We are an ethical, not-for-profit community home care service and our vision is for everyone receiving and delivering care to have a high-quality service in and around the Colne Valley and Meltham locality. How do we do that? By being a community owned and led service, working in the community, and …
We wanted to share a recent Facebook post from one of user members and an all-around inspiring person, Alice Barker. Alice has set up the Mobility Mindful campaign in Meltham and she joined us last week at our community outreach stall at Morrisons Meltham to support us and to promote …
Would you know what to do if someone needed a defib (defibrillator)? These are increasingly provided in many towns and villages and housed inside yellow boxes which are fixed to the walls of shops or businesses. We recently worked in partnership with Steve Moss at Purple Dog Ltd (delivering blended …
It is a very unsettling time when you are considering the prospect of needing to employ additional support, to help and assist you in your everyday life. Not only are you anxious about making sure you choose the correct care package and support services, but the added worry of cost …
Our latest Team Spotlight features Alison, who joined us recently as care staff here in the Colne Valley. Here are Alison’s thoughts about joining Co-operative Care Colne Valley, in her own words: “I am brand new to the care sector but felt, following Covid that I wanted to give something …
We are really pleased to announce that we have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as a Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate to be voluntarily paid by over 12,000 UK organisations – and we’re one of them. These organisations believe that …
We held our April ‘Sharing Care’ webinar recently and realised we hadn’t spoken so much about what that initiative is, here on the website. So below is some background for you, if you would like to know, more please do get in touch with Veronika, our Sharing Care Coordinator. This …
Co-operative Care Colne Valley are looking to bring up to three talented new individuals onto our board. They will contribute their skills and expertise to the further development of our work as an innovative community-owned social care and home care provider in the Colne Valley. We are keen to ensure …
In this post we want to highlight the vital role of our Colne Valley home care volunteers. It is a known fact that the more we give, the happier we feel. Volunteering allows you to connect to your local community and make it a better place – it can also …
As we launch our care service this week and with growing interest in our ambition to transform the experience of people receiving support across Colne Valley, I think it’s time to explain a bit about what brings me here. I am proud of the energy and commitment of all who …