This week is Loneliness Awareness Week (17 – 21 June 2019). To recognise this, we’re looking at how we can all help elderly people in our local communities to feel less lonely. We know that loneliness is one of the biggest challenges facing our elderly population. Loneliness Awareness Week is run by Marmalade Trust, a charity read more
This week is Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June 2019), a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. Good Oaks Volunteers We are big supporters of volunteers at Good Oaks. As part of our employment package, we offer our carers paid volunteer days. Our read more
Respite Care is a temporary period of care cover. It has many benefits and we receive respite care enquiries from families for a number of reasons. Respite care can be a brilliant way of bringing in some extra help to cover a period when a person’s normal care isn’t possible. It might be that family read more
This Dementia Action Week (20 – 26 May 2019), the Alzheimer’s Society is encouraging people to start a conversation with someone living with dementia. Research has shown that people are often worried about saying the ‘wrong thing’ to people living with the condition. It has also shown that two thirds of people with dementia feel read more
We understand that organising care after a stay in hospital can seem daunting at first. It may be that although they no longer need acute care, your loved one still requires help at home. This might just be for a short time as they continue to recover, or longer-term. You might find that your loved read more
Our Senior Care Coordinator in our Bournemouth and Poole Home Care Office has featured in a national Government campaign to attract people to the care sector. The campaign highlights the interesting and varied role Sharna does: “It’s a busy, fast-paced role, and it keeps you on your toes, because every day is different!” Sharna joined read more
Good Oaks’ Home Carers in Reading visited the Alzheimer’s Society in Wokingham to become Dementia Friends, to better support people with dementia receiving home care in Reading. Four staff members attended the session to expand their knowledge of caring for people with dementia, receiving advice and top tips that they can actively apply in their read more
Thank you to everyone who supported and took part in Good Oaks Home Care (Reading)’s memory walk, raising nearly £300 in the process. Vika and Ingrida, co-directors at Good Oaks Home Care Reading, and three other members of the team took part in the 6.5km walk for the second year in a row to read more
While the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was processing Good Oaks Home Care Reading’s application, the first carers received their training ready for CQC registration. Excitement has been building about Good Oaks Reading setting up, and eight carers were on the first training undertaken by this brand new office. With an in-house programme put together read more
Our Annual Quality Assurance Survey has been completed for our home care office in Bournemouth and Poole, and the results are in! Results 100% of clients reported that their needs are being met as described in their care plan. This shows that our care plans are regularly and responsively reviewed by Care Coordinators and read more