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Events Click Below Extra Care Long Service Awards 2009 New Care worker uniforms
Left to right: Frank Young - Chairman of the Board, Lord Mayor Naomi Long, Colum Conway - Chief Executive
LORD MAYOR CELEBRATES COMMITMENT TO CARE
19 November 2009
Long serving members of staff at Extra Care attended an awards ceremony held in the Parlour Room, City Hall, Belfast, hosted by the Right Honourable Lord Mayor Councillor Naomi Long.
Lord Mayor Naomi Long said:
“I’m pleased to host this ceremony in which dedicated staff from Extra Care are recognised for providing a high standard of care to some of the most vulnerable members of our community.”
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Frank Young and Chief Executive, Colum Conway were present to thank 15 members of staff who have completed between 10 - 20 years of service with Extra Care.
Chairman Frank Young said:
“We recognise that our staff are the key factor in the success of Extra Care. We aim to continue to develop our service and realise this cannot be achieved without the talent, experience and commitment of our staff.”
The Lord Mayor presented staff with pieces of Belfast crystal and certificates to commemmorate the event. A 20 year award was presented to one member of staff, nine staff received 15 year awards and six staff were given awards for 10 years’ service.
Extra Care has a long tradition of providing high quality care in people’s homes dating back to 1935, making Extra Care one of the oldest care organisations in the world.
Extra Care is a leading domiciliary care provider of, and champion for, innovative, high quality, cost effective and flexible services which allow older people and dependent adults to have the choice to remain living at home with dignity.
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Carers Week 17th June 2010
Carers Week
2010 is the tenth year that Carers Week has been held in its current format. Organised by a consortium of seven national charities, over 100,000 carers take part in the thousands of activities held in every part of the UK.
Extra Care organised a series of events in Whiteabbey, Enniskillen and Ballymena. "Care for a Walk" attracted all those people who provide care on a daily basis, whether it be for a family member or through being employed at Extra Care. The aim of each event was to raise awareness of the important role carers have with people in our communities. Continuously caring for someone else is a strain and most people do not realise the effort and time that is given by employees from Extra Care.
Facts & Information about carers |
1. There are almost six million carers in the UK 1 East of England 520,209 2. One in eight adults in the UK is a carer 1 3. 3 million people juggle work with caring responsibilities for a disabled, ill or frail relative or friend 1 4. The main carers’ benefit – Carers Allowance - is £53.10 for a minimum of 35 hours, equivalent to £1.52 per hour 5. People providing high levels of care are twice as likely to be permanently sick or disabled 2 6. Every year 2 million people take on new caring responsibilities 3 7. 1.25 million people care for more than 50 hours a week 1 8. 58% of carers are women, 42% are men 1 9. 1.5 million carers are over the age of 60 1 10. Carers’ unpaid contribution is £87 billion each year, yet the decision to care can mean a commitment to future poverty. Many give up an income, future employment prospects and pension rights to become a carer 4 SOURCE: 1 Census 2001 2 In Poor Health, Carers UK 2004 3 In The Know, Carers UK 2006 4 Carers UK / Leeds University 2007 |
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Electric Savings for Extra Care
3 Feb 2010
Local energy supplier NIE Energy has donated free energy saving light bulbs to a group of older people in Ballymena.
Peter Erwin from NIE Energy’s Ballymena office met with staff and clients of Extra Care at their Ballymena centre to present Extra Care with free energy saving light bulbs.
Peter Erwin from NIE Energy said: “NIE Energy is delighted to be donating free energy saving light bulbs to Extra Care for their staff to distribute to their vulnerable clients.
“NIE Energy is keen to help people save energy and money, especially the vulnerable. One simple way to do this is to replace standard light bulbs with energy saving ones. An energy saving light bulb uses a fifth of the electricity of a normal bulb. Each bulb when put in a frequently used light, can save approximately £10 a year off your electricity bill.
“Traditionally, energy saving bulbs were bigger than standard bulbs and either didn’t fit or poked out on top of the lamp shade. That’s not the case anymore. You can now get energy saving bulb equivalents of nearly every shape of bulb you might need and they are nice and bight as well.”
Geraldine Martin, Benefit Advisor from Extra Care’s Ballymena Office said: “I am delighted to receive these free energy saving light bulbs from NIE Energy.
“Extra Care provides carers that visit people with health problems in their homes, sometimes 4 to 5 times a day. Through working together with our clients we also offer benefit advice and practical support.
“As every penny counts for our clients, it is great to be able to give something practical to help them save energy and money. NIE Energy’s donation of free energy saving light bulbs and temperature cards for our clients provides us with opportunity to do this.”
Elaine MacRory, carer of her father Stanley Bell, explained: “My Father lives on his own and has a lot of health problems. Receiving energy saving bulbs has many benefits to him. It helps in saving money and reduces fuel poverty.”
For details of current energy saving and renewable schemes from
NIE Energy, please visit www.nieenergy.co.uk
Photo caption - Local energy supplier NIE Energy has donated free energy saving light bulbs to a group of vulnerable people in Ballymena. Pictured (front) Peter Erwin from NIE Energy’s Ballymena office with Geraldine Martin, Benefit Advisor from Extra Care and (back R- L) Sharon Smyth, Family Care Trainer, Elaine MacRory, Carer and Stanley Bell, client of Extra Care
For details of current energy saving and renewable schemes from NIE Energy, please visit www.nieenergy.co.uk or call 08457 455 455.
