Introducing Alesha Lewis, our Service Lead, who joined us in December 2018 and has shown inspirational career progression during her time at ND Care & Support. Discover Alesha's story in her Q&A... Do you have a background in care work? Can you tell us more about your career journey so far? I started working in this sector around 8 years ago while at university and raising my children. Once I graduated I struggled to…
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Ken Price Appointed Chair of the Cardiff and Vale Domiciliary Providers Association
We are very proud to announce that Ken Price, Registered Manager at ND Care & Support Cardiff has been appointed as Chair of the Cardiff and Vale Domiciliary Providers Association. He was appointed as Chair for the year in September 2019 and will hold the position until the next AGM in 2020. The Cardiff Domiciliary Care Providers Association, later known as the Cardiff and Vale Domiciliary Care Providers Association, was formed in 1993 as a…
Meet the Team: Q&A with Zoe Jordan
Next in our Meet the Team Q&A series, we are proud to introduce you to another member of our growing ND Care & Support Family. Zoe Jordan has recently joined us as the new Field Care Supervisor for Caerphilly and the Vale. Zoe originally joined us in April 2019 as a Community Care Support Worker, but she has progressed quickly from where she started just six months ago... Do you have a background in care…
Introducing the Pioneering PASSsystem to ND Care & Support
Thursday 17th October was an exciting day at the Abertillery branch of ND Care & Support. It was our first onsite training day for our new electronic call monitoring and care planning system known as PASSsystem. The purpose of the session was to educate our internal staff on how the new system works and prepare them for its roll-out to Care Workers and service users in early November. We are very excited to announce the…
Care Workers – Don’t Forget to Book Your Flu Jab
The flu is a well-known winter illness, but how much do we really know about it and should we be taking the flu more seriously? As the temperatures drop and winter approaches, we are all more prone to picking up colds with the change of season, but the flu is more than just a common cold. Seasonal influenza (more commonly known as 'the flu') is an infectious virus spread by coughing and sneezing. It strikes…
Meet the Team: Q&A with Nicola Price
At ND Care & Support, we are in an exciting phase of expanding our home care services into the Caerphilly area, which means that our team of dedicated staff is also growing. Nicola joined us recently as the Care Coordinator for Caerphilly. Find out more about her role and her insight into working in the care sector for many years. Do you have a background in care work? Can you tell us more…
Meet the Team: Q&A with Rebecca Winteringham
This month, we are welcoming some brand new additions to our growing team at ND Care & Support. With the arrival of October came the lovely Rebecca Winteringham, our new Team Coordinator for the Vale of Glamorgan. Do you have a background in care work? Can you tell us more about your career journey so far? I first joined the care industry in 2017 as a Care Coordinator and have never looked back.…
Meet the Team: Q&A with Sarah Harding
Introducing Sarah Harding, the Recruitment Officer for ND Care & Support, who is responsible for recruiting care staff for all our branches, with offices in Abertillery, Cardiff and Cross Hands. She has worked for New Directions for just over three and a half years and has been in her current post since January this year. Do you have a background in care work? Can you tell us more about your career journey so…
Dementia and Alzheimer’s in Home-care
Did you know there are an estimated 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK? In fact, 60% of people receiving home-care services have dementia, meaning that dementia and Alzheimer's in home-care is part of our everyday lives here at ND Care & Support. What are Alzheimer’s and dementia? Alzheimer’s and dementia most often affect people over the age of 65. However, there are also many people living with early onset dementia too. It is…
Meet the Team: Q&A with Maria Hampson
In our next Q&A, we are thrilled to introduce you to Maria Hampson, who has been part of the ND Care & Support family for a year and a half. Maria has progressed quickly during her time with us. She started as a Care Worker, then took on a senior role, and has now been a Field Care Supervisor for the past nine months. Here is Maria's story... Do you have a background in…