So You Want to be a Carer? Chapter 2: Applying & Travelling
"So … you've decided you'd like to be a Christies Care live-in carer" Christies Care carer, Denise McCrory, has shared her story about being a live-in carer with [...]
6 02, 2019
16 10, 2018
So You Want to be a Carer? Chapter 1: Making the Decision
"Well … what took you so long?" Christies Care carer, Denise McCrory, has shared her story about being a live-in carer with us. From her initial decision to [...]
27 07, 2017
It takes a special kind of person to work as a live-in carer
The following article by Sheena Grant was published in the East Anglian Daily Times on June 20th, 2017. You can read the full article here.Photos by Sarah Lucy Brown [...]
27 04, 2017
Christies Care awarded coveted Silver Award by Investors in People
Christies Care is a ‘people’ business. We want our live-in carers to give our clients the excellent care they deserve, and we want to give our live-in carers the [...]
20 04, 2017
Falls Prevention Training Update
We know that falls prevention is one of the main reasons people have live-in care; and we know that elderly people are extremely vulnerable to [...]
21 12, 2016
Christies Care rated OUTSTANDING by CQC
Christies Care has been awarded a coveted ‘Outstanding’ rating following its recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This rating tops off an exciting year of progress for [...]
25 05, 2016
A Carer’s Journey
I am 29 years old and come from South Africa. I am a remedial tutor and English teacher by profession. I would like to consider myself as having caring qualities [...]
20 01, 2015
How the other half live (a carer visits Christies Care)
During my recent update-training appraisal, I was asked if there was anything I particularly disliked about this job. No hesitation there … handover days and the uncertainty of future [...]