Board Appointment October 14, 2021 A few months ago I decided to put my name forward in the election process to become a Director of our trade body called the Homecare Association (previously UKHCA) because I thought I could use my experience at 1st Homecare to help some of the smaller Care Providers who are…
New Live-In Care Service September 29, 2021 We are delighted to announce our new Live-in Service at 1st Homecare. Although we have provided Live-in Services in the past we have now recruited our new Live-in manager, Michelle, who has extensive experience in providing this type of service where the key requirement is to match the…
Friends of 1st Homecare Newsletter June 16, 2021 During my travels throughout the area we work in I am often asked about developments at our other branches so I thought it would be a great idea to send out a quarterly newsletter to staff, clients and their families, and to our contacts in the Local…
2nd year award as Top 20 Home Care Group in the country June 15, 2021 We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Top 20 Home Care Group by homecare.co.uk for the 2nd year running. This is a fantastic achievement to receive it two years in a row but also to receive in…
One Year of Lockdown – A letter of thanks to all staff March 23, 2021 All staff Today is the first anniversary of the first lockdown and what a year it has been! While this has affected us all personally – loss or illness of loved ones, loss of our freedoms, and loss of so…
The App March 3, 2021 What a great way to keep up-to-date with your parents’ care. This app lets you know all aspects of your parents’s care with updates sent directly to your phone minutes after every care visit. All provided free of charge with all care packages. Please contact the office for further details…
The Jab January 29, 2021 We are pleased to report that most of our carers (across all three offices) have now received their Covid 19 vaccinations which is a great start to beat this dreadful disease. We are also aware that vaccinations have started amongst our clients although we are not always told when they…
Trudi at 100 November 17, 2020 How fantastic to see Trudi in Abingdon, with a pile of all her birthday cards, reach the grand age of 100. And she was still young enough to put out a request on social media for all her friends not to forget her birthday!! Let’s hope she didn’t miss…
Digital Roll-Out Across All Branches November 12, 2020 This month we completed our digital implementation across all three offices so that all carers now have company owned phones which they use to make a record of all the tasks they have performed during each care visit. These records go straight back to the office so…
10 Years Service for Emma November 10, 2020 Many congratulations to Emma for having achieved 10 years service with our first branch – 1st Homecare Solutions in Leighton Buzzard. In that time she has done just about every job available both in terms of care jobs and in the office. Care starts with a conversation…