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Remember, remember the elderly & vulnerable on the fifth of November

Published: 29th October 2020 11:00

  

PEOPLE from Wales planning their own home-based garden Bonfire Night firework displays this November (2020) are being urged to remember the elderly and vulnerable in their area.

Abacare is asking people to inform any older neighbours in their community of potential displays being hosted in gardens nearby.

Neil Griffiths, Regional Manager at Abacare, which provides care across Wales, said: “We understand this year has been a difficult one for many people and they might want to let off some steam with a socially distanced fireworks display in their back gardens.

“There is nothing wrong with them doing this, we’re not anti-fun, far from it, but we are asking them to please pre-warn any elderly or vulnerable neighbours in their area, as Bonfire Night, and all that comes with it, can be a particularly frightening time for them.

“The public displays that would usually take place won’t be going ahead in their usual format this year due to the current pandemic and associated rules on gatherings, so we expect more people will be taking to their back gardens to have their own mini events with family members in their bubbles. This will mean more noise and flashing lights at a closer proximity, potentially, to those who may find them frightening, especially people with dementia.

“We will be making sure all of our service users are reassured on the night, but wanted to spread the word, so others can check on any older friends, relatives or neighbours they might have.

“It’s a good idea to choose a suitable time to let your fireworks off or light your bonfires, please avoid loud noise after 11pm. Fireworks should be let off in an open space as the sound can bounce off buildings and enclosed areas, frightening elderly people. We don’t want to spoil anyone’s fun, but fireworks are explosives and can be very dangerous, so do need to be handled with care.”

Abacare operates a professional Care Management Team that is committed to providing high quality care to individuals in their own homes.

The large team of trained, specialist, care workers provide positive based outcomes and person-centred care to people throughout the UK. 

Abacare’s core values, instilled into every staff member, include ‘make us proud’, ‘focus on our service users’ wellbeing’, ‘communicate, listen well and speak with respect’, ‘be passionate, honest, caring and considerate’, ‘recruit and develop the very best’ and ‘lead by example’.

It believes it offers inspiring work for inspirational people as well as a flexible and supported working environment.

Abacare is looking for kind, honest, caring and reliable individuals who wish to have a stable and long-term career in care, and who would like to forge rewarding relationships with the service users they care for. No experience is necessary to become a carer, as free, full training is given.

“Being a carer is a highly skilled, professional vocational occupation that is essential work, as we have an aging population and growing demand for our support and services. It’s a keyworker role that offers and job for life. People can start at the very bottom and work their way up with training and qualifications.

“It is ideal for anyone who may have found themselves being made redundant recently due to the pandemic. If you’ve previously had a customer-facing role, then you’ll have transferrable skills and we can give you full, professional training too. You will be doing invaluable work supporting those most in need, while, also, protecting the NHS. We have had hairdressers, retail workers and even chefs, who are no longer able to work in their previous professions, transfer their skills to us.

“There will also be many more people likely to be facing redundancies after the Chancellor’s statement that support will be offered only to those whose employers feel there is a role for them, rather than placing them on furlough.

“With more local lockdowns likely this could put businesses unable to trade properly in a very difficult position, making them unlikely to be able to keep staff on.

“We can provide our free, full training on a fast-track basis to make sure everyone we take on is ready. This includes a company induction, first aid, information on dementia, health and safety, food safety, infection control, handling medication and moving and handling service users, with the opportunity to achieve Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) after the initial three months probationary period. The Government has also taken steps to ensure a quicker turnaround on DBS checks, so people can get into work quicker.

“New recruits are given free uniforms, access to national staff discount scheme for all major brands as well as 28 days paid holiday, paid travel between calls and paid mileage.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a change of career. Being a carer is an extremely rewarding job and you get to meet lots of wonderful people too. At the moment, the care we provide is helping keep the elderly and vulnerable safely at home and protecting the NHS from being overloaded with COVID-19 cases this winter.”

Anyone interested should contact their nearest branch and details of these can be found at https://abacare.org.uk/contact-us/. People can also find out more information about job vacancies at www.indeed.com/cmp/Abacare. 

Abacare is a member of the United Kingdom Homecare Association, Ceretas (formerly British Association of Domiciliary Care), The National Homecare Council and The Information Commissioners Office (Data Protection). It is also registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales.

For more information or to enquire about a position at Abacare, please visit www.abacare.org.uk or www.indeed.com/cmp/Abacare. Alternatively, please follow the company on Facebook at http://bit.ly/2S5LDgb or on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/visitabacare

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