Jolly July News Stories

You may hear us talking about Home Instead as an extended family when it comes to our clients and Care Pro's. Well this extends to our youngsters too. This is Care Pro Claire who celebrated her daughter Holly's university graduation in July. Holly studied Paramedic Science at St George's Hospital in Tooting. Claire and Holly celebrated the special day together at The Barbican in London. We feel your pride Claire and love that your girl is following in your footsteps, increasing our community's capacity to care.

At the Chertsey Black Cherry Fair our ‘Guess the GIANT Bear’s Name’ was won by young Henry. Of course, we were excited to let him know, so, Sam called to give him the good news! One small problem...the family had since left for their holiday in Canada and her call came through with the sparrows at dawn!! Ooops… Jack was collected by his new owner best friend Henry and they happily trundled off home together. Henry said “this is the largest teddy bear I have” and gave him a huge hug before walking Jack home. Congratulations also to Madison who won the Harrods Bear with the winning name Daisy at Staines upon Thames Day, kindly pulled from the hat by the team at Spelthorne Parkies Support Group.

Our expert Trainer Laura ran our second Parkinson’s Learning Circle Our free-to-attend 1 hour, bite-sized info & discussion session about Parkinson’s aims to give practical advice to make a difference. Informal, interactive and open to all. Valuable to those living with Parkinson’s, family, friends and those who give care and support, plus, others who may encounter people with Parkinson’s such as retail and hospitality staff, and those who work or volunteer at social or community hubs. We were lucky enough to have retired doctor George attend the session which we found mutually beneficial. Here’s what George had to say about his experience.

As Parkinson’s becomes increasingly common this is the sort of information that everyone should have. The session was clear and easy to follow, and very interactive and discursive, meaning I could share my own experiences and questions as a retired doctor. The coffee was good too! An hour well spent.” Join this month’s Learning Circle; Topic Understanding Dementia, Fri 25th August, 2pm3pm at our office in Chertsey. Get in touch to book your spot: anitra.camargo@homeinstead.co.uk / Tel: 07884 335 803