Autumna and Person Centred Software are launching #GladtoCare Awareness Week 2022; a week that aims to highlight the very best of the UK care sector.
Last year’s #GladtoCare Awareness Week saw over 500 care providers take part. This year’s five-day event is centered around the theme of ‘celebration’.
The organisers hope to showcase the often extraordinary contribution that care workers make to the lives of those they care for, their families, and the wider community. It is hoped that doing so will reassure families currently looking for care and will also help improve occupancy for providers.
Care providers and care workers can get involved in a variety of activities, including cooking competitions, virtual fitness sessions, and a virtual open day.
Person Centred Software founder Jonathan Papworth said: “The responses to the last two #GladtoCare Awareness Weeks were fantastic and saw hundreds of care providers across the UK get involved at the height of the pandemic. Two years on, and with the effects of COVID-19 still very much impacting the sector, we were keen for the event to return for a third year.
“With the 2022 theme being ‘celebration’, we will be inviting participants to get stuck into the fun activities we have planned throughout the week, encouraging them to share stories, photos and videos on their social channels to showcase milestone moments that have made them feel particularly proud to be caregivers.
"We hope that as many care providers and care workers will get involved as possible to shine a light on all of the incredible work that’s been done, and continues to be done, within the industry, much of which often goes unnoticed and underappreciated."
Debbie Harris, managing director of Autumna, added: “Getting involved with #GladtoCare Awareness Week reassures prospective clients that your care home is offering the activity and engagement their relatives have missed during the last few years of COVID-19. It is a real differentiator of your services and allows you to shine in a crowded market.”
Care providers and care workers are encouraged to register their free participation in the campaign by visiting www.gladtocare.com where they will receive a #GladtoCare digital toolkit including decorative bunting, display posters, social media graphics, and an activity calendar full of ideas for getting its residents involved in the week.
