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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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Care across the world

What makes our carers so special is their love for their work and their commitment to their customers. This passion and dedication has led to some of them travelling hundreds of miles to come to one of our training weeks. Elizabeth Wilma began her career with Helping Hands in 2014 and is still continuing to […]

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We Open Our First Hourly Home Care Branch in Wales!

On Wednesday the 1st of February, we were delighted to open our first ever hourly home care branch in Wales. The new branch in Beulah Road, Cardiff held a grand opening reception, which was attended by many of our existing customers and carers. Chief Executive Tim Lee was also in attendance, who welcomed and thanked […]

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Nurse Levante joins as a carer from Transylvania

Experienced nurse, Levante, joined us this month to become a live-in carer, all the way from the beautiful and historic Transylvania. A considerate and warm-hearted person, we caught up with Levante to learn about his journey and why he decided to join Helping Hands. What makes a Helping Hands carer so special is their dedication […]

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We Have Opened In Harrow!

On January 25th, we celebrated the launch of our new Harrow branch on College Road, with a well-received grand opening reception. The reception was attended by many of Helping Hands’ customers and carers, who all enjoyed the sandwiches, cake and conversation. Chief Operations Officer Ben Lee was also in attendance, who welcomed and thanked everyone […]

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My Carer Journey: Ricardo Granado

Our carers come to us from all walks of life and have some amazing stories to share. Though they all have different stories to tell, they all have one thing in common; they love to care! Ricardo Granado came to Helping Hands having grown up on the other side of the world in Australia. Originally […]

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From Oz to Alcester – one live-in carer’s journey

Picture when you started a job for the very first time. How did you feel? Nervous? Excited? Now imagine travelling hundreds of miles to find your dream job on the other side of the world. Would you do it? That is exactly what one of our new live-in carers did! Mareta Saolotoga was born in […]

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What to do in a home care emergency

When circumstances change suddenly, getting the right home care services in place as effectively as possible is vital. In 2015, it was reported that waiting for the right home emergency care was the main reason for a delay in a person’s care leaving the hospital. Whether your loved one is being discharged from hospital or […]

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Care and Collaboration

‘Care’ – “the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.” Though this is the dictionary definition of care, we believe there is more that should be included; caring for someone else should be person-centred and built on listening and understanding what our customers need. In order […]

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Jurgita and Alison win ‘Get Snapped’ competition

Caring for others might not always be easy, but it is incredibly rewarding and can create special moments for both the carer and the person they support. Over the Christmas period, carers from our Warwickshire branch went the extra mile to show our customers just how much they mean to them. Warwickshire Live-in Care Manager […]

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A very Wimbledon Branch Christmas!

Christmas is a magical time for our customers and our carers, and there was plenty of festive cheer to celebrate the wonderful work that our carers do at our Wimbledon branch this year. Rebecca Terrell (Branch Manager), Jacky Allday (carer) Lauren Durrand (carer) all enjoyed turning the branch into a grotto to delight their carers. […]