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Supporting carers so no-one has to care alone!
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"L" is a 94 year old lady who Inspire have supported for almost 2 years. She is housebound and has for the past 18 months been pained by shingles in her eye. Inspire have done her shopping, washing, escorted her to hospital appointments, her meals, plus a lot more.
Mairead - our Support Worker, noticed it was not as warm in her house as it normally is, and on investigating she found the gas central heating wasn't working, so she reported it to me, but it was 6pm in the evening. I contacted a few plumbers but either they were closed or out on jobs. How could we leave a 94 year old woman without any heating especially with how cold the nights have been? 

Eventually I managed to contact a heating company who arranged to go out to the house within the next hour. I had to arrange for another Support Worker to be there when he arrived as access was by key safe.

Louise (another of our Support Workers) had arranged to go out for a meal with her Mum at the time the plumber was arriving but as she knew it was important to get some heating for the client, she re-arranged their meal and put it back a couple of hours. The plumber couldn't repair the boiler until the following day as he had to order parts for it. So Louise put more blankets on the bed, prepared a flask of tea and soup and left them on the side. Thankfully the plumber returned the next morning to fix the boiler.

Our Support Workers don't just "clock off" at the end of the day. Their commitment and caring attitude goes beyond the normal day to day role and Inspire wouldn't be what it is without them. 


Marilyn Cockett


For more information or to make a referral, contact:
Marilyn Cockett on:
01302 770662/07899 050622
or email: 

hello@inspiredoncaster.com


Carers are at the heart of everything we do.​
We are:

  • Friendly and approachable
  • Inclusive, respecting the diversity of each other’s caring experiences
  • Independent in advocating for carers
  • Committed to working with others

All our support workers are DBS checked to give you peace of mind.

Our Services include:
Befriending
Friends for the Bereaved
Companionship
Home Conversation
Assisted Shopping 
Supporting Individual Needs

 
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