New manager appointed at Pennington Court Care Home
Pennington Court Care Home in Beeston has welcomed a new Registered Manager, Laura Clark, as part of Westward Care’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and high-quality care for older people across Leeds. Laura brings extensive leadership experience from both residential and dementia care settings, including over a decade working in
Care and cafe jobs announced at Beeston extra care flats
Westward Care announced as care provider and café manager at new Extra Care Apartments In Autumn 2024, Preferred Homes will be opening Hunslet Moor House, a new affordable Extra Care location for older people that’s based on Hunslet Hall Road in Beeston. Westward Care, which runs Pennington Court Care Home
Health Care Assistants talk about working at Gascoigne House
I spoke to two Health Care Assistants at my monthly News Café. Abbey and Rebecca. The Café is held on the first Thursday of every month at Gascoigne House. See what they had to say about the joys of working at the new Gascoigne House Extra Care complex in Middleton.
Two small children’s homes set to open in Middleton
Leeds-based company Madiba has submitted planning applications for change of use on two properties in Middleton at 28 Lingwell Avenue and 178 Town Street. The company is seeking to use the properties as children’s homes. Each property would have places for two children aged 8-17 years, plus space for 24
Hunslet Making Space support worker goes for hat trick
A Hunslet care worker will be attending his third awards ceremony this year after being named as a finalist in the Yorkshire and Humberside Great British Care Awards (GBCA). Naveed Mughal, a support worker with national health and social care charity Making Space, has already scooped one trophy and been
Major upgrade of telecare services successfully completed
A major four-year project to upgrade equipment providing emergency telecare alarms and support to people in Leeds has now been completed. Leeds Tele Care Services run by Leeds City Council has invested £1.6million in successfully upgrading all its equipment from analogue to digital systems in a project which began in
Hunslet support worker shortlisted for national housing care award
A Hunslet support worker is in the running for a national care award inrecognition of his work with supported housing tenants. Naveed Mughal, who works at Waterhouse Court, has been shortlisted for support worker of the year in the Housing With Care Awards. The national accolades are being held for
United player’s new goal is homecare
Ex-Leeds United player sets up Happy Homecare Services and aims to provide the best care for the elderly in South Leeds Peter Swan had a 20 year career as a professional footballer scoring 62 goals in 445 games but his goal these days is very different. Peter is Hunslet born,
Council launches care worker recruitment drive
Leeds City Council has launched a recruitment drive to ensure care providers can better support vulnerable residents during the Coronavirus pandemic. In the coming weeks and months, social care providers will play a crucial role in keeping the city going and protecting our most vulnerable residents. As the demand on