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We work side by side with you to put together a home care package of expertise and compassion, so that your loved ones can stay in their homes for longer. Call us on 01684 568001 to find out more. Picture courtesy of www.beautifulpics.com

Why is it that we pay a call out charge of £65 for an electrician to fix the dishwasher, £110 for a telephone engineer to suss out the office 'phone line, £45 for a plumber to come and view a dripping tap and £80 for someone to fathom out the computer - yet, £18.00 an hour is 'too high' a rate for someone offering personal care, physical assistance and companionship? Has the world gone mad? Have we got our priorities all wrong? Davina Ludlow, Director of homecare.co.uk offers food for thought. Have a read of this and see what you think ... https://t.co/6qfQCzZZR0

Are you considering home care as an option for you, or for someone you love? Then the UK Home Care Association suggests some questions you might like to ask potential service providers like us!
Shared from www.ukhca.co.uk with grateful thanks.
The following questions may help you select a suitable service. You may want to choose two or three that are particularly important to you:... • Can you provide the care that I need and meet my personal preferences? • How will you and your staff respect my privacy and dignity? • Have you cared for someone with similar needs to mine? •How will you match the most suitable careworker for my needs? • Is your organisation a member of UKHCA, committed to complying with the UKHCA Code of Practice? •Are you required to register with a statutory regulator and if so, are you currently registered? • Is your organisation insured in order to protect my safety and interests? •Do you interview all your care workers before offering them work? •Do you obtain at least two written references from your careworkers' previous employers? •Do all your careworkers undergo a criminal record disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (in England and Wales) or Disclosure Scotland (in Scotland) or Access NI (in Northern Ireland)? •What sort of training do your careworkers receive before they start work and during their employment? •What proportion of your careworkers and managers have obtained a recognised qualification in health and social care or management? •If my care isn't provided by a local council, do you have a standard contract that I can read before signing? •Can I contact your agency during the day, outside office hours and in an emergency? •What happens if my regular careworker is sick or on holiday? •What charges, if any, will I be expected to pay? •What payment methods are available (cheque, direct debit etc)? •Is there a minimum charge if I only need a small amount of care? •Are there any hidden extras in the prices you quote? (Prices normally include National Insurance contributions, travel expenses and any VAT payable.)
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Our Hannah is in the news again! This time, her fund raising work has been recognised in the Home Care UK newsletter. She's getting to be a bit of a celebrity and we are really rather proud of her! http://t.co/5I92po4Ipz

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We're supporting #SaveOurHomecare - sign the petition for more funding to support people at home & reward careworkers. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/ 108789 Almost a million people every year across the UK need help to live at home, due to age or disability, yet central and local government continue to put an unbearable squeeze on funding for vital homecare services. Homecare needs proper funding. Without these services people may not get the help the...y need and the stretched NHS faces more pressure. Support the petition to Save Our Homecare and get your voice heard.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/ 108789
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Well done to Right At Home team member, Hannah Palmer who has been in the news for her magnificent fundraising efforts. We're very proud of you Hannah! http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/…/137732 06.Hannah_s_fund_ra…/

Right At Home client Ida Catling of Colwall, Malvern, celebrated a significant milestone recently. Happy 90th Birthday Ida! Here's the birthday girl enjoying her day with main Support Worker Angie, Field Supervisor Aliene and Right At Home MD, Richard Turner and his youngest son, Sam.

A report in the Telegraph suggests that around half a million home care visits are less than five minutes. Is this your experience? Right at Home clients enjoy a full hour personalised visit - give us a call on 01684 568001 if you're considering home care as an option http://www.telegraph.co.uk/…/Revealed-m ore-than-500000-home…

http://www.rightathomeuk.co.uk/…/right- at-home-cheltenham-…/

More people are staying in their homes for longer, so I'm looking to recruit special individuals to join my Malvern, Ledbury and Bromyard home care teams. If you have a passion for delivering high quality home care and you'd like a really rewarding job and flexible hours to suit, then please get in touch. Our staff enjoy local work, full training and support, excellent rates of pay (from £8.10 an hour), and plenty of job satisfaction! Call me, Richard Turner, on 01684 568001 now, for a no-obligation chat.

We've just posted a new job on CV-Library.co.uk! Click the link for more information and to apply!

Why #dementia can affect part of the brain which controls your ability to judge "socially acceptable" behaviour http://bbc.in/1APgWw3

A festive game designed to trigger happy #memories in #dementia sufferers.
"The different groups and charities wanted the pictures to help people with dementia, as looking at an old picture can bring up memories".

'There is life after a #dementia #diagnosis' Joan Bakewell’s moving interview with Prunella Scales showed that our #ageing society urgently needs to replace #stigma with understanding, and ostracism with acceptance.

Check out Right at Home Cheltenham and Malvern's new #blog on: 'Understanding #Arthritis and How to Treat It'...
http://ht.ly/G6ndg