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CCH Acquires Total Community Care

On 22nd September, City & County Healthcare Group completed the purchase of Total Community Care Limited (TCC). TCC is a complex care business providing specialist care for individuals living with spinal cord injuries or neurological conditions in their own home.

Based in Leicester, TCC manages more than 60 complex care packages for CCGs across England. As well as their CCG-commissioned work, they also deliver a combination of self-funded, insurance-funded and case-managed care services. TCC is well-respected in the market for the quality of its care, with a ‘Good’ CQC inspection rating.

TCC fits CCH’s strategy to acquire community care businesses to which we can add our financial and technical resources to help their growth. Running alongside existing complex care brands, ICCM and SCP Complex, TCC will help build City & County’s position as one of the UK’s leading complex care providers.

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Weekly blog 18 September 2020

Recognition for our teams from Oldham Council

We received some amazing feedback from Oldham Council this week, praising the response from our local teams during the coronavirus pandemic. Coming directly from the Director of Adult Social Services and Assistant Director of Joint Commissioning, it’s clear just how much they value our dedicated care and support staff:

“We know this has been the most challenging six months that many of us have ever experienced in our time in health and social care. We know there have been days when you will have questioned whether you are doing enough, or the right thing or have been worried about exposing yourself or your families to risk. We know that even on these days, you have done everything you can to support the people that rely on your support.

“Your commitment, dedication and resilience has been humbling to witness. We have received many letters from family members directly and via providers praising the work you have done in caring for their loved ones during the pandemic. You should be very proud of everything you have achieved and we are grateful for your dedication and care.

“So thank you. Thank you for being a part of Team Oldham. Thank you for giving of yourself every day and putting the people you support first. They deserve your very best, and you have shown them exactly what this means.”

Superstar Karla saves the day

Recently, the Dartford team from Home Instead Senior Care posted on their Facebook page about how they’d ‘met a superhero in disguise’.

“We were made aware of a traffic accident right in front of our office, involving someone that was known to us, and when we arrived at the scene, a lovely and kind woman had already stopped her car and jumped into the damaged car to help the person inside.

“She stayed with that person the entire time until the ambulance arrived, speaking calmly, reassuring them and just being awesome. Everyone around thought she was a paramedic off-duty. As it turns out she works for another care company and just wanted to help.

“Karla, if you see this: you are a superstar and your current employer can be very proud of having you in the team!”

Well, someone did see this – Karla’s branch manager, Melissa, who forwarded the message onto us. We’re all incredibly proud to have Karla as a member of our Kent SCP team, changing lives every day – even when you’re off-duty. Well done Karla, you are definitely a superstar!

National Fitness Day – Wednesday 23rd September

This year National Fitness Day will take place on Wednesday 23rd September.

The day is a chance to celebrate the role that physical activity plays across the UK, helping us raise awareness of its importance in helping us lead healthier and active lifestyles.

Why is this important?

  • The UK faces a physical inactivity crisis, with evidence from ukactive showing that the average adult spends more time on the toilet every week than exercising.
  • Physical inactivity leads to more than 20 long-term health conditions such as type-2 diabetes, some cancers and osteoporosis.
  • Physical inactivity is the fourth largest killer in our society.

National Fitness Day inspires the nation to move a bit more and better understand the benefits of an active lifestyle. It is not only proven to improve our physical health, it also has an incredible effect on our mental health, our confidence, our social connections and helps us build better communities.

This year’s theme is ‘Fitness Unites Us’.  With the aim to demonstrate that coming together to be active is a great way to overcome the myriad of challenges we face across society. It is a day when people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities come together to celebrate the fun of fitness, whether that be ‘plank offs’, yoga and Pilates classes, treadmill challenges, high-street HIIT classes, dance-offs or mass walks.

Join the movement!

Keeping physically active means something different to us all, but fitness is for everyone. We want to hear from you!

  • Have recently taken up a sport during lockdown?
  • Do you love an unusual sporting activity?
  • Are you a secret pro at your chosen sport?
  • What do you love about fitness?
  • What’s your greatest sporting achievement?
  • Are you doing anything to celebrate National Fitness Day?
  • Do you support your local community with sporting/fitness events?

Tell us about your fitness journeys here and inspire your colleagues to take up exercise! We will share your stories in our communications over the coming weeks.

You can also use #Fitness2Me on social media – Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. To show what Fitness means to you and how it’s helping you unite with others!

This is just the start

Of course, National Fitness Day isn’t just about one day, it’s about committing to change your routine for a lifetime of benefits. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be promoting ways to improve physical health – so watch this space.

Cycling for sepsis awareness

Vicki Kinder, Care Coordinator at the Careline Homecare branch in Ashton-Under-Lyne, contacted us this week about her close call with sepsis earlier in the year. Sepsis can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death – and is caused by the body overreacting to an infection.

Vicki told us, “I was diagnosed with Sepsis back in April and was told that if my daughter hadn’t called the ambulance when she did, I wouldn’t have made it. I am back at work now and a hundred times better than I was, although still not 100% obviously.”

“I’ve decided to try and do my bit so have signed up to do a 150 mile bike ride from 1st to 30th September. I’ll be riding with my kids to raise some valuable money for such a good cause and also raise some awareness to the illness.”

Please support Vicki’s bike ride on the Just Giving page here, where you can also read more about the traumatic events that nearly took Vicki’s life.

Vicki has set up a display in the branch’s reception raising awareness of sepsis, with posters and leaflets provided by The UK Sepsis Trust. You can find out more about their work and spotting the signs of sepsis on the Trust’s website.

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World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September 2020

World Suicide Prevention Day – Thursday 10th September 2020

Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. Observed on 10th September every year, the awareness day aims to provide worldwide commitment and action to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention. The campaign is run by The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).

Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge, here are some facts and figures:

  • Every year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages.
  • It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds.
  • Every life lost represents someone’s partner, child, parent, friend or colleague. For each suicide approximately 135 people suffer intense grief or are otherwise affected.  This amounts to 108 million people per year who are profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviour.
  • Suicidal behaviour includes suicide, and also encompasses suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. For every suicide, 25 people make a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide.

IASP believe that preventing suicide is often possible and that everyone is a key player in its prevention!  You can make a difference – Here are just some of the ways, you can get help to prevent suicidal behaviour tomorrow and every day:

  • You can raise awareness about the issue – Educate yourself and others about the causes of suicide and warning signs for suicide
  • Show compassion and care for those who are in distress in your community, question the stigma associated with suicide, suicidal behaviour and mental health problems and share your own experiences.
  • Light a candle near a window at 8pm tomorrow to show your support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one, and for the survivors of suicide.

Many organisations can support with suicide prevention. A few are detailed here:

  • Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) This resource specifically for men aims to tackle male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. Visit the website or call the helpline on 0800 58 58 58.
  • NHS Help for suicidal thoughts
  • Papyrus For children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Also for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide. Call 0800 068 41 41, text 07786 209 697 or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
  • Samaritans For anyone with suicidal thoughts or those concerned with suicide. Visit the website or call the helpline on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
  • The Silver Line Call them on 0800 4 70 80 90. It’s a confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK.
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Weekly Blog 28 August

Professional Care Workers’ Week

 

From 1st-4th September, the Care Worker’s Charity will be hosting virtual events for Professional Care Workers’ Week. Topics cover everything from wellbeing to the impact of Covid-19.

You can see the full schedule and get involved here.

Heartfelt thanks to our teams from across the UK

 

Area Manager Zoe Buckley wanted to send a huge thanks to Hannah, Cathy and Amy at Parrmount Court Extra Care scheme in St. Helens.

Zoe told us, “The daughter of one of our service users found him unconscious on the bed. She alerted the Care Team who then called the ambulance. Hannah, Cathy and Amy then had to commence CPR due to the rapid deterioration of his condition.”

After an ambulance and paramedic attended, the service use was taken to Whiston Hospital ICU.  He was placed in induced coma where his condition was critical.

Zoe said, “I have spoken to his daughter today. He remains in the ICU and is sedated but is out of critical condition. His daughter wanted me to pass on her thanks to the care team on site. She said her dad would not be here if it was not for their quick actions.”

John Abreu, Deputy Manager at Guardian Homecare in Chorley, contacted as after one of their service users sadly passed away. John told us, “She was very fond of the care staff that attended her visits and would always be happy to see them”.

The service user’s family sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers to thank all the care staff in our Chorley team. “It was absolutely lovely and humbling to receive such a delivery showing how the family appreciated the care and support that we provided over the past five years,” said John. “It is a testament to the staff that their efforts were commended after her passing.”

Finally, another of our Guardian Homecare teams received a heart-warming message after the passing of one of their service users. “Guardian looked after my mum on release from hospital. Mum passed away yesterday but she was at home and surrounded by those she loved. I would like to thank the teams who cared for mum, especially Mike, as they went above and beyond. Not just for mum, for the family.”

Amazing work all round – thank you for the wonderful job you’re all doing for our service users and their families.

 

Don’t forget to nominate your Care Heroes!

 

Don’t forget that nominations are now open for this year’s Care Heroes Awards which will be the centrepiece of Care Heroes Month in October.

There are eight categories and the deadline for nominations is next Friday 4th September, so please submit your nominations here as soon as you can.

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30 July Weekly Blog

Our London Care team helps Rosemary celebrate turning 88

 

Maria Gerardo contacted us this week about a service user who recently celebrated her birthday with our London Care team at the Pullen Centre. Maria, who is a Day Care Coordinator at the centre arranged for two members of the team, Bisi and Tina, to visit Rosemary as she turned 88.

“Rosemary is a very keen knitter and has found this a real saviour in lockdown,” Maria told us, “this has enabled her to use her hands and keep her busy”. Rosemary showed the team some impressive table mats that she’d knitted with wool that Bisi and Tina had given her earlier in the year.

The team wished Rosemary a happy birthday and even took some cake to celebrate. Happy birthday Rosemary.

A thank you to Kent SCP

This week, we received an inspiring thank you letter from the niece of a service user living at the Bowles Lodge Extra Care scheme in Kent:

“I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of my Aunt, my husband and myself to pass on our extreme thanks and praise to your team who operate from Bowles Lodge, Hawkhurst. They are part of Kent SCP, Maidstone and provide a care service for residents at Bowles Lodge where my Aunt resides.

“Ever since my Aunt’s arrival in 2016, they have provided 24 hour care which includes four visits during the day and emergency cover 24 hours a day. In recent years, the care team has been led by Debbie Willett who is the Care Manager at Bowles Lodge.

“Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Debbie and her team have provided a service which in our view exceeded our expectations and as a result, we feel that the care provide under Debbie’s leadership has been commendable and worthy of recognition.”

A well-deserved congratulations to everyone at Bowles Lodge, you’re making a huge difference every day to the people you support.

NHS Help At Home Hub

The coronavirus outbreak means many of us and our families may need to access health and care services from home. You may not be aware that services including ordering repeat prescriptions and contacting a GP are readily available online from the NHS.

To help find available online services, the NHS have launched a Help At Home hub which brings everything together in one place. The hub covers can help you:

  • order repeat prescriptions
  • contact your GP
  • find out about dental treatment
  • manage long-term conditions
  • maintain your mental and physical wellbeing.

Accessing support using a smartphone, computer or tablet in this way can help with social distancing and also reduce the workload on local NHS services.

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13 July Weekly Blog

Intrepid Robin sets sights on Snowdon

An adventurous member of the Nottingham finance team is undertaking a new challenge for charity and would love your support.

https://images.jg-cdn.com/image/b3984f79-adcb-4f43-9569-c718124e1104.jpgLast September, we reported how Robin Newton-Hufton took part in an MMA cage fight in aid of Cancer Research. A year on, she’s pushing herself to new heights to raise money for leukaemia charity Anthony Nolan.

“I shall be doing the third most difficult route up Mount Snowdon in wales,” she told us, “which is roughly a 12.7 kilometre loop trail near Caernarfon.”

Robin hopes to complete the hike in under six hours and has set up a Justgiving page to collect donations, but is also making a call to action to everyone – “I urge people to become donors if they cannot donate”.

Robin’s climb is on 12th September. You can donate and see Robin’s training updates here and you can find out more about Anthony Nolan and their work here.

Your stories from around the UK

There were celebrations in Scotland this week as the branch welcomed its new manager.

Care Coordinator at the Blantyre Branch, Diane Hague, wrote to tell us that Christine McGill had been recently promoted to the position and the branch were not going to miss out on the opportunity for a celebration, as you can see here.

Congratulations from us to Christine on her new role – we’re sure she’ll be a great success!

We also had lovely news from Regional Manager in the Southeast Magda Trepczynska who witnessed what she described as a “really heart-warming moment” at Bowles Lodge Extra Care scheme in Cranbrook, Kent.

“One of the service users came to the office with his little trolley,” says Magda, “and brought a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates for the manager and the team. He had tears in his eyes and just wanted to say a big ‘thank you’ to the team for all the support he is getting and especially for the fact that that morning the manager herself came and prepared him a bacon sandwich for breakfast.”

Well done to manager Debbie Willett (right) and all the team at Bowles for clearly making a tenant very happy!

Good news also from Help at Home in Leicester where the team received a commendation certificate from Leicestershire County Council for showing a particularly high standard of care to one service user whose package was recently increased.

Regional Manager Charlotte Dean wrote to tell us about the well-deserved recognition – “they are getting so much better here,” she told us. Well done to all at the branch for the continued improvement.

And a final special mention goes to Regional Trainer in the Northwest, Paul Kershaw. We reported back in 2018 that Paul had achieved his Batchelor’s Degree in 2018 and now he has achieved a further landmark by obtaining his PGCert In Leadership and Management through Huddersfield University.

Paul, 51, told us “you’re never too old to learn and I am now onto my next challenge. As a Regional Training Officer, it is important to learn and gain new skills to keep the brain active and it has certainly done that in many ways.”

What an inspiration you are, Paul – congratulations and well done from us all!

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June 2020 Weekly Blog

MPs debate social care petition

Many of you will have signed the petition that circulated recently calling for social care to be given equal recognition to the NHS – yesterday Parliament debated the matter.

MPs from both sides of the House of Commons debated the petition, which has gathered more than 43,000 signatures, and many positive comments were made about the contribution of social care and care workers in particular during the pandemic.

Care Minister Helen Whately (left) wound up the debate by saying the government would be looking at how it could build a long-term solution for social care so that care workers get the rewards they deserve.

You can watch the full debate here.

 

Tracey’s fundraising bike ride

We never ceased to be surprised to the extra lengths that our wonderful front-line staff will go to in order to make the difference to their service users’ lives.

Tara Penn from ICCM wrote to us to tell us about the amazing effort that one of their PAs has been making to raise funds for an excellent cause.

Tracey Seabury, who has worked for ICCM since 2014, is cycling the equivalent distance of her home to Land’s End to help raise funds for her three-year-old client, a boy with severe epilepsy.

Tracey explains on her JustGiving page that the boy “will be totally dependent on others all his life and so his family need to adapt their home for his special needs.

“We were recently told that we could no longer carry him upstairs so the family are going to need to adapt their home. I am hoping to raise money towards a specialised bath that he will need to help make his life a little easier.”

Tracey has already raised over £7,000 of the £12,000 needed for the specialist equipment. If you’d like to lend your support, you can do so here. Well done, Tracey!

Your stories of kindness

We’ve had more great stories of kindness and gratitude this week from across the group.

Manager at Guardian in Morecambe, Samantha Mozer, got in touch to tell us about a “lovely gesture from a service user’s family”.

When the team began providing care to this particular lady, she had been diagnosed with coronavirus and had also recently lost her husband to the disease. Yet, in spite of the sad and difficult circumstances, care workers Sophie, Lorraine, Danuta and Michelle really rose to the occasion.

To show their gratitude, the family sent a gift package (right) to each of the care workers to say “thank you for being there through a very tough time”.

We were also deeply moved by news from Constance Care in Glenrothes, where manager Dominic Curran received correspondence in praise of the branch’s End of Life team from Dr Jo Bowden, Consultant in Palliative Medicine.

Dr Bowden noted how care workers Mary Hamilton and Kellyann Nicol had quickly “built a great and trusting rapport” with one particular young man on a palliative pathway, and that his mother “had valued their input right from the beginning”. In particular, she noted how the two staff had switched their shifts around in order to be present during her son’s final days of life.

“They supported her son’s comfort and dignity right to the end,” Dr Bowden said, “including giving him a wash, repositioning and emptying his stoma all in his last hours of life. This can’t have been easy.

“We all know how difficult it can be to facilitate continuity of care, but in this case it was achieved and it meant a great deal to the patient and his family. They were having the worst time of their lives with a lot of emotional distress and difficult physical symptoms, but having friendly, caring, sensitive and supportive input from your team made all the difference.”

Jane Jones, manager at Abacare in Powys, Wales, wrote to us recently to tell us how their local Morrisons supermarket made contact with the branch to make a donation of food and drink to their service users.

“As you can see,” wrote Jane, “it was a very generous donation and we are also going to receive another one next Tuesday from Morrisons. We are now busy making up baskets to give out.”

Field supervisor Kelly Butler is pictured here collecting the donation from Morrisons.

 

 

 

 

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Loneliness Awareness Week 2020

Loneliness Awareness Week #LetsTalkLoneliness

As the week draws to a close, so does the Marmalade Trust’s campaign to highlight and raise awareness for those amongst us struggling with loneliness. Set up in 2016 and running from 15-19 June 2020, LAW has likely never been more necessary in this the most isolated of times as our communities and world around grapple with the Covid crisis. 

Together with raising general awareness, a key aim of the campaign is helping people talk about feeling alone and to make new connections. Loneliness is a normal and commonplace emotion but there still exists a stigma around acknowledging and talking about it. We can even feel lonely with people directly around us, particularly when we feel misunderstood or uncared for. We may also not realise the people, relatives, friends and neighbours who are feeling lonely and isolated beside us. 

The Marmalade Trust has joined with other charities during Loneliness Awareness Week to launch the Let’s Talk Loneliness campaign. Here are just some of the ways you can get involved this week:

  • Build your understanding – take a look at the loneliness guide to learn more about helping others who are lonely
  • Utilise social media – talking about loneliness is an excellent way to better understand it. Why not share a post about loneliness and suggest ways to help others. Use the hashtags #LetsTalkLoneliness and #LonelinessAwarenessWeek 
  • Take the Loneliness Pledge here and promise to learn and talk about loneliness. You can also share pledge graphics to your social media and tag your friends. The more you reach, the more people can join the conversation.
  • Make someone’s day with a letter or card – reach out to family, friends or neighbours who are elderly or otherwise isolated. Look out for the special Loneliness Awareness Week postmark on all mail delivered between 15-19 June.
  • Play & Talk Weekend – play a game online with friends and family for an hour – find out more here.
  • The Great Get Together – organised by the Jo Cox Foundation, The Great Get Together celebrates the power of community. Get involved and build connections either in your neighbourhood or virtually this week.

And remember, it’s not just this week but every week that people are affected. Make chatting to and helping others an everyday part of your life.

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More heart-warming stories of kindness

More heart-warming stories of kindness

With Mental Health Awareness Week and its ‘kindness’ theme having come and gone, we continue to hear about extraordinary tales of kindness and humanity from across the group.

Sylvia Wisna, manager at SCRT Homecare in Stirling wrote to tell us about something from the “positive side of lockdown”. Care worker Sheena Duncan (right) contacted her local Tesco which donated juice drinks that she then distributed to elderly patients at Forth Valley Hospital in Larbert.

Sylvia said, “Sheena is an amazing caring person who also did knitting of ‘twiddle muffs’ for patients. As a service manager, I can easily say that my staff are truly very dedicated and passionate”.

We agree that everyone across the group will appreciate what Sylvia calls Sheena’s “gold heart”.

And there was more compassion in evidence at Guardian Homecare in Preston. Manager Ross McCrann wrote to share “a little heartfelt thank you to one of our care staff Maxine Johnson”.

When service user and dog lover Mrs Wylie sadly died, Maxine knew exactly how to commemorate her. “Maxine, very thoughtfully got a flower arrangement made for Mrs Wylie’s funeral – in the shape of a dog!” (left), writes Ross.

“It’s humbling to have such thoughtful care staff on our team, and what a lovely way to send off Mrs Wylie – the arrangement would have made her smile.” We’re sure it would, Ross, and we share your appreciation of a gesture that must have meant a lot to the family.

Another inspiring tale came from Maria Gerardo, who, in normal times, works with the clients at the Pullen Day Centre in London. Unfortunately, the wonderful resource has been closed since the coronavirus pandemic took hold, leaving clients isolated at home.

As we have reported previously here, students from Westminster School often volunteer to attend Pullen, but the temporary closure of the centre hasn’t stopped them maintaining contact.

Says Maria, “this week I have arranged with their teacher for the students to write to all our clients that are at home. They have been writing letters and finding appropriate poems and pictures for our clients and so far the response has been really positive and our clients are so grateful to have some contact with them.”

 

 

 

 

Student volunteer Andrew wrote to one client, John, and included a poem by American novelist and poet Rachel Field. In his letter to John, he said that the poem was “about travelling or journeying to new places and remembering them after you have left – I thought you might like it!”. We’ve reproduced it here:

If Once You Have Slept on An Island

If once you have slept on an island
You’ll never be quite the same;
You may look as you looked the day before
And go by the same old name.

You may bustle about in street and shop
You may sit at home and sew,
But you’ll see blue water and wheeling gulls
Wherever your feet may go.

You may chat with the neighbours of this and that
And close to your fire keep,
But you’ll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell
And tides beat through your sleep.

Oh! you won’t know why and you can’t say how
Such a change upon you came,
But once you have slept on an island,
You’ll never be quite the same.

Andrew was delighted to receive a reply from John reminiscing about his own travels as a younger man. “I do remember sleeping on the beach on Hydra in the Mediterranean, but we got bitten by mosquitoes. My daughter says we will get bitten here too later in the summer. Thank you for the poem. I look forward to receiving more, if you have time.”

To see such a lovely inter-generational relationship blossom really cheered us up in these difficult times – we hope it cheered you up too. And well done to Maria for thinking creatively to bring some light during days that have been somewhat dark of late.

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Stories from the front line #5

Clapping for Carers Really Does Mean Carers

“When we “clap for carers”, it is not just for those in the NHS; it is a collective thank you from the nation to all our social care workforce across the country too for the sacrifices they make every day”

In the last post, we asked whether this crisis would, finally, bring carers the recognition they deserve. Many of you and your teams have already shared heart-warming stories of support from the public and businesses across the country. There are strong signs of more formal recognition for the sector from the country’s leaders.

The government’s “Action Plan for Adult Social Care,” published last month, includes the quote at the top of this post. It reminds everyone that adult social care “is one of the most important ways we can help support people to stay well, as independent as possible, and connected with families and communities in such difficult times.”

It’s just a report, for now. But if even some of the plans and recommendations are put into action – many are already underway – then it is really good news. It could have a long-lasting, positive effect on how adult social care is viewed, supported and rewarded.

The “Care” brand (see left) is being formalised and promoted to sit alongside the familiar NHS logo, in order to ensure that carers feel just as valued as their counterparts. That should make it easier for you and your teams to access benefits available to health workers.

Of course, a badge isn’t enough (though it is an important symbol). But the Action Plan also includes more money (over £3.2 billion has been committed to adult social care in the last weeks), better coordination across community health, GP and social care services, and goals for more organised PPE provision and distribution (still in woefully short supply).

There’s a nationwide recruitment drive, too. The idea is to attract 20,000 more people into social care in the next three months. Hopefully, that may mean that fewer of you feel under pressure to work over-time to support your clients. There are also guidelines for how care providers can access the groundswell of volunteers that have signed up to help health and care workers. There are 750,000 such Volunteer Responders! These individuals may not be able or qualified to provide actual care, as you do, but they can help with some of the additional tasks, like shopping, friendly calls, and errands that so many of you are going out of your way to provide.

As this pandemic continues, it is increasingly clear that the entire nation’s thoughts really are with you, your teams, and the many thousands of vulnerable, and often lonely, people that you care for.

“Those working in social care are heroes on the frontline of the response too. We must ensure that social care gets the recognition and parity of esteem that it deserves. An important legacy of this crisis must be the value that we place on social care as an essential service, core to delivering the frontline response to this crisis, and to ensure everyone understands that people who work in social care are key workers, in every sense.” 

Those are, surely, encouraging words.

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