A DEVON home care provider says care roles represent jobs for life in economically uncertain times and with the threat of a recession following in the aftermath of COVID-19.
According to experts, unemployment figures will continue to rise with the young and those who work for non-essential retailers and in tourism, catering and hospitality potentially suffering the most.
Catherine Porter, Manager of Guardian Homecare in Devon, which cares for people in the Exeter and Torbay areas, said: “There are jobs in care for those who are people-focused and we’ve already seen some...
DEVON residents whose New Year’s resolution is to find a new community-based vocation are being invited to consider a career in care by a leading care provider in the county (January 2020).
Guardian Homecare wants to hear from kind, honest and reliable people who are considering making a career for themselves in the care industry and would like to find out more.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, which operates in the Exeter area, explains: “The New Year is the opportune time for anyone wanting to make a career change to finally bite the bullet and do it. To...
CARERS working for a homecare provider in south Devon are helping prevent the county’s elderly from starving (December 2019).
Guardian Homecare says there is a common misconception that people naturally lose weight as they get older.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, which operates in the Exeter area, says: “Malnutrition is more likely to occur as a result of an illness, loneliness and loss of mobility. It can be exacerbated due to local shop closures, cuts to meals on wheels services or lunch clubs, as well as poor health, immobility and even bereavement....
DEVONIANS are being encouraged by a care provider in the county to spread some festive cheer this Christmas by keeping an eye on any elderly and vulnerable relatives or neighbours (December 2019).
Christmas can be bleak for anyone living alone and Guardian Homecare, which provides care in the Torbay and Exeter areas, is asking people to check on loved ones and those who live nearby.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, said: “Christmas is all about spending time with friends and family, but there are some people out there, our service users included, that do not...
A LEADING home care provider has unveiled plans this month (September 2019) to create jobs for 100 new employees to help meet growing demand for its services in south Devon as winter approaches.
Guardian Homecare says it will be boosting its home carer numbers in the Exeter and surrounding areas in the run-up to winter as the colder weather drives a greater need for its services.
Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, said: “We’re approaching winter, which is our busiest time of the year because, as the temperatures drop and the night’s close in, elderly and...
A LEADING south Devon care provider is offering free advice to the elderly and their carers to help keep them cool this month (July 2019) as the heat wave continues across the county.
Guardian Homecare, which provides domiciliary care services in the Exeter and surrounding areas, says it is vital people appreciate the dangers associated with over-heating and dehydration, and act accordingly.
Katie Jewell, Regional Manager for Guardian Homecare, said: “Elderly are one of the most vulnerable age groups in hot weather. Our ability to regulate our body temperature decreases...
AN EXETER care provider says its industry is one of the most rewarding and it is very concerned a recent study found a third of workers leave the sector each year (2019).
Guardian Homecare says it encourages staff to stay in the profession by providing on-the-job support, helping them develop their skills through training, promoting career progression and offering benefit packages.
Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “I was disappointed to read the recent ‘Social Care Workforce Study’ which says one in three workers leave the sector every year. We can...
A RECENT survey by Skills for Care found staff retention was one of the biggest issues facing the care industry but one south Devon care provider says it is bucking the national trend (May 2019).
Guardian Homecare, which provides services in Exeter and Torbay, says the findings by the strategic body for workforce development in English adult social care don’t apply to its team, as it is successfully retaining its staff.
Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “It was revealed in the research that staff retention is a bigger challenge than recruitment for care...
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...
An old people's warden service threatened with being axed because of a funding shortfall looks set to be saved by Exeter City Council.
Devon County Council recently announced that it was withdrawing funding for the warden service for residents in older persons' accommodation because of pressures on its budget.
But the City Council - who manage the accommodation - has stepped in with an offer to fund the service after residents said how much they valued the support.
The warden service provides support to residents living in older persons' accommodation, carrying out...
