For everyone at Voyage Care March 2020
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Find out how Tom has been bringing smiles to lots of faces! Page 7
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Activities to make staying indoors fun for everyone!
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How our services are making the world a little brighter
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Activities to help keep boredom at bay!
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Our positivity project how can you get involved?
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Welcome Welcome to a very special digital edition of Zest! We have been absolutely blown away by your incredible response to these challenging times. Thank you to you all for your commitment and professionalism – there just aren’t the words to express our pride in the way the Voyage Care family has come together to maintain our high quality of care and support. It’s so important that we stay positive at this difficult time, so to help keep everyone’s spirits up we’ve launched a positivity campaign. We’ve been inundated with fantastic examples of how staff and the people we support are keeping active, safe and happy! So much so, we wanted to share some inspiration – this Bitesize Zest is full of wonderful ideas for activities you can get involved in within your service. Thanks to everyone who has shared their stories – please keep your ideas coming to communications@voyagecare.com and we’ll do our best to share them. We hope you enjoy this special edition – let us know what you think! Check out the Voyage Care Facebook page for even more examples of the ingenuity and imagination of our teams across the UK! Thank you again for your hard work and dedication. Stay safe. Jayne (COO) and Amanda (Director of Quality)
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Thank you for sending in all your amazing, positivity stories over the last few weeks! Our social feed has brought smiles to over one million people! You may also have seen that we are looking for caring and compassionate people to join the Voyage Care team, and you can help us! You can read more about our new Refer a Friend scheme by clicking the image below!
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News flash We also have lots of your amazing news stories live on Hive! Click here to look!
Hand washing champions! Janet from Mawney Road, and Andy from Beaconsfield Avenue have both been taking on the role of hand washing champions! Andy Keep ing the germs at b ay
Janet doing a 20 second wash!
Janet tells everyone to wash their hands as soon as she hears them ring the doorbell! She will even show them how to do a perfect 20-second wash. Andy’s support team have helped build a new routine around hygiene, and Andy says “I don’t wanna catch that virus, gotta keep clean!” Keep up the great work!
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Making Burwell brighter!
The team at Burwell have been thinking of ways to cheer everybody up! To bring some colour indoors, they decided to get messy with some paints. The staff and people we support all painted their hands and decorated the walls! The rooms now look bright and colourful, and are very personal too!
Stephen’s been getting some sun!
What made you smile today? Everyone at The Granary is busy writing down whatever makes them smile. Then they share their positive thoughts through their “What made you smile today” box.
Stephen from Heather House was unsure about going outside, but his support team thought it would be good for him to get some fresh air. They encouraged him to bring his teddies out and they have been We love to hear all about what you have enjoying the sun been up to! Send in your good news stories to together!
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Finding our usual favourites in the supermarket at the moment isn’t easy!
We know lots of you have been getting creative with your cooking and baking, using what you have in your cupboards to make yummy recipes for everyone to enjoy! So... We have a challenge for you! We want to see the most weird and wonderful recipes you have made from your store cupboard stock! It can be anything from biscuits and cakes to tasty soups (like the one below!). The competition is on, so send in a picture of your creation to communications@voyagecare.com by 30 April!
Store cupboard soup!
Takes 10-15 minutes!
Ingredients for 4 bowls:
Method:
✔400g chopped, raw vegetables such as onions, celery, carrots
1. Fry the raw vegetables and potatoes in the oil for a few minutes until they start to soften
✔ 600g potato, peeled and cubed
2. Cover with the stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the veg is tender. Blend until smooth, then season to taste
✔ 2tbsp oil ✔ 1,400ml stock
3. Serve up and enjoy! The soup will freeze for up to 1 month!
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Lots of our services in Somerset have been getting very creative over the last couple of weeks. Crafts are a great way to keep busy during the time indoors, and what better way to show off your creations than this!
Our cover star Tom, from Kent DCA with his rainbow window sign
Once the people we support have made their beautiful designs, they are hung up for passers by to look at. I’m sure you’ll agree they are bound to bring smiles to many faces. We love to see how you’re keeping spirits up during this difficult time. From crafts to movie nights in, you’ve been doing it all! Click here for other activity ideas!
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Spring clean your service!
Skype your family and friends
Get in the garden! • Weeding • Planting seeds/veg for the summer • Watering the plants
Make a movie night like Millstr House!
Get inventive with store cupboard baking! Check out our Ready, Steady, Cook! competition on page 6!
Host a virtual quiz with another service! Use Skype, nominate a quiz master and off you go!
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To p t i p s fo r. . . e f a s g n stayi in service Anthea, Service Manager at Woodlands (one of our Outstanding services) shares how the team came together to deal with a difficult situation...
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But here are some of her top tips for staying safe in your service during the current COVID-19 outbreak.
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Catch up on your favourite TV shows and box sets!
Get some fresh air each day, even if it’s only for a few minutes!
If you can, keep active indoors! Click here for some ideas on staying fit!
Do some mindfulness colouring in click here for templates!
Take care of your wellbeing and mental health. Take a look at our Spring issue of Zest which is full of ideas for a healthy mind!
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Keep as calm as you can, don’t panic!
Follow Government guidelines
Work together as a team
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Plan activities for indoors, so people are kept busy
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Make sure everyone is washing their hands regularly
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Get involved with our #SpreadPositivity campaign! You’re all superheroes right now and we’ve loved hearing what you’re all getting up to and so have our social media followers! 87 likes 6 shares
During these times, we need to focus on positivity and appreciation for all the brilliant staff we have!”
Jasmine Staff member
We would love to know what you’re getting up to! Send your positivity plans to communications@voyagecare.com or call the team on 01543 484 528.
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