AWARD WINNERS!

A massive well done and congratulations to everyone at all branches of Bosworth! We have been awarded a "Top 20 Rated Home Care Group" award!

CARE ROADSHOW!

Last week we had the opportunity to attend the Care Roadshow at Villa Park in Birmingham. It was lovely to see all the latest technology, new software and equipment available in care. They had some very interesting seminars from multiple speakers, including CQC!

CHRISTMAS

We had another lovely Christmas at Head Office, decorations came out, Kevin the Carrot made an appearance and best of all Santa had left presents for all of our incredible carers and we enjoyed mince pies, hot chocolate and festivities.

We hope everyone had a good time and bring on 2024!🎉

HALLOWEEN!

We invited our lovely Carers to our Halloween celebrations at Head Office! Thank you to all that made it and who stayed with us to carve some pumpkins and enjoy some cake! 🍰

Ralph even dressed up for the occasion and we had a spider dog for the day! 🕷️🕸️

We wish everyone a Happy Halloween!🎃

OUR AMAZING CARERS!

We have been celebrating our carers that have been with Bosworth Homecare for over 10, 15 and 20 years!

We think it is an incredible achievement and we can’t thank all of you enough for all your hard work and dedication to care.

PARTY IN THE PARK!

We decided in August to host a Picnic in the Park to celebrate the hard work and amazing service that our Carers have provided for the past 30 years!
We had carers and some of our lovely clients that came to spend the day with us!
We had drinks, cakes, games and goody bags to help us enjoy the sunshine and say a massive thank you to everyone that works so hard!

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY JOAN!

Everyone at Bosworth Homecare would like to wish our amazing Joan a Happy 100th Birthday!

We surprised her this morning with some flowers and a card from us all and she was so grateful! She also loved showing us her card that she has received from the King!

We hope you have a fantastic day - you deserve it! ❤️

CHRISTMAS!

It's that time of year again!

Our Head Office has had a festive makeover!

We asked our lovely carers to come into the Head Office when they had a spare moment to enjoy a mince pie and hot chocolate, Santa has also dropped off some presents to give out!

You're all amazing and we can't wait for more of you to come in and celebrate with us in the next few weeks! We appreciate you all so much!

Merry Christmas everyone!

02/02/2022

 

WELL DONE LISA!

We would like to say Well Done to Lisa for her promotion to Care Co-Ordinator!

'I started with Bosworth Homecare in 2020 as a Community Care Assistant. This was my first role in the care industry, and I can be certain it is the right industry for me. Caring and looking after people has always been a passion of mine- care work gives me a great sense of achievement.

Since joining Bosworth Homecare, I have been able to progress in my career in such a short period of time. I have just been promoted to Care Co-Ordinator for the South of Leicestershire area!!

Bosworth Homecare have been so supportive, and I cannot thank them enough for the opportunities they have given to me.

I am looking forward to new challenges and I cannot wait to see what the future brings! ' -Lisa

 

WELL DONE KAREN!!🏃🏼‍♀️

We want to congratulate Karen for completing the #MemoryWalk on Sunday!

Alzheimer's Society #MemoryWalk

31/08//2021

 

ALL THE BEST!

Today is Corinne's last day here at Bosworth Homecare!

"Thank you for the time at Bosworth Homecare, I have really enjoyed my role and am now looking forward to my new adventure" - Corinne

19/08/2021

MEET THE TEAM

Today is #WorldPhotographyDay so we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce some of the team!

Sue- Field Care Supervisor

Debbie- Trainer

Corinne- Recruitment and Retention Officer

Mel- Senior Carer

Fay- Training Manager

Margaret- Quality Assurance Manager

Leigha- Recruitment and Retention Officer

 

22/07/2021

Be cool, stay cool.

 

Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it's too hot for too long, there are health risks. As the hot weather continues please be vigilant and keep an eye on those that need it most.

For tips on how to stay cool during this heatwave please click the link below

https://www.nhs.uk/.../heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

#GladToCare Awareness Week.

 

This week (05/07/12 - 09/07/21) is Glad to Care Awareness week. Bosworth Homecare will be celebrating why our staff are Glad to Care on Facebook so head over and take a look!

05/05/2021 - A day in the life of a Community Carer

 

07:00 – 11:00 Breakfast calls

I have already received my rota, so I know where I am due to go in advance. Depending on the area I usually have around six calls to complete for breakfast. We log in and out of our calls, so I start the call by logging in. This is so easy – we use an app on our phones!

I will support my service users to get up out of bed, get washed/bathed/showered and dressed, this is called personal care. This may involve using equipment such as a hoist, this means there are two carers required – this is called a ‘double up’. We will also complete tasks such as changing incontinence pads and emptying commodes.

Most of my service users will have tea or coffee and some light breakfast prepared and served for them. Some will require prompting and administering their medication. I have completed my medication training during the start of my employment, and I feel confident supporting others. At this point I will prepare any sandwiches or drinks to be left out for later. Some of my morning service users do not have any other calls throughout the day so I want to know I am leaving them with everything they need.

Depending on how much time I have allocated I may need to support with laundry, emptying the bin or any other domestic duties such as washing up. I always make sure I make the bed and open the curtains before I log out and leave.

11:30 – 14:30 Lunch calls

Lunch time! This involves preparing and serving meals, drinks and ensuring everyone has taken their medication. Some of our service users get meals delivered so I just support to warm these up. I also support some of my service users by emptying their commodes & changing incontinence pads. I may even just be supporting my service user to take a short walk.

To make sure the next person to visit knows what tasks I have completed, I record everything that I have done. Anything that may have been declined and of course, medication. This is recorded on ‘evaluation sheets’ and ‘Medication Administration Records (MAR).

15:00 – 18:00 Tea calls

Again, this involves preparing and serving meals and drinks. Prompting and administering medication and recording everything I have done on this visit. I usually have around four or five tea calls to complete on this rota and some of these are double up calls, so I will be working in a pair.

Some of my service users do not have a bed call so this is a great opportunity to get everything ready for their bedtime routine, I like to make sure everyone is left with everything at ease and at hand.

19:00 – 22:00 Bed calls

My rota tells me I have 5 houses to visit this evening. I usually have six, but my manager phoned me earlier to say someone had cancelled their call today and not to go. She is so helpful.

I am supporting my service users with their evening routine, which is usually preparing and serving a light supper and drink. I then support my service user to get ready for bed. This involves supporting them to get undressed and into night clothes, prompting or administering medication and support with changing catheter bags, emptying commodes. Some service users require support getting into bed and others will take themselves. That’s what I love about this job - it is so varied.

I like to leave everything to hand for my service user such as their lifeline, a drink, telephone, snacks, commode. I like to make sure they have everything they may need.

Upon leaving the building I ensure the curtains are shut and everything is locked up safe and secure.

There really isn’t a ‘typical’ day or a ‘typical’ service user. Each person has their own needs, wishes and preferences. As a carer I make sure I tailor my support to each service user.  This sounds difficult but all the information I ever need is in their home. Support Plans, Risk Assessments, Personal Contact Details, Medication Records, Do Not Resuscitate location (DNR) and of course the best person to ask if you are ever unsure is the service user themselves and your manager.

31/03/2021

Well done Adele!

Our very own Care Coordinator for the South, Adele Kind raised £2000 for her chosen charity LOROS last week, smashing her target of £500.

Alongside a hugely successful raffle, Adele ran her own Just Giving page with the view to raise £500 whilst also agreeing to LOB HER LOCKS!

The day came and Adele was true to her word and shaved her head in the middle of the square in Market Bosworth.

This has not gone unnoticed as she will be appearing on BBC East Midlands this evening at 6pm to talk about her achievements. Please show your support and tune in!

12/03/2021

Have you heard, there is a new Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Service across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland?

This offer is available to all Health and Social Care staff who work within the front line.

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Staff Mental Health and Well Being Hub is open to referrals via Tel. 0116 2544388, Email: mhwb.hub@nhs.net and online https://www.llrstaffwellbeing.org/.

You can refer yourself, or a colleague (with their consent) who is struggling with their mental health.

23/02/2021 - New lockdown rules bring hope to many.

Boris Johnson set new guidelines on Monday giving us a ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’.

Nationally people are continuing to be called for the vaccine, the biggest vaccination programme the UK has ever seen. Over 17 million people so far have been vaccinated. This has been a huge success!

It is important now more than ever to adhere to the restrictions in place following the hands, face, space guidance.

We hope that this will be hope for many of returning to normality.