News, Kare Plus, Taunton

Carers are a huge part of our front-line team of amazing individuals working day in, day out to provide care to those who need it most. Not everyone is cut out for it and therefore, we need to take the time to appreciate those who dedicate their lives to helping others.

Kare Plus are thrilled to announce the official partnering with Birdie as their preferred care management platform. Birdie is a leading age-tech platform that's transforming the homecare sector with notable increases in efficiency, accuracy and customer service as well as providing significantly less medication errors and cost saving alternatives.

While sun-seekers are enjoying basking in the sunshine, the hot weather can lead to health problems and heatstroke, something that is particularly dangerous for the elderly.

The relationship between care givers and care customers can be like no other. Due to the pandemic restricting loved ones from seeing those who are vulnerable, healthcare workers have become even more like True Companions! If you are a healthcare worker with a client whom you have bonded with, take part in our True Companions ‘Who’s Most Likely’ game and put your relationship to the test!

Although this months' Carers Week is all about raising support for unpaid carers such as family members and friends, we want to say a special thank you to all those who make a difference in someone’s life with our #ACardForCaring campaign. The #ACardForCaring campaign is for residents, clients loved ones, care home managers or even you to say a thank you to those who have cared for someone. Whether it be during the pandemic or even before! Key workers have worked tirelessly during the pandemic and as a small token of our incredible gratitude, this is a little way to brighten someone’s day with a hand written thank you.

The word “dementia” is something we hear banded around within the Homecare sector with many businesses stating that they specialise in Dementia when, often this is simply not the case. We also hear it used and may even have used it ourselves as a broad stroke term, often used to reference or express a momentary lack of memory or ability to retain thoughts. In some cases, people make light-hearted reference to thinking themselves or someone else has Dementia. The truth is that for the many millions of people living with some form of Dementia or supporting someone with some form of Dementia, life can be very challenging indeed.

Nurses in England will not receive a one-off bonus for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic like their colleagues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have done, the government has confirmed.

Now the flowers are in bloom and spring is upon us, it is time to take the beautiful colours of nature, and get a little creative! Send flowers in bloom via a photograph, sculpture, drawing or even cross-stitch... anything which celebrates the amazing colours and full bloom of spring!

This Friday is Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as Purple Day), originally created by Cassidy Megan in 2008, a young girl from Canada living with epilepsy who wanted to encourage people to learn more and talk about the condition Since it launched, Purple Day has become a successful global campaign day to encourage people to talk, raise awareness, and fundraise, to help make a difference to lives of many people (50 million people globally, according to WHO) living with epilepsy.

Join us today for the National Day of Reflection, to reflect on our collective loss, support those who’ve been bereaved, and hope for a brighter future. This annual day will enable us to pause and support each other through this difficult time.

Once you have downloaded the app, it should be left on as much as possible to ensure you and your community are protected. If contact tracing is turned off then the app will not work as intended and you will not be notified if one of your close contacts later tests positive for coronavirus.

In a world where the news cycle is dominated by a lot of negative stories, it’s often easy to forget that day-to-day life is filled with random moments of kindness between strangers. It could be the simple act of holding a door open for someone or covering a person’s bus fare if they aren’t able to pay. With it being Random Acts of Kindness Day, we wanted to inspire others by retelling some famous acts of kindness.

Who are Kare Plus? Kare Plus is a national healthcare franchise with businesses across the country. Each individual Kare Plus business works with local healthcare establishments by providing suitable staff to help care and support for customers. Kare Plus supports a wide range of customers and needs across the country, which is why our businesses are always on the lookout for passionate and dedicated healthcare staff.

#HELPEGGY With Kare Plus Eggy, our resident Egghead has lost all sense of style during lockdown and needs your help choosing a post-lockdown outfit!.......