Nutrition & Hydration Champions Recipe of the Month: Butternut Squash Winter Salad       Our Learning & Development team here at Unique Senior Care run a Workforce Champions Program which is designed to generate deeper knowledge of subjects and conditions that play an important role in the wellbeing of our home care clients: Nutrition & Hydration, Dementia, Dignity and Medication, H&S and Wellbeing, Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding & Mental Capacity and now our newly created Covid-19 Champion. Our visiting care-at-home branches, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham, Solihull and Coventry, along with our Warwickshire based Extra care sites, have [...]

Recognising our exceptional Employees & Paying tribute to a much-loved Former Employee           Unique Senior Care Recognises Exceptional Home Care Services Employee & Pays Tribute to a much-loved Former Employee   Louise Pendleton, Director of Human Resources at Unique Senior Care, sadly lost her life to cancer in 2019, aged 32.  One year on, in honour of the legacy she left behind; a life lived with energy, fun and a passion for people, the busines owners here at Unique Senior Care decided to launch the Louise Pendleton Birthday Award to recognise an [...]

How to safely celebrate with an elderly loved one       How to safely celebrate with an elderly loved one during the pandemic This December, there will be many people longing to spend time with ageing parents, or to see elderly relatives or friends who they haven’t been able to see since before March. A visit, short or long, to bring back a glimmer of normality after being in the pandemic for nearly 10 months, would be wonderful for so many. But this year the Christmas holidays will be extraordinary. Many of us have had [...]

Healthy winter eating: 6 tips for Seniors   Healthy winter eating: 6 tips for Seniors The winter months often pose challenges for older people when it comes to healthy eating. Cold weather and dangerous frosty pavements can mean; fewer trips to the local shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, the opportunities to eat socially decrease, and many older people feel less physically fit and able. Combined with the worry of flu season, it can be a very tricky time. Last winter, the NHS found that more than 1 million people aged 60 and over were either malnourished [...]

Our Cheltenham office is officially open!   Serving clients in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Cotswolds The new Unique Senior Care Cheltenham office was officially opened by our co-owners Philip Wright Howarth and Philip Maundrill, accompanied by the local Registered Manager Faye Galling, Director of Innovation Jim McCabe and Head of Marketing Anna Carless. With successful branches already established in Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire, the office in Cheltenham enables us to build on our extensive experience and deliver outstanding, bespoke home care services to clients in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Cotswolds. Director and owner Philip Wright Howarth [...]

Unique Senior Care is coming to Cheltenham Unique Senior Care is coming to Cheltenham      All of us at Unique Senior Care are delighted to announce the launch of our newest location in Cheltenham, and covering Gloucester and The Cotswolds. Despite the challenges we have all faced this year during the Covid-19 pandemic, the opportunity to expand the reach of our outstanding care support is something we are all very excited about and we believe now is the right time. Opening our new office in the heart of Cheltenham is part of our strategy to [...]