In this post we want to highlight the vital role of our Colne Valley home care volunteers. It is a known fact that the more we give, the happier we feel. Volunteering allows you to connect to your local community and make it a better place – it can also …
As we launch our care service this week and with growing interest in our ambition to transform the experience of people receiving support across Colne Valley, I think it’s time to explain a bit about what brings me here. I am proud of the energy and commitment of all who …
We are pleased to say that we have registered our organisation with Dementia Friends, which offers a platform for lots of resources and information aimed at helping our staff members understand more about dementia and how it may affect a person. What is Dementia? Dementia is a syndrome – a …
From the outset, we launched Co-operative Care Colne Valley with a range of home care services coupled with a bespoke approach. That is because we recognise that the needs of people can be wide-ranging. For example, some people simply need help outside of the home, such as when they go …
In the summer of 2020, we asked people what they felt made for great domiciliary social care in the Colne Valley. Here are some points of view. Thank you to all of those that took part, from different parts of the Colne Valley. If you want to access our service, …
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Our Community Share Offer in 2020 was a great success. We reached our target, which enabled us to launch our innovative new Care Co-operative in the Colne Valley. We were particularly pleased that the vast majority of investors were local people. Despite these hard times, they saw the benefits for …
We have been busy spreading the word about our innovative model of Community Co-operative Care with people in the co-operative movement and amongst local authorities. Here is a film – actually a presentation with accompanying voiceover from our Chair, Richard Murgatroyd – delivered to Co-operative Councillors last month.It sets out …
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The problems facing the adult social care sector will be painfully familiar to readers of care agenda. People receiving care and their families left feeling disempowered and frustrated. Social isolation and loneliness. A crisis of staff morale and high staff turnover caused by low pay and insecure working conditions. Yet …
Read moreWhy A Social Care Co-operative for the Colne Valley?