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Yesterday morning we spoke with BBC Somerset regarding our policy on caring for clients who have or are suspected of having the COVID-19 virus. We thought it would be useful to share our policy with you.
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How Time Flies…
22 years ago today Tracy, our Glastonbury Registered Manager, walked into the Candlelight Office back when it was in the High Street, Glastonbury, for her first day of training with Peggy Pike, Jan Laver & Tim Catley-Day. Doesn’t time fly? The picture shows Tracy sharing a laugh with her Care Coordinator Sarah.
Read more...Virtual Great Mendip Rugby Walk
When Candlelight Care’s Great Mendip Rugby Walk had to be postponed in March due to the pandemic, we decided to take it Virtual. We asked participants to complete the 6.5-mile challenge at home or whilst adhering to their daily exercise allowance during May – National Walking Month!
Read more...Remembering Florence Nightingale
As we celebrate the 200th birthday of the remarkable Florence Nightingale, it is hard not to reflect upon the parallels between her life and the present day.
Read more...COVID-19 Press Release 13th March 2020 Somerset
Yesterday morning we spoke with BBC Somerset regarding our policy on caring for clients who have or are suspected of having the COVID-19 virus. We thought it would be useful to share our policy with you.
Read more...Trowbridge Office moves to Westbury
Our Trowbridge office has moved to new premises in Westbury and everyone is settling in!
Read more...Care Newcomer Josie Wins Company Award
Josie Mitchell has been announced as the winner of Candlelight Care in Sherborne’s ‘Care Professional of the Month’ Award for September. Josie is new to the care profession and has only worked for Candlelight Care for two months.
Read more...Candlelight Care in Wimborne Presented with Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Award
Candlelight Care in Wimborne has been presented with the Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Award, five months after becoming the 190th organisation in the South West to adopt the Covenant.
Read more...Candlelight Wimborne raised £200 for the Alzheimer’s Society
Summer diets were forgotten this week when Candlelight Care in Wimborne held a cake sale in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. A huge number of cupcakes had been baked by the staff, with one staff member baking over 200 by herself!
Read more...A Time To Celebrate Our Amazing Staff
The first-ever company-wide Candlelight Care Outstanding Achievement Awards took place yesterday at a lovely country hotel in Somerset. There were twenty-six finalists who were chosen from over three hundred nominations received from colleagues and clients.
Read more...Mendip Men’s Walk Raises over £3,000
We are thrilled that the Mendip Men’s Walk in March in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil has now raised over £3,000.
Read more...Candlelight Care Clients Enjoy Community Concert at King’s Bruton School
Clients, family members and friends of Candlelight Care in Glastonbury were among the lucky guests at a community concert and tea party at King’s Bruton School last week.
The event is a regular fixture at the school and guests were treated to seven solo performances and, following a ‘Harlequin’ afternoon tea, music from The King’s Military Band.
We arranged for our clients to attend as part of the ‘Candlelight Community’ initiative, which organises events and outings for clients at various times throughout the year.
Tracy Weare, Registered Manager of Candlelight Care in Glastonbury, said, “I am delighted that some of our clients were able to attend this wonderful event. We are very grateful to King’s Bruton School for the invitation.”
Read more...Candlelight Care the 190th South West Business to Sign the Armed Forces Covenant
We are proud to become the 190th organisation to adopt the Armed Forces Covenant in the South West and be among the 1,300 businesses who have already made their pledges across the UK.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation, ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. Businesses, from sole-trader to multinational, public bodies or charities who wish to support the Armed Forces community can sign the Covenant and publicly declare their commitments.
Read more...Outstanding Sherborne Care Team through to Care Focus Finals
Care Coordinator Juliet Booth, Community Team Manager Jane Booth, and Junior Apprentice Scott Range were nominated in the ‘Outstanding Care Team’ category, and found out this week that they had reached the finals. They will discover if they have won the overall award in April.
Read more...Save the Children in Sherborne Receives Cheque from Candlelight Care
The Sherborne branch of Save the Children has received a cheque from Candlelight Care in Sherborne for £61.50.
The money was raised in December and is a combination of the proceeds of a raffle held at Candlelight Care’s Client Christmas Party, and the staff participation in ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ the following week.
The cheque was presented by Lorna Kent, Registered Manager of Candlelight Care in Sherborne (pictured, left), and Amanda Bartlett (pictured, right), and was accepted on behalf of Save the Children by Jackie Brownjohn MBE (pictured, centre), who set up the Sherborne Branch of Save the Children 32 years ago.
Read more...Candlelight Care Clients Entertained by Bruton School for Girls’ Chamber Choir
Clients, family members and friends of Candlelight Care in Glastonbury were entertained by twelve members of the talented Chamber Choir from Bruton School for Girls this week. Almost thirty guests were treated to a programme of Christmas carols, songs and readings, whilst enjoying tea, coffee and mince pies. The event at Evercreech Village Hall was part of the ‘Candlelight Community’ initiative, which organises events and outings for its clients.
Read more...Candlelight Care and the Aster Group Unveil Assistive Technology Room
Candlelight Care welcomed special guests to our Trowbridge branch office this week for the opening of the new Assistive Technology room, developed in conjunction with the Aster Group. The two organisations have joined forces to help vulnerable people in the South West to remain safe and independent in their own homes. The Assistive Technology room will help to raise awareness of the superb and innovative range of equipment which the Aster Group can supply to create a safe environment for people wishing to remain at home, rather than be admitted into residential care.
Read more...Candlelight is Committed to Dementia Friends
Candlelight Care are absolutely committed to encouraging their staff to become ‘Dementia Friends’. Becky Davies (our Training Manager) is delivering information sessions to our staff so that they can learn more about what it is like for our clients (or their families) to live with Dementia, and learn how to turn that understanding into action. Anyone of any age can become a ‘Dementia Friend’ and it’s all about learning more about Dementia and the small ways we can help sufferers and their families – every action counts!
Read more...More Success for Candlelight Sherborne
Our Sherborne branch has reached the finals of the Dorset Business Awards, their third recognition in just two months. They have been announced as finalists in the Team of the Year Award, just a few weeks after Manager Lorna Kent and Care Co-ordinator Juliet Booth became finalists in the Great South West Care Awards, in the ‘Home Care Manager’ and ‘Home Care Co-ordinator’ categories. They will find out if they have won the overall awards later this year.
Read more...Four of our Care Staff Nominated for Awards
We are very proud to announce that four of our wonderful staff have been nominated as finalists or runners up for two local care awards. These are richly deserved and we wish them the best of luck at the award ceremonies later this year.
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