Alcedo Care Group makes a splash for Elsie’s Story with a thrilling water challenge! For the second consecutive year, the Alcedo Care team has braved the rapids of the River Dee and taken to the water, this time not only with exhilarating white water rafting but also with a new challenge: canoeing! Together, we braced…
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What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects the brain and nervous system, causing involuntary shaking of particular parts of the body, stiffness in the muscles and slow movements. A person with Parkinson’s disease can also experience a wide range of other physical and psychological symptoms, such as depression and…
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In February, the Spinal Injury Association organised its first National Paralysed Bowel Care Awareness Day (previously known as The Serious Sh1t Campaign) in Westminster (Portcullis House). The campaign addresses the severe problem of patients with spinal cord injuries being denied essential bowel care in medical environments, resulting in harmful neglect. Nurses, carers, disability charities, SIA’s…
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South Lakes office of specialist home care provider Alcedo Care Group has been rated ‘Good’ in all areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Holding providers accountable, the CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care services in England, undertaking regular inspections to ensure services delivered meet essential standards of quality and…
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Kendal-based Westmorland County Football Association has developed a year-long partnership with Alcedo Care Group. The leading homecare provider is supporting the not-for-profit governing body for football in Westmorland with new tracksuit tops for its referee mentors and the development of a new special educational needs (SEN) shop and website. From its office base in Kendal,…
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To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week (10-16 February), home care specialist Alcedo Care is celebrating the achievements of Southport’s Harry Marlow. Despite receiving several offers from both Liverpool John Moores and Edge Hill universities, Harry, aged 20, chose to join Alcedo Care as an apprentice in the IT department. He was determined to gain practical…
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Specialist homecare provider Alcedo Care Group has opened a new residential home for young people in Warrington. Known as Kestrel Home, Alcedo has invested circa £500,000 in the acquisition and set up of the home that will support young people in crisis up to the age of 18. It is the second home in Alcedo’s…
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For the second year running, Alcedo Care Group has donated £4,000 to two children’s charities, helping many families facing difficult circumstances across the North of England and North Wales this Christmas. With family values at the heart of Alcedo Care and with local communities very much at the core of the home care specialist company,…
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Alcedo Care Group recently attended the prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards Ceremony where our Directors, Andy and Jo Boardman, and Group Head of Training, Learning and Development, Irene Russell, officially received the Princess Royal Training Award. The event was a memorable occasion, held in the historical setting of Goldsmith’s Hall, with the presentation of awards…
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Alcedo Care Group is continuing to expand across Cumbria with the opening of two new branches, one on Gray Street in Workington and the other on Parkhouse Road in Carlisle. The new offices signal a combined investment of nearly £450,000 for the specialist home care provider and will create approximately 200 local jobs. With its…
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