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Grow with The Good Care Group
How often do you look back to realise just how far you’ve come in your caring journey? At The Good Care Group, we recognise our Professional Carer’s hard work and have recently rewarded Jill with a certificate of Carer of the Month. This encouraged Jill to think about her time with us and reflect on…...
Read MoreEnsuring a continuity of care
The Good Care Group’s professional care services extend beyond our specialist dementia care, to include cancer care, stroke care and other complex needs. We also service couples with different care needs, allowing them to stay in their home together. For example, couple D and S who we supported and continue to support through very different…...
Read MoreButterfly Café launch
Since October 2021, Community Ambassador, Elaine Murray, has been on the steering group for a set up of The Butterfly Café driven by Dr Ruth Cairns, Consultant Psychiatrist, King’s College Hospital and Andy Wells, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Liaison Psychiatry for Older People (KCH). They all had a desire to launch a dementia café service within…...
Read MoreA Guide to Positive Ageism
WHAT IS AGEISM? Ageism is a bias against people based on their age and manifests in stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination in many aspects of life. Evidence shows ageism is widespread in society and can be found everywhere from our workplaces and health systems to the stereotypes we see on TV, advertising and in the media. WHAT…...
Read MoreCare in the Community – A spotlight on Forget-me-not cafés
5th Dementia Friendly Café Opens The dementia friendly cafés were established in 2015 and this month the Sevenoaks Area Dementia Friendly Community Charity celebrates their fifth site opening. Elaine Murray, Community Ambassador at The Good Care Group, is also the Chair Trustee of the Charity and co-founder of the Forget-me-not café's and the Sevenoaks Area…...
Read MoreTalk to us about your care needs
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