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Events and occasions

The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

22 Nov 2021.
At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK.  To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week we wanted to share with you a story about one of our clients who has managed to gain improved independence and wellbeing by receiving our specialist Parkinson’s care service.  Our live-in care is provided by two of our professional carers who have been trained by Parkinson’s UK, the UK’s leading support and research charity, who run awareness week.  This year’s awareness theme is ‘Control’ and focuses on raising awareness and educating the public on how they can help ...
The Good Care Group Adds Another Award to a Year of Success

The Good Care Group Adds Another Award to a Year of Success

18 Sep 2020.
Domiciliary Care Provider of the Year 2017 was awarded to The Good Care Group. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, UK – The Good Care Group were recently delighted to add another prestigious award to its growing collection. At the recent Health Investor Awards, the company scooped the coveted Domiciliary Care Provider of the Year award, seen by those in the industry as the Holy Grail for care providers. This means that both major domiciliary care awards have been won by the group this year. The award is a reflection of the incredible work that has been achieved by all team members from the Good Care Group’s professional carer, central support and management team. Why are the Health Investor Awards so Important? ...
26th November 2015 – Free Seminar – Family Support & Coping with Dementia

26th November 2015 – Free Seminar – Family Support & Coping with Dementia

09 Sep 2020.
Recognising that dementia will touch the lives of many people in some shape or form, Whitehead Monckton in conjunction with The Good Care Group, is hosting a dementia awareness event at our offices in Tenterden. Family support and coping with dementia – an awareness event 26 November 2015 Recognising that dementia will touch the lives of many people in some shape or form, Whitehead Monckton in conjunction with The Good Care Group, are hosting a dementia awareness event at our offices in Tenterden. We’ll talk about some of the practical and legal issues surrounding the care of people with dementia with particular emphasis on relieving the pressure on their families. Caroline Speed is a solicitor with expertise in dealing with ...
The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

18 Aug 2020.
At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK. At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK.  To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week we wanted to share with you a story about one of our clients who has managed to gain improved independence and wellbeing by receiving our specialist Parkinson’s care service.  Our live-in care is provided by ...
MS Awareness Week 2017

MS Awareness Week 2017

09 Mar 2020.
The Good Care Group show support for MS week and share how you can get involved. This year is the 25th anniversary of Ms specialist nursing in the UK and The Good Care Group is proud to support MS Awareness Week. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition which affects around 100,000 people in the UK.  Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20-40, but it can affect younger and older people too. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition of the central nervous system. In MS, the coating around nerve fibres (called myelin) is damaged, causing a range of symptoms. Around 100,000 people in the UK have MS. It’s normally diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 and ...
Dementia Awareness Week – Round Up 2013

Dementia Awareness Week – Round Up 2013

09 Mar 2020.
Communities in counties across the country came together last week to support Dementia Awareness Week (19-25 May), the Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship awareness event. Communities in counties across the country came together last week to support Dementia Awareness Week (19-25 May), the Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship awareness event. The annual event, which is designed to raise awareness of dementia and other memory related conditions, always garners a huge amount of support from both the media and the public, and this year was no exception. Rock and roll group ‘Out to Lunch’ from Hilly Fields, North Enfield chose to celebrate the start of the week with a free concert, whilst support workers in Swansea took the opportunity to hold a tea party. Charities ...
What happened on Dignity Action Day?

What happened on Dignity Action Day?

09 Mar 2020.
Discover Dignity Action Day – a nationwide series of events designed to help raise awareness and improve care standards across the country. Wednesday 1 February saw care professionals from across the country arrange simultaneous events to mark Dignity Action Day. Here, we’ll take a look at the key aims of Dignity Action Day, and some of the events held to mark this year’s edition. What is Dignity Action Day? According to the organisers, Dignity Action Day is an annual initiative designed to “ensure people who use care services are treated as individuals and are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives”. By asking both care professionals and the general public to promote dignity in their ...
Winner of the Margaret Butterworth Award

Winner of the Margaret Butterworth Award

11 Nov 2019.
One of the highlights for this month has been the wonderful achievement of professional carer, Olga Starkiewicz, in winning the Margaret Butterworth Award One of the highlights for this month has been the wonderful achievement of professional carer, Olga Starkiewicz, in winning the Margaret Butterworth Award. This is an award for excellence in dementia care for care workers, health care assistants and activity organisers. Olga was up against some strong competition and we are so delighted that she won. Director of Operations, Dominique Kent, and Care Manager Emma Sadler, were there to see Olga collect her award at the ceremony on the 19th July. Not only does the receipt of this award help to raise awareness of the benefits of ...
What will happen on World Diabetes Day?

What will happen on World Diabetes Day?

11 Nov 2019.
World Diabetes Day is the primary international awareness campaign for the condition, and is held each year on 14 November With World Diabetes Day just around the corner, we’ve taken a look ahead at this year’s theme and the events scheduled to raise awareness and funds for research into the condition, which now affects over 4 million people in the UK. What is World Diabetes Day? World Diabetes Day is the primary international awareness campaign for the condition, and is held each year on 14 November. First introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO), the former chooses a new theme each year to raise awareness about a related topic, including: ‘Diabetes and human ...

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