Natasha cooks up recipe for long service

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The lead catering manager for Shropshire’s biggest not-for-profit care home provider is celebrating 20 years’ service with the company. Natasha Williams, 44, joined Coverage Care Services in 2002 as catering manager at Fairholme in Oswestry, a role she had for 15 years before becoming lead catering manager for the whole Coverage Care group. She said:…

Shropshire care provider appoints new HR director

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Shropshire’s largest independent not-for-profit care provider has appointed a new director as the sector continues to face mounting recruitment challenges. Sam Woosnam, who has 20 years of experience working in human resources, has been promoted to the role of HR director at Coverage Care Services. She joined the team eight years ago as a HR…

Sue celebrates 40 years of continuous care

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A dedicated care worker is celebrating after completing 40 years’ service at the same Shropshire home. Sue Morris said she had seen many changes since starting a full-time job at Stone House in Bishop’s Castle in 1982 – but her love of looking after the elderly residents meant it was still hugely enjoyable. Care assistant…

Care bosses get taste of life with dementia

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The top bosses of Shropshire’s largest care company have been getting a virtual insight into what life with dementia is really like. The entire board of directors of Coverage Care Services has taken part in training on board a specialist bus, which is operated by Training 2 Care, and uses a range of sensory tools…

Concerns for social care funding following Government U-turn on taxes

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The boss of Shropshire’s largest not-for-profit care provider has raised concerns about the future funding of social care following the government’s U-turn on National Insurance payments and scrapping of the social care levy. The government announced today (Sep 23) as part of the Chancellor’s mini budget that it would be reversing the 1.25 percentage point…

Shropshire care provider raises pay for staff in £2.5million support package

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Shropshire’s largest not-for-profit care provider has announced a second pay rise for its workforce to support them with rising household bills. The latest £1.5million investment represents the biggest pay increase to be awarded by Coverage Care Services and means every single employee will now earn more than £10 per hour, apart from apprentices. The company…

Shrewsbury care home pilots new digital health technology

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Residents at a Shrewsbury care home have become some of the first in Shropshire to benefit from the use of cutting-edge digital healthcare technologies as part of a major new project being rolled out by the NHS. Montgomery House in Sundorne has been working in partnership with neighbouring GP surgery Severn Fields Medical Practice since…

Sarah steps up to manage care home

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A carer who started her career with Shropshire’s largest independent care provider has taken up the reins as manager of one of its homes. Sarah Evans is the new manager of Coverage Care’s Briarfields, a 43-bed home in Shrewsbury, which recently opened a new dedicated dementia unit for up to 12 people. Sarah has previously…