Two home care workers from Surrey are celebrating after raising nearly £2,000 for the charity ahead of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
Fundraising
The care manger from Carefound Home Care has raised £300 for the charity after swimming 10 miles in 30 days.
Last year, the charity helped more than 3,400 local unpaid carers, but there are many more not getting the help they need.
The Care Workers' Charity is encouraging all care professionals to get involved and support their peers through a team-building experience.
Helping Hands Home Care has committed to raising £60,000 for the British Heart Foundation to mark the charity’s 60th anniversary this month.
Care staff from CHD Care at Home, a branch of CHD Living, haves supported Dementia Action Week with a virtual dementia experience and skydive.
The Outstanding Achievement award recognises individuals that have improved the lives of people affected by dementia during the pandemic.
UK healthcare investor Elevation Advisors has agreed to support the Care Workers’ Charity's fundraising targets this year.
Joke's On You, Dementia! will be streamed live for free in March, with a number of famous faces taking part.
The funds raised allowed a team of 70 volunteers to deliver presents to Guild Care service users spending Christmas alone.