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Hannah Blackmore

Hannah Blackmore

Hannah joined Helping Hands in February 2024 as a Content Writer where she enjoys writing blogs, care advice pages and campaign work. She has a degree in Archaeology and Ancient History and previously worked as a professional archaeologist. Hannah hopes to one day become a published author and enjoys solo travel, film and TV, history, fitness and writing.

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A day in the life of a Helping Hands branch manager

Hello! I’m Jacqueline Fairbrother, Branch Manager for Helping Hands in Plymouth. I’ve lived in Plymouth for the last 40 years, after growing up in Hooe with my family. For the last 24 years, I’ve worked as a carer and have worked in a variety of roles throughout that time. I feel privileged to be able […]

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Jerry’s Big Push: the Great Manchester Run

Over at Helping Hands, we’ve been humbled and inspired by one of our incredible customers, Jerry Ward from Cheshire. Affectionately known as “Fatty” to his family, Jerry sustained a serious spinal injury in 2007, which brought an end to a rewarding career within aviation. After several months of surgery and recovery, Jerry is passionate about […]

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Jerry’s road to recovery

Overcoming obstacles after a spinal cord injury The life of Cheshire-based commercial airline pilot, Jerry Ward, was turned upside down after an accident in the ocean in Mexico left him paralysed from the neck down. With a spinal cord injury, and receiving ongoing home care support, Jerry is determined to continue living life to the […]

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Guide to creating a dementia-friendly home

Living with a Dementia sufferer can be challenging, but there’s a range of simple things you can do to make their home environment as comfortable as possible, without the need to move into assisted living. For the 850,000 Dementia sufferers in the UK, it can be incredibly upsetting to not recognise their own home environment. […]

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From South Africa to Warwickshire

After joining Helping Hands in 2013 as a live-in carer, Beverley has proven herself to be a great help to the families she supports and the home care in Warwickshire team. She’s worked with customers living with dementia, cancer and Parkinson’s to name a few. Originally from South Africa, she shares her story with us. […]

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Travels with my carer

A dream holiday to Australia for one of our customers, Charlotte, is about to become a reality. Charlotte is an incredible person who is living with cerebral palsy. After her parents sadly passed away, Charlotte was left with some money for a trip of a lifetime, something which her live-in carer, Irma, was only too […]

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Random Acts of Kindness

February marked the start of Random Acts of Kindness Week – a week where we all take some time to celebrate the little things that people do without asking for anything in return. It could be something as simple as holding a door open or helping someone with their shopping. At Helping Hands, our carers […]

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Working together to deliver care

Making sure that care is successfully in place is the result of several individuals all working collaboratively. It is not always an easy process; it is often emotional and overwhelming, particularly for the family, with so many different factors to consider, from finding the right carer to deciding how much care is required. Naturally, families […]

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Next Stop… Wolverhampton!

At Helping Hands, we believe that everyone should be able to have quality care from within the comfort of their own home. As a result, our network of hourly care branches has now grown to over 70 across England & Wales! On February 16 2017, we celebrated the opening of a new branch in providing […]

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Spotlight on Helen Dautrive

Arranging the right care and support for our customers and their families rarely just ‘happens’ – there is a lot to consider. It is incredibly important that we get this right, that we ensure the customer and the things that are important to them are at the forefront of the package of care we put […]