Athena Louw

Athena Louw

Care is a demanding profession. As we all know, recruiting and retaining staff is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector. Care demands not only technical skill, but also meticulous organisation and an open, yet resilient, spirit. Over the past eleven days, we...
Beverley Holloway

Beverley Holloway

Care is many things to many people. It takes many forms, and shapes people’s lives. Care can heal both a person’s physical and mental health. It can help them retain their dignity and restore their purpose. At its best, care can give someone their life back. Our...
Marion Sneller

Marion Sneller

Delivering great care requires collaboration. From the registered manager to the service user’s family, everyone must be working together for the best outcomes to be achieved.  Over the past nine days, we’ve written about many carers who go the extra mile for the...
Suzanne Lambert

Suzanne Lambert

 Care is a calling. It’s a phrase that we hear a lot in our sector. In speaks to the spirit at the heart of people who give their lives to helping others. It speaks to the resolve and commitment carers bring to their job everyday. Our ninth carer of Christmas is...
Heidi Kinsman

Heidi Kinsman

Care, like so many things delicate things in life, requires patience – the ability to take one’s time even as the world moves ever faster around you. Honing this skill is a lengthy process, but one that proves its worth time and time again. Our eighth carer...