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Associated Press
3 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
How Home Care Specialists Are Leading Sector Innovation By Investing in Workforce Skills and Training
06/10/2025, Worcester WR2 4AY // PRODIGY: Feature Story // Severn Vale Home Care, a locally owned independent home care specialist operating in Worcester, Malvern, and the surrounding areas, has become a multi-award-winning sector leader. The team notes that much of this is down to the passion, skill, and kindness of its care professionals. The company has demonstrated how focusing on values-based recruitment, investing in workforces and providing real routes to career progression have bucked national trends, with staff recruitment and retention rates that stand out as substantially above the norms. Today, Severn Vale Home Care has shared some insights into why it believes the future of home care innovation is all about nurturing home care professionals and why investing in staff and providing generous benefits, salaries, and perks has proven transformative in the local home care space. The Severn Vale Home Care Approach to Recruiting Home Care Professionals Perhaps the easiest way to clarify our staffing philosophy is to explain why we exist. Although home care is one of the fastest-growing commercial sectors in the UK, it's also a profession founded on compassion, respect, and dignity. Our mission is to ensure that every client and family can stay happy and safe at home without struggling to find help, worrying about declining mobility, or feeling resigned to relocating into a residential care setting if this isn't what the individual or their loved ones want. That means several things: We need care professionals our community can trust who have the right training and skills to deliver the support and care our clients need. Our role is to make life better for the most vulnerable within our community. It makes sense that we pay above-average salaries, celebrate the achievements and dedication of our care professionals, and recognise talent, ambition, and progress. This leads directly back to meeting those overarching aims, and it is one of many reasons we've been delighted to be recognised as a home care provider of choice. While we often speak with qualified and experienced care professionals looking for more rewarding careers, we also regularly recruit candidates new to home care who have the character, values, warmth, and demeanour we know we would wish our loved ones to be treated with in a time of need, uncertainty, or distress. How We Attract Top Talent to Our Worcester Home Care Team The long-standing challenges affecting huge proportions of the social care sector and home care space are well publicised. They include severe issues with staffing shortages, droves of qualified carers leaving the profession, and a perception that home care is an environment where care professionals work incredibly hard for minimal pay. Our goal is to change every aspect of that situation, and we regard home care as a service we are privileged to offer. We install this ethos into all of our teams, who are reliable, dedicated, and recognise the enormous value they bring to the communities we serve. For many home care agencies, staffing shortages mean their capacity is limited, or they end up in an unenviable position with stretched resources, which has an impact on the quality of care and can, in the worst cases, lead to poorer outcomes and a lack of financial viability as home care clients simply turn elsewhere. Therefore, putting together appealing, rewarding, and stable career opportunities isn't just a way to welcome amazing candidates who are passionate about joining our team; it provides continuity and the peace of mind that every care client will always have the support they need when they need it. Severn Vale Home Care offers generous rates of pay, a workplace pension scheme, paid mileage between visiting care appointments, funded training opportunities, mentoring from our wonderful senior care professionals, and support to help care professionals study for formal qualifications. Our care professionals are also entitled to a full 28 days of paid holiday a year, pro-rata'd for part-time team members, and can opt to study for a Level 2 or 3 QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, depending on their current expertise and certifications. That translates into a supported, happy, and engaged team where our professionals love their jobs, are valued and acknowledged in their place of work, and have ongoing pathways to gain new skills, accreditations, and certifications that they can use to become more senior or specialist professionals. What to Expect as a Care Professional Applying for a Role With Severn Vale Home Care The starting point for current or aspiring care professionals keen to be part of our team is to review our online application form, which sets out some of the typical shift patterns available and the flexibility of being able to apply for full or part-time positions. You'll find details of our pay rates, holiday entitlements, and mileage allowances and can also share some insights to help us match you with a suitable role where possible, including your availability to work shift patterns, current care experience, and hobbies and interests. The latter matters because it's always a great opportunity to match care recipients and families with care professionals who share their passions. This helps to develop lasting relationships where clients and their care professionals have hobbies in common. We'll also ask you to describe what outstanding care means to you, which ensures we invite candidates to interview who we know would be a great fit for our value-based care approach and who are willing to engage in professional training and mentoring to round out their skills and care qualifications where necessary. Read more about Severn Vale Home Care - Family-Owned Severn Vale Home Care Showcases How Value-Based Care Drives Success With Triple Award Win About Severn Vale Home Care Severn Vale Home Care is a leading home care provider dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalised care services across the Worcester, Malvern and Hereford, and surrounding areas. Source published by Submit Press Release >> How Home Care Specialists Are Leading Sector Innovation By Investing in Workforce Skills and Training
Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
SilverStars Care targets further expansion after becoming one of Dorset's fastest-growing care providers
DORSET, UK - A care provider set up by a mum who wanted to change the way care services were delivered is pushing for further expansion after growing to a team of 50. When Ewelina Wiesner founded SilverStars Care in 2017, she wasn't chasing profit, she was answering a personal call for change. A dedicated carer and mother of twin daughters and an older son, Ewelina had seen both sides of the sector: the emotional toll on families and the relentless pressure on those providing care. 'I loved my job, but once I became a mum, I realised just how inflexible and unsupportive the system really was — for carers and clients,' she explains. 'It needed to change, and I was determined to be part of that change.' Born from that determination, SilverStars Care is now one of Dorset's fastest-growing care providers. With a team of 50, a £1.8 million annual turnover, and services designed around real lives — not rigid routines — the company is challenging the status quo of social care. What sets SilverStars apart is its genuine focus on people. In an industry where over half of adult social care providers report recruitment struggles, Ewelina took a different route. She built a flexible, family-friendly culture, recruited a diverse range of skilled professionals, and prioritised staff wellbeing just as much as client satisfaction. It's a winning combination. During the COVID-19 crisis, while many providers scaled back, Ewelina expanded her office team to support her carers, prevent burnout, and protect quality of care. 'Our carers give so much of themselves, emotionally and physically. It's our responsibility to take care of them too,' Ewelina said. The result is a growing business with a big heart, backed by an outpouring of appreciation from families across Dorset. 'We get letters, cards, emails from people saying we made a difference when they needed it most. That's everything to us.' SilverStars Care is now preparing to launch live-in care services and respite support for families who need a break from 24/7 caring, and Ewelina is passionate about offering support without judgment or guilt. 'Family carers need time to breathe, and to know their loved ones are still receiving outstanding care.' Even as the business grows, Ewelina is committed to keeping it personal. Plans are underway to appoint a dedicated customer service lead, ensuring clients always have someone warm, approachable, and responsive to turn to. 'At the end of the day, care isn't just a service — it's a relationship,' says Ewelina. 'We're here to make sure people feel seen, supported, and truly cared for — every single day.' Media Contact Company Name: SilverStars Care Contact Person: Ewelina Wiesner Email: Send Email Country: United Kingdom Website: Source: PR Company
