A newly-qualified social worker who was inspired to make a difference after helping to care for her cousin has become the toast of the care industry – after scooping two national awards on the same night. Hannah Carpanini, who has worked for Monmouthshire County Council’s Adult Disability Service as a social worker for the past […]
A musical theatre performer who worked as a TV extra to help fund his studies and now trains health carers has won a national award – at the age of just 23. Corey Edwards, who appeared in the BBC’s popular drama series Ordinary Lies as an extra during his studies at Swansea University, scooped a […]
A senior NHS official from Newport who champions the need for private care home staff to have the same level of skills and training as those in the public sector has scored a stunning double success in major national awards. In her high-profile job as Divisional Nurse and Head of Long-Term Complex Care for the […]
A TRUCK driver whose dad is battling prostate cancer has been part of a team bristling with enthusiasm about a fund-raising drive to raise awareness of men’s health. An eight-strong group from McCarthy Distribution put their razors away and took part in Movember, an annual, month-long fundraiser in which men ‘grow a mo’ in support […]
A group of care home residents are helping to test a revolutionary new high tech instrument that helps disabled people make music. The device has been trialled at the Pendine Park care organisation who are working with Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, Siemens, and the Hallé orchestra. The first version of the device was a […]
A chance to fill in for a colleague who was on maternity leave paid off for a Neath woman when she picked up a prestigious award. Mother-of-two Lauren Davies was among the winners at this year’s Wales Care Awards which were presented at a ceremony in Cardiff City Hall. The awards are organised by Care […]
A care assistant from Merthyr Vale whose dedication to her residents helped her overcome her own shyness has been honoured for her work. Julie Sheen, who works at Greenhill Manor Care Home in Merthyr Tydfil, was awarded bronze at this year’s prestigious Wales Care Awards. Run by Care Forum Wales and held at the City […]
A Wrexham mum who provides round-the-clock care for her severely disabled daughter is calling on Christmas shoppers to dig deep and support the charity that gives her family a lifeline. Caitlin Hooper, 16, from Borras, suffers with quadriplegia cerebral palsy which prevents her from being able to control the movements of her arms and legs, […]
Care home residents had a hoot thanks to an owl that’s been given a new lease of life after it blinded in one eye after its owners wrongly fed it beefburgers. Aqua, the beautiful Tropical Screech Owl, went down a storm when he paid a flying visit to Pendine Park’s Bryn Bella Care Home in […]
A DEVOTED nurse who put aside her own personal grief to provide end of life care for one of her patients has won award. Alison Williams, who is the head of unit at Awel y Mor Care Centre in Swansea which supports young physically disabled people with acquired head injuries, received a silver award at […]
