6-12 June 2022 Carers Week. Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support. The campaign is brought…
Slow the pace of life for a time and focus on yourself. By meditating, you can reduce stress, improve brain function and well-being, and get a break from daily life. How to meditate – One of the great things about meditation is that anyone can do it, and they can do it from anywhere. Whether you’re seated, standing, lying in…
BreakTheBias International Women’s Day (IWD) March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively…
#KnowAlzheimers Every September, people come together from all around the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around dementia. September 2021 marks the 10th year of this vital global awareness raising campaign. 21 September also marks World Alzheimer’s Day.The theme for the 2021 campaign is Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s and it is all about the power…
Mental Health IS important. Mental Health Awareness Week runs from Monday 10 May to Sunday 16 May 2021. During this pandemic, millions of us have experienced a mental health problem, or seen a loved one struggle. And we’ve seen that the support we all need just isn’t out there. We must work together to step up the fight for mental…
Keeping our community safe. We understand that this is a worrying and stressful time for families who have loved ones that receive or require care, which is why we are here to reassure our Clients and their families that safety will always be our number one priority. We are doing everything we can during the pandemic to continue providing safe,…
The COVID-19 pandemic raised challenges for our clients, their families and the staff that look after them. As a provider of essential care this is not something that can be put on hold! To ensure that we can still provide care effectively and safely in line with the current government guidelines, we have been working around the clock to make…
Each one of us has an important role to play in promoting equality and diversity. We respect our service users all as individuals and each with their own distinguishing traits. At Equicare we always strive to make sure our client’s diverse needs are met and ensure they have fair and equal access to all our services. Strong equality and diversity…