Care provider shortlisted
BLUEBIRD Care North Hampshire and West Berkshire has been shortlisted in the Live-in Care Expertise and the Recruitment, Retention and Staff Motivation Expertise categories at the 2021 Home Care Awards.
The awards are the benchmark for business and service excellence in the UK home care sector and praise care providers that are making a difference by looking to raise standards.
This year, the Home Care Awards will focus on home care providers that have stood out with their innovation, response to Covid-19, the excellence of their provision and business performance.
An online streamed awards presentation will take place at lunchtime on March 19, 2021.
Bluebird Care North Hampshire and West Berkshire was shortlisted for its Live-in Care Expertise following a year of substantial growth.
As of November 2020, its Livein Care Service had grown by more than 300 per cent, driven largely by its innovative healthcare focus.
The home care provider uses observation kits that contain Bluetooth-enabled diagnostic equipment which connects to an online portal.
Information is collected, analysed and presented in a form that can be used by the company and the customers’ health care professional to help detect and monitor any changes.
Bluebird Care was also been shortlisted for its Recruitment, Retention and Staff Motivation Expertise.
Over the past year, the home care provider has increased retention of staff, decreased staff turnover and hired almost 30 people, despite Covid-19, to help cope with increased demand for its services.
In the last 12 months, 18 employees have been taken on as a result of its successful ‘employee referral scheme’, which rewards staff when their referrals start with the company.
The home care provider works hard to retain staff through staff recognition programmes and a range of employee benefits, as it continues to recognise and reward its hard-working team members.
Bluebird Care North Hampshire and West Berkshire directors Phil Miles and John Prendergast said: “Our reputation as the leading provider of highquality home care across North Hampshire and West Berkshire is underpinned by our commitment to recruit and retain the very best care professionals and we are delighted that this has been recognised.
“Our new healthcare focussed Live-in Care Service also gives our customers a realistic alternative to residential care and supports them to stay in the home they love.”