGs say, ‘Do make an issue of it. It’s...
As National Armed Forces Day approaches (June 24) a trio of former marines are shouting about the career opportunities for ex-military personnel in the South West.
Research from the Royal British Legion last year showed discrimination was making it difficult for veterans to find jobs after leaving the armed forces. However, a group of ex marines from the South West say they’ve had very positive experiences in finding a new civilian career and encouraging others to consider roles in the construction industry.
Greig Mills, Ross Pearson and Ross Carey work for Barratt Homes,...
This week, 12-18 June, it’s Carers Week. The annual campaign aims to raise awareness of the challenges carers face and recognises the contribution carers make to families and communities throughout the UK.
Local charity Hospiscare support patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families in Exeter, Mid and East Devon. The charity also provides a range of services for carers with information, advice, complementary therapies, or simply the opportunity to talk to someone who understands.
Virginia, who has been a volunteer Complementary Therapist at Hospiscare since 2009...
Devon County Council and the NHS are asking carers what they think excellent carers’ services would look like in Devon.
The organisations, which form the Devon Carers Partnership, are thinking now about the support services that they’ll be tendering again for in future, so they’ve arranged events around the county to ask carers what they think.
Carers can be all ages, but for this research they’re specifically interested in what adult carers of adults think about support available to them.
They want carers to tell them about key aspects of the support they’d like,...
Alzheimer’s Society has launched the UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia.
Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.
Alzheimer’s Society and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are launching Caring For Me and You – a research trial that will test tailored online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and support specifically designed to help carers find ways of...
