Digital Progress October 15, 2020 This week we launched Access Care Planning in our Leighton Buzzard branch as part of our group-wide digital roll-out. Instead of paper records being written by carers in client homes the carers now complete tasks performed on an app so that the details are sent straight to the office on…
Michelle Achieves 10 Years Service in Oxford September 29, 2020 Many congratulations to Michelle in our Oxford office for achieving 10 years service with 1st Homecare (and under its previous names). Michelle is one of our loyal staff members in the Oxford office who deals with many of the phone calls, much of the scheduling…
Ten Years With 1st Homecare September 21, 2020 Sue is one of our original clients who was with us when the company was first created 10 years ago. To mark the occasion we gave her a big bunch of flowers last week which, judging by the smile on her face, was greatly appreciated. When asked…
Personal Decision Making in a Post-Virus World August 15, 2020 My previous blogs have commented on the daily average numbers of deaths over the previous 7 days. On 13 April this reached a peak of 943 deaths per day which, during last week, had much reduced 50 or so deaths per day. However, we have…
Letter to Clients – 26 June 2020 June 26, 2020 I hope you are all enjoying this fabulous weather and have found a way of coping with the extra heat. I would like to bring you up-to-date with various developments that I would like to share with you and I am delighted to say that…
Coronavirus – The Numbers That Still Really Matter June 19, 2020 Great to see that the BBC 10 o’clock news now shows the seven day rolling average of daily virus related deaths. I’d like to think that they changed the way they present their numbers as a result of reading my blog but I acknowledge…
Let’s Celebrate… June 9, 2020 As a welcome distraction from all the virus related issues I am delighted to announce that we have just been recognised as one of the top 20 Homecare provider groups in the UK based on verified client reviews sent to the care sector’s premier review service called Homecare.co.uk. I believe there are…
Coronavirus – The Numbers That Really Matter May 29, 2020 It seems to me that the BBC and other news agencies seem to think a good story is one which delivers bad news. So when they present the daily Coronavirus statistics they have consistently reported that the cumulative number of deaths in the UK has…
Coronavirus – After 8 Weeks of Lockdown May 14, 2020 I thought I would provide an update on how we have handled the Coronavirus situation in the 8 weeks since lockdown started on 16 March. The good news is that not one of our 200 clients (as far as we are aware) has contracted the…
Coronavirus Update – 7 April April 7, 2020 In line with Government guidelines we are introducing the following infection control measures for those clients with symptoms of Coronavirus and for those clients defined as extremely clinically vulnerable as follows: Those with symptoms of Coronavirus Aprons, gloves, & thorough handwashing as normal Masks to be worn…