Category: News

  • Working with compassion – the message spreads

    A lively Caregiver meeting last week saw Caregivers from across our locality descend on the Dover office to give us their experiences of providing the highest quality of care. Notable successes have been in providing cover with less than two hours notice and client comments praising Caregiver commitment and compassion. During the past twelve months,…

  • Music 4 Wellbeing at Age UK Canterbury

    Boosting your brain the musical way at Age UK Do you know someone with dementia who might enjoy a morning’s singing?  Songbirds are visiting Age UK in Canterbury on Saturday 8th August for a morning singalong… they would be vary happy for you to join them!  Contact Judy Ayris at Age UK Canterbury on 01227…

  • National Home Care Open Day

    June 19th was the National Care Homes Open Day, a UK-wide initiative to raise the profile of good care and an opportunity for care homes to open their doors to prospective clients and their families. We welcome such ideas as it helps answer some of the concerns an older person may have when considering their…

  • What do we call people receiving a care service?

    There is a debate that is almost as old as social care itself, that is again raising its head on social media. The question is this: what term should be used to denote those people receiving a care service? There are many opinions and, in some cases, heated arguments about how we, as providers, can…

  • A week of dementia awareness

    Highlighting Dementia Awareness Week, we had an excellent time in Dover High Street with Emily Barnes, Cllr Ben Bano, Keith Langford from HI Kent and Liz Frost from Carer’s Support. This event highlights the excellent work the Dover and Deal Demntia Action Alliance does in supporting those with dementia, and their carer’s, in the community. …

  • Family carers dementia workshop at Whitfield WI

    Many thanks to the women at Whitfield WI who attended a Dementia Awareness workshop yesterday. It is always good to speak to people who really ‘get’ the need for awareness of Alzheimers and other dementias. Particular thanks to Jan who made things happen! At Inchwater Home Care, we understand that in order to provide the…

  • Caregiver Training: Level 2 Moving and Handling

    Four Caregivers from Broadstairs who attended and passed a Moving and Handling caregiver training course with us, have been praised by Inchwater Home Care owner Paul Watts for their commitment to improving the care and safety of their clients. “Sincere congratulations to Sally-Anne, Jane, Pauline and Michael who put in a lot of hard work…

  • Astor Theater Dementia Awareness Event

    Maddie Watts and Wendy Fagg from Inchwater Home Care, were invited to provide information about the new free Dementia Awareness Sessions for family carers. Maddie said “We have had some very positive feedback about the new courses and family carers are keen to make a start.  Currently, we have courses in Dover, Deal, Canterbury and…

  • Heat Awareness Advice

    With temperatures set to soar, a level 2 health alert has been issued by the Met Office. The alert is triggered when there is a high chance that temperatures will reach between 82F (28C) and 89F (32C) over two consecutive days and not dip below 59F (15C) at night. The alert was issued earlier this…

  • Spreading the Dementia message to Community Wardens

    What an eventful week!  Two very successful Dementia Awareness Workshops for local authority groups and a SOVA training and assessment day. This means that another forty or so community professionals from Dover and Shepway Community Wardens and Canterbury Community Safety Unit, have a greater understanding of Dementia and have some very useful tools and techniques…

  • Inchwater Home Care joins Kent Dementia Action Alliance

    Inchwater Home Care are pleased to announce our membership of the Kent Dementia Action Alliance.  Kent DAA was established to broaden the scope of organisations working with people with dementia, or their families, to ensure a truly inter-professional approach. We are pleased to support the Alliance and have developed an action plan that states our…

  • Dementia Awareness sucess for Shepway Lifeline

    A series of Dementia Awareness workshops for Shepway Lifeline has proven to be a great success. Almost thirty members of staff took part in a course designed to promote Dementia Awareness and increase the individual’s understanding of dementia. The half-day course included sessions on understanding what dementia is, common symptoms and techniques that can be…

  • Are you caring for someone with dementia? Free workshop

    Please join us for a free workshop that helps you understand dementia and introduces simple techniques that make the experience of living with dementia as positive as it can be. A friendly and informal course that will cover how to: Recognise the symptoms of dementia Understand and manage behaviours Encourage engagement Enhance the time you…

  • Heatwave Health Watch Alert to Level 3

    Kent County Council have, today, raised the Heatwave Health Watch alert to Level 3, meaning there is a risk to health: “Regional Risk Assessments for occurrence of Heatwave conditions show 90% probability of heatwave conditions between 09:00 on Wednesday 17 July 2013 and 21:00 on Thursday 18 July 2013 in Southeast England.” John Callaghan, KCC…

  • Volunteer Carers gain Medication Training

    Congratulations to Diana, Paula, Yi-Chieh and Eileen who attended a Medication Administration course at Inchwater Home Care offices. Working for a well-respected East Kent charity, the four volunteer carers were keen to explore the knowledge-base of medication awareness, “they were a joy to train and a credit to their charity” said Paul Watts, trainer.  “…

  • A little woolly help goes a long way

    The team at Inchwater Home Care, enlisted help from members of the local community, Whitfield Farmer’s Market and the Deal Centre for the Retired to get knitting, in order to make this year’s Innocent smoothies Big Knit campaign as successful as possible. Owner of Inchwater, Paul Watts, took to the streets to encourage local people…

  • NHS Health Roadshow – Dementia Awareness

    A packed hall greeted Joy Marshall, Dementia Matron for EK NHS Trust, as she gave a superb presentation about the innovations she and her team are implementing in the William Harvey, Kent and Canterbury, and QEQM hospitals. Acknowledging the large amount of work yet to come, Joy spoke about the many new initiatives she and…

  • Barbara Pointon MBE calls for “the right kind of care”

    Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Kent and Medway Care Alliance, Barbara spoke eloquently and passionately about her and her husband Malcolm’s journey through the care system when he was diagnosed with dementia. Barbara and Malcolm’s case was highlighted in a television documentary that followed Malcolm through his final weeks and days…

  • Dementia Nurse team are Champion!

    Congratulations to the Dementia Nurse team on a series of very successful Dementia Champions meetings at William Harvey Hospital (WHH) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (KCH). The Dementia Nurse team are led by Dementia Matron Joy Marshall (WHH) whose commitment to working with patients with dementia stems from her experiences as a Nurse Specialist for…

  • New additions to the Dover Team

    Congratulations to our newest Carevivers who have just completed their induction training. Sheila, Elaine, Gwen and Vanessa have undergone a comprehensive training programme that includes First Aid, Health and Safety, Fire Safety, Medication Awareness, Food Hygiene and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults. Training is delivered by Maddie Watts, a qualified Occupational Therapist and Paul Watts, a Social…