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Everycare UK, the Cardiff based domiciliary and nursing care group celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013 with exciting growth plans in both the UK and abroad.
Following a strategic review of the business, the company is now taking forward its plan to expand its network of franchisees not only in targeted geographical areas across the UK, but also worldwide where it launched in 2013 an international master franchise opportunity at the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai.
The company now has over 20 regional franchised offices across the UK offering a range of personal home care and live-in care services as well as providing healthcare staffing services to a range of organisations including the NHS, HMS Prisons, Ministry of Defence, residential care homes, industry and private nursing organisations.
Managing Director, Mary Cottrell, commented “Our expertise in the UK in providing domiciliary and nursing care is widely respected around the world which has seen our business expand both at home and abroad.
In the UK the franchise network goes from strength to strength with over 20 franchises across England, Scotland and Wales with the most recent Everycare franchises opening in Hillingdon supporting Uxbridge, Ruislip, Pinner, Hayes and the surrounding areas and Mid Sussex supporting Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and the supporting areas.
Everycare is looking to extend its franchise network across the UK, doubling the number of regional offices by the end of 2015 whilst at the same time developing new services that compliment its core domiciliary and nursing activities. “Our recent strategic review has highlighted huge opportunities for Everycare which we are now developing. Our strength has always been the provision of quality services which can be relied upon across the network, it is this strong service foundation that attracts both clients to our services and potential franchisees both here and worldwide” comments Mary Cottrell.
The 20th anniversary was celebrated by a special event in Cardiff at Chapel 1897. As well as being the 20th anniversary of Everycare UK, the occasion also coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Everycare UK business owners (Rob and Mary Cottrell) commencing their residential nursing homes business in Cardiff.
The care home industry has received welcome feedback from friends and relatives of care home residents who have voted care home food standards better than hospitals.
A recent survey and report undertaken by YouGov entitled ‘Care Home Catering’ showed that many residential care home clients need help at meal times some or all of the time (51 per cent) and that very close to half of care home residents also need help some or all of the time with drinking (45 per cent).
However on the negative side 15% of residential care home clients considered that their friend or relative was not helped enough to eat and 16 per cent didn’t think their friend or relative was given sufficient assistance to remain properly hydrated.
It would appear that family and friends approve of the food but want more assistance given at food times. Food for thought as they say!
On Friday 27th September 2013 between 10:00 & 12:00 Everycare Hillingdon will be hosting a Macmillan coffee morning. We are working in conjunction with Mad4Cakes to arrange the coffee morning in their Eastcote Store.
It would be great to see as many of you as possible endeavour to come and support us. Spread the word to all your family and friends, the more the merrier!!
If you can’t join us but would still like to donate why not visit out just giving page www.justgiving.com/Everycarehillingdon where you can donate online.
There is also a chance to win a sweepstake by guessing the number of coffee beans in a jar
At the recent Liberal Democrats conference the party discussed and passed the policy entitled “Dignity at Home” which it claims will assist in improving home care for the elderly, disabled and vulnerable.
The policy sets out to correct recent fears by the public concerning the treatment of patients by staff in order to prevent abuse, bullying and harrassment.
The motion sets out to ensure :
- Staff training includes equality and diversity, interpersonal skills, dealing with dementia and customer care
- That the Care Quality Commission is responsible for strictly monitoring care and taking decisive action when companies fall short of expected care standards.
- Local authorities commission care on the basis of outcomes, better care, improving people’s mobility, improving their health and well-being, rather than the current ‘race to the bottom’ in which standards of care are inevitably compromised
Everycare welcomes any moves to ensure that care providers not meeting care standards are appropriately dealt with to ensure that the reputation of companies (like Everycare) who take pride in the quaility of care they provide is not tarnished.
