Andy Hood

ERAM for @lifewaysgroup. 2016 @caring_times National Care Awards winner. Views are my own.

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Faisal's thriving at our #Birmingham residential service!

Thanks to person-centred communication and better medication management, Faisal now enjoys more freedom, exploring his passions from airports to waterfalls!

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#CareHomeOpenWeek: The parties go on! At Whitwood Hall, our residential service in #Castleford, we enjoyed an afternoon of live music, barbecue, funfair games, and ice cream!

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🏆 Congratulations to Vanessa Kukuruzovic, a Lifeways Service Manager, for earning 'Highly Commended' at the Stars of Social Care Awards!

Vanessa's use of Widgit has helped personalise support plans. Well done, Vanessa!

https://t.co/UWCxDDP8Yj

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🎉 Lifeways’ Health and Safety Team has won the Team of the Year Award from the British Safety Council! 🏆🦺

Their efforts have led to a 72% drop in slips, trips, and falls and a 65% drop in reportable accidents. Congrats!👏

👉Read more: https://t.co/9i6j23wNZI

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Lifeways has been featured in LaingBuisson News after our announcement that we’re rolling out Deputy, a workforce management technology that will see support workers use a mobile app to manage their shifts.

Read more: https://t.co/OtCFrLBFNi

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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

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Roger, who lives at our Barleycombe residential service in #Sudbury, recently visited the Rayne Riding Centre near Braintree in Essex. He’s probably the most experienced rider on this session!

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We're excited to announce that Lifeways has partnered with staff rota software provider Deputy!

Deputy will support us on our transformation journey, helping us deliver exceptional person-centred support!

🌟Read: https://t.co/rnqj7qAPYc

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A huge well-done to our team who were up early to attend a 5k parkrun in #Brighouse, West Yorkshire!

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Support workers Louise, Joanne, and Sheila at our Lancashire supported living service, Square Lane, win at the Great British Care Awards!

Read more: https://t.co/4u3RzBSPWA

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Reminder: cook something tasty this week! Sarah, who’s supported by Lifeways in #Plymouth, has been busy cooking this awesome lasagne!

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We hope you all had a fab Halloween! Craig and James, who are supported by Lifeways at Stoke-on-Trent, have shown us how it’s done with their awesome pumpkin carvings!

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Lifeways has been successfully assessed by Bild ACT as an affiliate organisation of NAPPI UK Limited, who are certified as meeting the Restraint Reduction Network training standards!

Read more: https://t.co/miFyGlSnPl

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Doncaster Council recently visited one of our supported living services and met our Quality Checker, Sam, who we support!
Sam even completed the council’s own auditing tool, to complete evidence gathering and validation of their checks!

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Dawn who lives at our #Walsall supported living service, won first prize in a pumpkin carving competition at her college! Congratulations – and it looks like you’re ready for Halloween!

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A static caravan in October? It’s all in the game for Luke, who lives at our #Sudbury residential service, is loving his holiday while essential refurbishment goes on in his house – and watching the world go by from the veranda!

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Man’s best friend: Peter, who lives at our Abbeymoor residential service in #Gateshead, enjoys spending time with Barney the dog, whose job is to spread joy, fun, and cuteness!

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What a wonderful thank you message from one of the people we support at Salem Lane, our Wellingborough, Northamptonshire service which supports adults living with mental health needs.

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Colin, who lives in his own Preston apartment and is supported by Lifeways, doesn’t normally like to go out. But encouraged by his support worker Emma, he recently went on a day trip to Blackpool!

Great to see you having fun, Colin!

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Happy Birthday to Clare! Clare, who lives at our #Bradford supported living service, is 46 years young, and celebrated with a birthday bash at her home with two of her friends. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead, Clare!

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