This week is Learning Disability Awareness Week 2020 – taking place from 15th to 21st June. The theme of the week is ‘the importance of friendships during lockdown’.

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Staff and tenants at Potens Cannon Street supported living service in Preston, have made an amazing donation to  staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust!

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Terry who lives at Heath Lodge is a massive Warrington Wolves Rugby League fan and this week received a surprise visit from one of the first team players!

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Gail who lives at The Barn residential service in Leyland, Lancashire,  has been increasing her cooking skills over the last few weeks with the support of her team using Person Centred Active Support.

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A poetry and art competition for frontline social care and support staff has been launched by Care talk called – ‘Poems in a Pandemic’

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It may be the last clap tonight, but we will always appreciate our care heroes at Potens! Here our senior management team share their message of appreciation.

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To mark #mentalhealthweek and the theme of ‘kindness’ the residents at Drumary House have written some lovely cards and messages to some friends they are missing.

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In Preston, Mansard House have been taking part in a series of activities with the theme ‘kindness’ to mark Mental Health Awareness Week.

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Staff at Drumary House, Enniskillen in Northern Ireland have received a PPE donation from a local DJ.

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At Potens we are supporting Public Health England’s Every Mind Matters campaign – focused on looking after people’s mental wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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