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?