The Care Certificate ensures that healthcare workers have the necessary skills, knowledge, and behaviours to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Congratulations to everyone who has completed this! Your hard work and dedication to providing compassionate, safe, and high-quality care is truly inspiring. Well done to Leonore & Heath for recently completing […]
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At Gardiner’s Homecare, we are proud of our reputation for treating everyone as an individual. We respect people’s beliefs, and value what matters most to them. This commitment extends to celebrating diversity within the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ care workers LGBTQ+ care workers bring a valuable perspective and skills to the care sector and to our […]
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Heatwaves can be dangerous, especially for the very young or very old or those with chronic disease. Advice on how to reduce the risk either for yourself or somebody you know can be obtained from the NHS website at https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/ NHS 111 or from your local chemist. Heatwave care advice – we all love the […]
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As a domiciliary care provider, lone working in care and the safety of our staff is paramount. At Gardiner’s Homecare, our staff travel to clients’ homes to offer help and support. Whilst our staff have round-the-clock support from the off team via our on-call service, they are nevertheless lone working in care and therefore potentially […]
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The COVID-19 crisis has affected everybody, including Care Staff Wellbeing. Many of us have faced significant challenges, or are feeling anxious. At Gardiner’s we are always looking at ways we can support our workforce and will ensure a member of the office team is available for you to talk to, should you need it. This […]
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Often, a person with dementia may go walking about, this is frequently referred to as wandering. The term wander means to walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way and therefore it is perhaps a little unhelpful since people with dementia who go wandering will likely have a reason for it. Many of us […]
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With temperatures dropping it is important to take heed of cold weather advice for caring. We need to think about how to look after ourselves and others. For those of us who venture out, staying safe in cold weather means allowing extra time for any journeys, driving safely and slowly, wearing appropriate warm clothing including […]
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The first Flood Safety step we should all take is to find out if in an area at risk from flooding. For those who are, it is sensible to sign up for flood warnings – you will be phone, email or text when flooding is expected. There are 3 levels of flood warning: Flood alert […]
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If you or a loved one currently has coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, you should consider using a pulse oximeter. An oximeter is a small device which clips onto your finger and measures oxygen saturation in your blood. Normal oxygen level in the blood is between 95% and 100%. Using this device 3 times a day and […]
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Vitamin D supplements help to keep our bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Where do we get Vitamin D from? Our bodies create vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors. From Spring through to the end of Summer, most of us are able to get sufficient vitamin D from sunlight. However, from October […]
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It is important to think about caring for people with seasonal affective disorder. The winter blues are common and affects people of all ages. The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder include: persistent low mood loss of pleasure or interest in normal everyday activities irritability feelings of despair, guilt and worthlessness feeling lethargic (lacking in energy) […]
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If you or a loved one have been targetted by nuisance calls or scammers, you may which to consider using a call blocker. What is a call blocker? Call blockers deter or prevent cold calls from telemarketers and fraudsters. The call blocker service intercepts call and will check the caller’s number. If the call is […]
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