Good News
December 2023
Good news from the homecare sector this month:
Family-run homecare provider experiences 'game-changing' growth
Harmony Healthcare has opened two new offices and created 110 new roles in the care sector thanks to support from Sallyport Commercial Finance.
BeCaring win big
BeCaring win two awards at the prestigious Laing Buisson Awards.
Welcombe Care win Community Support Award
Welcombe Care won the Community Support Award 2023, covering the Stratford Upon Avon area. This award is awarded to the person, team or company that has made a difference to their local community.
Homecare Manager is finalist in Great British Care Awards
The manager of a homecare provider has been honoured in awards which celebrate excellence across the care sector.
Homecare provider delighted after winning award
The Lancaster and Morecambe branch of Westmorland Homecare won the Professional Services category in the Love Lancaster Business Awards.
Walfinch Named as Top 100 Franchisor for the Second Year Running
Walfinch home care has been confirmed at a top 100 franchisor in the prestigious Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) for the second year running.
1st Homecare named as a top 20 UK homecare group
Home care provider, 1st Homecare Group, is celebrating as they have recently been ranked amongst the top 20 small home care groups in the UK for 2023.
Walfinch Southampton Racks up the Miles and Raises Sweet Smiles for Local Charity
Home care franchise Walfinch Southampton is pressing on with its campaign to raise money for local charity Caraway.
A milestone year and astounding long service
Local home care company, 1st Homecare, is celebrating both a milestone year and the astounding long service of its’ employees.
Radfield Home Care York collaborates with Huntington School to spread festive joy to elderly clients
Radfield Home Care York, Thirsk & Ryedale is delighted to announce a heartwarming collaboration with Huntington School to bring festive cheer to their elderly clients.
Walfinch CEO Named as a Great British Care Award Winner
Amrit Dhaliwal, CEO of home care franchise Walfinch has been named as a winner of the Three ‘R’s award for Recruitment, Retention and Recognition at the South East Great British Care Awards ceremony, held at the Hilton Metropole Brighton.
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Archive
November 2023
Local company making Christmas special for older people in the community
Local home care company, Home Instead Ipswich, Felixstowe & Woodbridge, is bringing festive cheer to older people in the community with its annual ‘Be a Santa’ gift giving scheme.
Home Instead Ipswich Raises £500 in Ipswich Defeat Dementia Walk
In a heartwarming community effort, Home Instead Ipswich, Woodbridge & Felixstowe recently participated in the Ipswich Defeat Dementia Walk, raising £500 for dementia support.
Client given ‘new lease of life’ after request from Westmorland Homecare
An elderly client of a homecare provider says he has been given a new lease of life after it asked him to create the company’s Christmas cards this year.
Kendal man finds his true vocation with homecare provider
A Kendal man who has previously worked making double glazing windows and as a restaurant manager says he has found his ‘true vocation’ after joining the care sector.
Local football teams get new kit thanks to a Walfinch carer's brainwave
A carer's brainwave means that three local under-11s football teams will get new kit this year following sponsorship from High Wycombe-based home care provider Walfinch.
Walfinch Harrow And Brent Achieves Four Finalists in The Great British Care Awards London
Many people talk about personalised care, but Shilpi Verma and her team at Walfinch Harrow and Brent really live it. Now, no less than four members of the team have been chosen as finalists in the London Region of the Great British Care awards.
October 2023
SweetTree achieves record 16 nominations at this year’s Great British Care Awards!
SweetTree Home Care Services is excited to announce their nomination for an outstanding 16 different categories at the prestigious Great British Care Awards 2023. This recognition reflects the company’s commitment to delivering exceptional care and support to individuals and families in London and the surrounding areas.
Lancashire palliative care team recognised as top community care provider in North West England
Morecambe's Specialist Care Team has set a new benchmark as the first community care provider in North West England to clinch a national accolade for its exceptional end-of-life care.
Homecare provider helps pay for kit for Kendal girls’ football team
A homecare provider has sponsored a thriving girls’ football team in Kendal.
Walfinch Care is Inspirational – and a Prize-Winning Poem Proves It
Poet Robert Ilson is so pleased with the care he receives from the home care team at Walfinch Hampstead and Camden that he has written a poem, titled CREDO, about it - and won first prize in Walfinch’s poetry competition.
Walfinch Named as Finalist for Fourteen Major Awards
Home care provider Walfinch has been named as a finalist for fourteen major awards.
September 2023
Walfinch Suffolk Coastal Home Care Named as Winner of Major National Award
Sarah Wickham, franchisee and managing director, Walfinch Suffolk Coastal home care has been named as a Great British Franchisee Award winner.
Life-long carer joins Rapid Response Team
A life-long carer has taken up a new role at the Norfolk home-care company she first joined as a school leaver.
Home Instead Exeter & East Devon sign age-friendly employer pledge
Home Instead Exeter & East Devon are proud to have signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a free nationwide programme launched by the Centre for Ageing Better to improve the recruitment, retention and development of ‘older’ workers.
The Transformative Power of Technology in Home Care: A Journey with Careberry
Careberry launched their own care management platform, in late 2018, and nearly four years later, they are thrilled to celebrate a significant milestone -important approval from the NHS ...
August 2023
Kings Langley homecare company celebrates!
Home care company, 1st Homecare, is celebrating both a milestone year and the astounding long service of it employees. The number 272 might sound like a bus route but in fact it is the total number of years of service completed by 1st Homecare’s loyal and caring team.
The Sun Shines on Kingsway Care
The sun was shining and temperatures rising, as Olly, the founder of Kingsway Care, was determined to throw a summer party full of fun and surprises to thank his team.
Hospital-to-Home care service reaches 3000th service user!
Homecare provider Optimum Care based in Northern Ireland are celebrating their 3000th Service User of their Rapid Response Care service.
Homecare provider reunites teacher and pupil 70 years after they first met
Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley and Skipton organised a reunion for a local teacher and pupil who remembered each other well, 70 years after they first met.
City and County celebrates its Care Heroes
City & County Healthcare Group, the largest provider of community-based homecare services in the UK, hosted its annual Care Heroes Awards in July, to recognise and reward the highest standards of care provided by the company’s care workers.
Walfinch Homecare walks for cancer across two continents
Leaders from Walfinch homecare’s office in Oxford have committed to raising money for the charity Cancer Research UK – and have been joined by colleagues in South Africa. So far they have raised over £500, and donations are still coming in.
July 2023
Homecare provider launches initiative to raise cash for children’s charity
A homecare provider is launching an innovative scheme to raise money for a children’s charity.
Caregivers perform this year's thank you Day tune.
Three Kingsway Caregivers get together to perform 'Thank you for being a friend'.
Walfinch Southampton helps create happy memories at new Memory Café
Home care franchise Walfinch Southampton is collaborating with local charity Caraway and St Peter’s Church Maybush to launch a new Memory Café in Potters Court, Maybush.
June 2023
Home care provider receives ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating for all offices
Westmorland Homecare yesterday announced that every branch has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Unique IQ chief David Lynes sets £10,000 target for The Care Workers’ Charity
Home care software firm chief, David Lynes, is cycling as far as he can in 48 hours to raise £10,000 for The Care Workers’ Charity.
CQC names Radfield Home Care as York’s only Outstanding provider
Radfield Home Care York, Thirsk & Ryedale has been rated amongst the top 2% of care providers in the country and the only Outstanding home care provider in York.