Throughout November we are celebrating ‘Career Development Month’ – showcasing some of our wonderful staff across Potens and hearing the stories of their career progression journey within the care sector. Here we meet Sue who is the Registered Manager of The Barn residential service in Lancashire.
DB is 21 years’ old and has moved from hospital into his own tenancy at Gilling Crescent, a supported living service in Darlington. With support from his team at Potens, the move has been a big success!
Continue reading “Successful Transition from Hospital to Supported Living”
Aaron who is in year 11 at Poten’s Arbour House school in Weymouth has been saving his weekly reward vouchers and instead of spending on himself has treated his friend and donated to a local food bank.
Paxton House have been supporting Plastic Free July by recycling plastic bottles to create sensory toys at their service in Borrowash, Derbyshire.
Continue reading “Paxton House supporting Plastic Free July”
Queens Court in Conwy celebrated Nutrition and Hydration Week 2021 with lots of activities taking place in their Recovery Hub to promote healthy eating and good hydration – as well as future planning to make some permanent changes to a healthier lifestyle.
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It’s Nutrition and Hydration week on 14th June 2021 and we want all our services across Potens to get involved. This is an annual event with a shared objective to highlight promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration.
National Volunteers’ Week took place from Tuesday 1st – Monday 7th June 2021 – an annual campaign organised to recognise the contribution that millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Huw, who is supported by Potens in Parc Morfa, has been benefitting from a group of volunteers who run a disability cycling club in Conwy.
Paxton House in Borrowash, Derby, have been working hard in their spacious garden and greenhouse over the past week to grow their own vegetables for home cooking.
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10th to 16th May 2021 just after the launch of Potens Health and Wellbeing new policy and action plan.
Our world is an unequal one. As COVID-19 has highlighted, some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others. Continue reading “BUILDING A FAIRER AND HEALTHIER WORLD”
