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Bluebird Care Maidstone support RA Awareness Week 2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone is supporting RA Awareness Week (RAAW) 2016, an annual campaign led by National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, from 13 – 19 June. NRAS is the leading UK charity devoted to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and speaks up for those living with the condition. As well as being the leading charity for RA in the UK, NRAS launched a service in 2014 for families, children, young people and adults affected by Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

13/06/2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone support Diabetes Awareness Week

Bluebird Care Maidstone is supporting Diabetes Awareness Week 2016, an annual campaign led by Diabetes UK, from 12 - 18 June.

10/06/2016

Very Positive Staff Survey Results

We are pleased to announce that our latest Care Assistant survey indicates positive results, with 100% of respondents indicating that they enjoy their role with Bluebird Care and would recommend Bluebird Care to a friend.

02/06/2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone support Carers Week 2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone is supporting Carers Week 2016, an annual campaign which takes place from 6-12 June. Carers Week is supported and sponsored by many organisations, charitable and otherwise, including Carers UK, Age UK, Independent Age, Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support and Sainsbury’s.

02/06/2016

Launching our Career Journey

Here at Bluebird Care Maidstone, our goal is to give our Care Assistants as many opportunities as possible to build a meaningful career in care and are pleased to announce that we have have just launched our Career Pathway that forms part of our Career Journey. To achieve this, we have worked hard to develop five roles that form our Career Pathway to give our Care Assistants structured career progression throughout their career with us.

20/05/2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone support Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month 2016

Bluebird Care Gravesham & Dartford is supporting Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Awareness Month this June, an annual campaign run by the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The Motor Neurone Disease Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on MND care, research and campaigning. With up to 5,000 adults in the UK living with MND and six people per day in the UK diagnosed with the condition, the work the MND Association undertakes is vital.

20/05/2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone support Dementia Awareness Week 2016

Bluebird Care Maidstone is supporting Dementia Awareness Week 2016, an annual campaign run by the Alzheimer’s Society from 15– 21 May 2016. The Alzheimer’s Society are the UK's leading dementia support and research charity, supporting people living with any form of dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

15/05/2016

Heart of Kent Hospice Awarded First Community Grant

Bluebird Care Maidstone is pleased to announce that Heart of Kent Hospice has been awarded the first ever Bluebird Care Community Grant. The grant of £500 will enable Heart of Kent Hospice to purchase Virtual Dementia Tour training which will enable delegates to ‘experience’ what it is actually like to have dementia, as opposed to trying to imagine what a person with dementia experiences.

05/05/2016

Healthwatch Kent Community Champion

We have recently become a Healthwatch Kent Community Champion. Healthwatch Kent is an independent organisation, set up to champion the views of patients and social care users across Kent and being a Community Champion is an important role for us to have.

18/04/2016

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