Member Article

Business success: Local home care provider doubles in size

MyLife Living Assistance Christchurch, which provides home care and companionship to vulnerable people in the town and its local area, has cemented itself as one of the region’s biggest business success stories after more than doubling in size in just a few months.

“We have diversified into providing specialist care for people with complex needs,” says MyLife Christchurch’s business manager Kerry Mason. “We have also built excellent relationships with the Christchurch Borough Council, Dorset County Council and local hospital discharge teams, working flexibly and at short notice to find immediate care placements for people who are well enough to go home. This helps to reduce bed blocking and relieves pressure on the NHS.”

MyLife Christchurch has also experienced growth as word has spread of its first-class living assistance and companionship services, which include personal care and accompanying customers on trips. It has more than doubled the number of weekly care hours it delivers since January 2018, with referrals at an all-time high.

The company’s success is creating employment opportunities for local people. Over the last year the company has recruited 20 new living assistants and currently has 12 vacancies, both for trainees and experienced carers.

MyLife Christchurch’s registered manager Tracie Gregory, who joined the company in July 2017, comments: “Our staff are the lifeblood of our business and perform vital roles in the local community, helping customers live independently in their own homes. We have been lucky enough to recruit the right people to drive our business forwards and support their development by promoting from within. We offer excellent rates of pay and training, and a welcome bonus of £250 so if you are interested we’d love to hear from you.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by MyLife Home Care .