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Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury LTD signs Age-friendly Employer Pledge
Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury LTD has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a free nationwide programme launched by the Centre for Ageing Better to improve the recruitment, retention anddevelopment of older A recent poll commissioned by Ageing Better reveals the scale of ageism in the workplace and demonstrates the urgent need for action. More than a fifth (21%) of UK adults aged 50+ indicated that since turning 50, they had regularly experienced ageist attitudes in the workplace...
28/07/2023
Affinity Homecare celebrates launch of Student Placement Programme
The students also had an opportunity to speak with other Affinity employees about their experiences in Social Care; learning more in depth about the role of a Care Worker. Melissa ‘Registered Manager’ said: “It has been a pleasure having students in the business and exposing them to all of the elements of how we operate our care agency. We were able to show them the admin tasks, compliance tasks, the importance of our role and what part we play in the community, looking after those who...
16/01/2023
Shrewsbury pub donates Christmas meals to local community
A Shrewsbury pub is bringing some festive cheer to the local community by supplying over one hundred free Christmas meals to the elderly and <br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Staff at The Coracle in Shrewsbury are cooking up 115 Christmas dinners to make sure people don’t go without a main meal on the big day. The meals will be delivered to the homes of all the Rebecca Hughes, a Community Care Worker at...
23/12/2020
Apprentinceships
An expanding Shropshire care company is working closely with Telford College to recruit new apprentice carers. Affinity Homecare has moved into larger premises on Shrewsbury Business Park after outgrowing the location where it was launched five years ago. The team needed more space than its original Bicton Heath site could provide – partly due to the plans to provide new apprenticeships The company has already recruited a business administration apprentice, Shannen Jarman, and is currently...
03/02/2020
Shrewsbury-based care company expands to new office
Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury had been based in an office in Bicton Heath but have expanded to the point where they had outgrown their office space. This is in part due to their plans to provide Apprenticeships. They have already recruited a Business Administration Apprentice, Shannen Jarman, who is based at the office and are currently working closely with Telford college to recruit 10 Apprentice Carers. Melissa Morgan, Registered Manager said: “We are incredibly excited to be able to offer...
03/02/2020
More than 100 care vacancies filled after recruitment drive
Shropshire Partners in Care (SPiC) was successful in a bid for funding to run the Department of Health and Social Care campaign, Every Day is Different, in the county, with the goal of raising awareness of the shortage of care workers and encouraging prospective carers to apply for jobs in the industry. The initiative ran during October and November, and included a busy recruitment event at Telford Town Centre. Nicky Jacques, Chief Officer at Shropshire Partners in Care, said: “It’s been a...
20/12/2019
Shrewsbury homecare company raises £2,300 for Macmillan over three months
It began in July when Kat and Davey, two of Affinity’s carers Braved the Shave and raised just over £700 between them. Registered Manager, Melissa Morgan, had the task of shaving their hair. The shave was streamed live on Facebook and began with Melissa issuing a disclaimer that she had never cut anyone’s hair before; despite this it all went very smoothly. Kat and Davey’s hair is growing back nicely now. In September, Affinity members of staff took part in the Macmillan Coracle World...
05/11/2019
Shrewsbury home-care company rated ‘good’ following CQC inspection
Affinity Homecare (Shrewsbury) Limited has invested in developing a care company which can support individuals in their homes, allowing the most vital of rights to be maintained – independence. Through the rigorous review of all aspects of Affinity’s service, CQC considered safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.  All of these values are at the core of what Affinity provides, allowing individuals tailor made care in the home clients love with flexible packages of short or...
10/06/2019