by Lorcan Murray | 24 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
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...
by Lorcan Murray | 23 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
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...
by Lorcan Murray | 22 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
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...
by Lorcan Murray | 20 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
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...
by Lorcan Murray | 20 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
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...
by Lorcan Murray | 19 Dec, 2019 | 12 Carers of Christmas
Great care is about connection. And in order to provide that, careworkers must be able to connect with those entrusted to them. Alongside developing a personal relationship, carers often become their service users’ connection to the wider world. Our seventh...
