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Hello everyone! And Hello, Our November has been jammed packed, from new carers coming through the process, to events throughout the month. So, it’s easy to see where the month has gone! And one of these events was Affinity Homecare featuring in Real Life Options’ annual Conference, Leeds, and Scotland, for the first The theme and inspiration for this year’s conference was Lasting Connections – and how that is shown day to day within Real Life Options and Independence at Home. Our Recruitment and Social Media Officer, Abbie – was able to attend...

Hello everyone. Can you believe its November already?! This year seems to be flying by! This month we took part in another Photo Challenge in the spirit of Halloween! Pumpkins were carved, costumes were shared, and lots of scary photos were sent in for our Competition. Just look at all the entry’s yourself:We asked our Colleagues and the Managers to our sister companies; Montana, and 1stHomecare, to vote for our winner. And everyone chose this Sassy Snap!We also had three work anniversaries this month, Becky and Lauren celebrated their first year with us, and Lloyd...

Hello everyone, we hope you have had another fantastic month as we are getting closer and closer, to This month we celebrated Homecare Day which celebrates all those up and down the country who work in Homecare and Care homes! Due to this, we wanted to share our thoughts, opinions and review of a recent UK Programme that has aired called This programme shows the difficulties and a snippet of what it was like to work at the beginning and during the Pandemic. The programme stars Jodie Comer as character Sarah who starts working in a Care Home in Liverpool....

And just like that, August went as quick as a flash! Hello September! First of all, to start August off, we can reveal that we, with our clients and client’s family members, raised £90 for Dementia UK!  Well done and thank you so much to everyone who donated and took part!   Secondly, we have had some new people come on board. Welcome to our brand-new carers Leah and Lily to the team! They have been doing so well so far, well done Ladies! Keep up the good work! We have also had a new member added to our office Team! Meet Sarah! Sarah is...

Hello everyone! I hope you are well! We have had a very positive Restrictions in the UK were removed, the summer sun shone, and we had a lovely ol’ July”! We kicked off the month taking part in #GladToCare Week! This was filled with all sorts of activities from; Sharing Love2Move information, to reflecting and sharing Wisdom on Wisdom Wednesday! Throughout the week, we asked all our carers, why they were in fact #GladToCare – and we had some beautiful responses as you can see below:              This month was our turn for...

Hello, everyone! Happy July! We hope you are all happy and well! June was a very positive month for us all, for several different reasons. The carers took part in a 30-day Photography challenge set up by Abbie, our Recruitment Officer. The carers were given a topic for that day, and they had to either take a picture or share a picture of that themed item. Here are a few of these! All of the pictures from the 30-day challenge are available to view on our Instagram: @affinityhomecareshrewsburyltd...

To Affinity and Beyond!   Hello everyone, It's been a while! We hope you have all been keeping happy and well.    With the Vaccinations being rolled out, life is slowly but surely, getting back to normal. With all of this, our care is still being performed to the highest standard as usual! We can confirm we are currently over 85% vaccinated through the team; weekly testing is encouraged to both Carers and Office Staff and monitored to protect everyone.    On a more positive note; We would like to introduce you to our brand new Recruitment and Social Media Officer, Abbie. Abbie has...

Its been a while since we’ve posted on our blog and oh my what a whirlwind of a year it has been with lockdown taking hold in March and to just be put back into one, Affinity hasn’t had time to put on the breaks like the rest of those in the care industry, we have kept calm and carried on caring. We would just like to say a BIG thank you to our carers for doing so well during these uncertain times they really are amazing.  It was lovely to see some of our care staff enjoying the recent celebrations such a bonfire night and remembrance Sunday. Below are some halloween pics of some of...

Roses are red Violets are blue We’ve changed our uniforms They’re purple and new The eagle-eyed ones of you may have noticed that our carers have been sporting a fashionable new purple uniform. To make sure that our carers always look smart and we are keeping our clients safe, we order new uniforms regularly. However, this time we fancied a change! So without any input from Trinny and Susannah, we made the bold decision on purple. This matches our Affinity branding and makes us stand out from the crowd. Even Gok Wan would be proud. Our new Officer Administrator Di can be...

Every day seems to bring more grim news regarding national unemployment with a growing list of big companies announcing closures and job losses. This is another dreadful effect of the coronavirus pandemic. There are some sectors that are bucking this trend however and one of these is social care. There is one simple reason for this: throughout the pandemic the vulnerable have still required care. In the case of Affinity, we have continued to deliver our outstanding homecare and to do so safely during this challenging pandemic. We have continued to bring on new carers to help our ever...

We regularly send out surveys to clients and their families to find out how they feel about the service provided. We have recently received the results of our clients’ relatives survey which we are delighted to share with Here is just a small selection of the positive “You are responsive, polite, hard “Carers are absolutely “Ever since changing care companies I feel that I have peace of mind that Dad is being cared for appropriately. Dad is happy and often chats about conversations he's had that day with the...

We are pleased to announce we have the capacity to take on live-in care packages. Do you know anyone, or have a family member who would benefit from having a live-in package? We have experienced carers, bespoke care, COVID-19 risk assessments/PPE in place and much more. Contact us for more details.

The last few months have been unprecedented. In these difficult times, everyone has had to make sacrifices and huge changes to their normal daily life.  All those who can work from home have been encouraged to do so and limits for all but essential travel have been in place to curb unnecessary trips. As our carers are key workers, they have been out delivering quality care in the community safely through the use of PPE (such as face mask, face shields and gloves) and good hygiene practices (regular hand washing and using hand sanitiser). We have also provided carers with cloth face masks...

The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the news in recent weeks. It has also meant that Affinity carers, who are key workers, are working even harder to keep our clients safe. The virus is a risk to everyone, however, the scientific evidence shows those at most risk are the over 70s and those who have underlying health conditions.  We would like to reassure everyone: we are taking the coronavirus very seriously and taking steps to keep everyone safe. Our brilliant carers have remained calm and are following all the guidance to keep themselves and our clients healthy: regularly washing and...

Not even the floods can dampen Affinity carers’ spirits! Shropshire hasn’t yet recovered from the recent storms and unprecedented rainfall over the last few weeks which resulted in the worst flooding seen in the county for 20 years. It is forecast that even more is on the way. Yet even this has not dampened the spirits of our amazing carers who have braved the elements and ventured out into the community to ensure our clients are safe and have received outstanding care. Paths blocked by fallen trees, flooded roads and soggy footwear are no match for our indomitable carers. We are...

I’m Melissa Morgan, the Registered Manager at Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury. I'm pleased to welcome you to our new blog. I’ve been working for Affinity for two years now; so much amazing work is done here at Affinity and I wanted to be able to share it with the wider world, not just our Clients and Carers.  Our blog will keep you updated with our news, events and upcoming plans, as well as information relevant to the care sector such as recent news articles and information blogs about different topics, tips, carer’s stories and what we do here at Affinity Homecare...