Celebrating St. Georges's Day

Our Community Development Officer Lois was delighted to spend a wonderful afternoon celebrating St George’s Day on Lytham Green at the St George’s Cha

Meet our CAREGiver of the Quarter!

Kathy is very caring and puts her clients' welfare at the heart of everything she does. She is well respected by her colleagues and, more importantl

Scam Aware for Parkinson's

As part of our Senior Fraud Protection programme and our ongoing aim to protect Seniors from the dangers of scams, Lois our Community Development Co-o

CAREGiver FAQs

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, this time focusing on our lovel

Time for a Cuppa with Dementia UK

This week as part of our team meetings, for a small donation, we are inviting staff to join us for a cuppa ?? and a lovely slice of cake ?? ?? in aid

A Sign your ageing parent needs help

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by Home Instead

Myth Busting the role of the CAREGiver

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by Home

Client Christmas Party 2017

This year we celebrated Christmas with our lovely clients with a fabulous party at Marton Methodist Church Hall in Blackpool. The clients that braved

Carers First! at Barton Grange

On October 25th we returned to Barton Grange to hold our CARERS FIRST! event in conjunction with our colleagues at Home Instead Senior Care, Preston a

Memories of a Great Day Out

"Where are you from - you all look very beautiful"..... . Back in June saw we took some of our lovely clients to enjoy the Dancing with Dement

Scam Aware at Progress Group

Over the last few weeks Lois our Community Development Co-ordinator has been delivering scam awareness information sessions as part of our SENIOR FRAU

Getting Scam Aware in Lytham, Fylde and Wyre

BE SCAM AWARE - Do you know how to protect yourself against scams? We are passionate about keeping people safe from the dangers of scams and are only

With Special Thanks......

Our CAREGivers at Home Instead do their job because they love supporting people and helping them remain independent in their own homes..... it's what

Dancing with Delight

Thursday, 15th June saw us taking out some of our lovely clients to enjoy the Dancing with Dementia event in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Garden

#Cupcake Day for Alzheimer's

What a fantastic day we had last week supporting #cupcakeday for Alzheimer's. With the help of our office team, CAREGivers and support from neighbouri

Fylde Coast Dementia Hub - DAW 2017

Day 4 of our calendar of events for DAW 2017 was spent at the Fylde Dementia Hub at Clifton Hospital. . Opened by Comedian Bobby Ball the event was su

Out and about during Dementia Awareness week

DAW 2017 was a busy one this year with Lois our Community Development Co-ordinator getting out across the area promoting dementia awareness - somethin

Supporting Dementia Awareness Week at Barton Grange

As part of our Dementia Awareness week events for 2017 we joined forces with Home Instead Preston to provide 'A Walk Down Memory Lane' at Barton Grang

Happy New Home !

On Tuesday we said a very fond FAREWELL to our very special Client Vi. We have been supporting Vi in her lovely home for over 2 years and her CAREGive

Dementia Friendly Garden Opens

Lois our Community Development Co-ordinator attended the official opening of the new DEMENTIA FRIENDLY GARDEN at the Solaris Centre in Blackpool on Tu

She said YES!

We are ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED to share the news that our Director Sophie has recently got engaged !! The lucky man is Sam and everyone at Home Instead L

Meet our CAREGiver of the Quarter!

Congratulations to our CAREGiver of the Quarter, LORAINE SMITH...! Loraine was selected for her consistent approach to working with our clients and ou

Out and About this week

What a busy week it's been for our Community Development Officer ...... ! Lois has been out and about meeting lots of new people and catching up with

Fylde Coast Dementia Hub launch

Our Community Development Co-ordinator Lois was delighted to attend the first Fylde Coast Dementia Hub at Clifton Hospital, Lytham on Thursday, 16th F

Flowers for a Special Lady

Yesterday was a very special day for one of our lovely clients. Mary was celebrating her 90th birthday and Lois our Community Development Co-ordinator

Sands Sails and Stitches

Absolutely DELIGHTED to share with you the Lytham Embroiderers' Guild blog which features details of our current 'Remember' exhibition at our Memory H

Anyone for Embroidery?

Following on from the success of our recent collaboration with the Lytham Embroiderers Guild in producing a fantastic new exhibition at our Memory Hub

Fantastic new exhibition at our Memory Hub

Home Instead Senior Care at Lytham is delighted to announce a new exhibition at our Memory Hub within the Lytham Primary Care Centre. Remember..... is

Twiddle Comfort for Clients

Ideas for restless hands...... You may have heard of TWIDDLE MUFFS which are very popular amongst people living with Alzheimer's or other dementia as

Started the Year with a 10 !

Home Instead Senior Care UK had had an AMAZING start to 2017 with another franchise achieving Outstanding from CQC. In all that makes 10 OUTSTANDING C

A family thank you

It is always lovely to know that the care we provide meets (and very often exceeds) the expectations of both them and their family members. Our aim i

Caroline is our CAREGiver of the Quarter!

As well as all our Christmas festivities in December we had the pleasure of announcing the winner of our first CAREGiver of the Quarter award. CAROLIN

Christmas is for Caring

Lois our Community Development Officer has been busy with the Christmas parties, Christmas cards and Christmas 'deliveries' but had time recently to p

A Christmas Gift

At Home Instead we pride ourselves on going ‘over and above’ for our lovely clients, providing the kind of high quality care that we would want for ou

Spreading Christmas cheer across the Fylde

Once again we were delighted to spread some Christmas cheer to our lovely clients at this festive time, holding two Christmas parties - in Lytham and

Santa Dash for Charity

On Sunday 4th December Kaye, Lois and Vikki from the office all took part in the Santa Dash on Blackpool Promenade in aid of Trinity Hospice in Bisph

Community Cuddles....

A big part of our Community Development Co-ordinator's role is to meet new people, promote our services and host some of our great community events. H

Steady On

Lois Pell our Community Development Co-ordinator has been out and about again this week, this time visiting the Fylde and Wyre Falls Team in Wesham. S

Getting Scam Aware in Poulton-le-Fylde

On Monday, 7th November we had a very warm welcome at St Chad's Church for the Poulton and Carleton Residents' Association quarterly forum. We very mu

Memory Tree

Memory Tree Dedications. Lois Pell our Community Development Co-ordinator spent a few moments today looking through the lovely messages left on our Me

Letter from the Queen!

Earlier this year Home Instead Senior Care was very proud to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation in the delivery of our Home care.

Scam Awareness at Barton Grange

Senior Fraud Protection Event. On Wednesday 5th October, Home Instead Lytham, Fylde and Wyre attended the Senior Fraud Protection event that was being

Changing the face of homecare in Lytham Fylde & Wyre

Pursuing Excellence by Advancing Quality. We believe there is a better way to deliver homecare. For us, care and companionship go hand-in-hand in visi

Supporting the new Carers Cafe

Barbara and Audrey enjoying tea and biscuits. Tuesday 27th September saw the opening of the CARERS CAFE at Clifton Hospital in Lytham St. Annes. The C

Bake Off Time..

Our fantastic table full of donated cakes. On Wednesday 28th September Home Instead, Lytham were delighted to hold their annual MacMillan Coffee Morni

Care Quality Commission Inspection 2016

We are delighted to announce that following inspection by the Care Quality Commission in June our service at Home Instead, Lytham Fylde and Wyre has b

TEAMWORK!

Care Manager Dawn (left) and the rest of ‘Fit for the Queen’. Home Instead Lytham, Fylde & Wyre gets “Pretty Muddy”. Our team “Fit for the Queen” rece

Changing Times for the Office Team

Care Manager - Dawn MacKinnon. We are delighted to announce that Dawn MacKinnon has been promoted to the role of Care Manager and soon to be Registere

Gifts From A Thoughtful CAREGiver

Our gorgeous gifts. . . We've had a lovely treat in the office this week! One of our CAREGivers, Emma, treated us to some gifts. For the girls she m

Award Winning Training at Home Instead

We are delighted to announce that the Home Instead Network has been granted a Princess Royal Training Award. . The Princess Royal Training Award is

Getting Scam Aware in Ansdell

Our Community Development Co-ord with some of the residents. This week Lois and Vikki from our Community Development team delivered their first Scam A

Remembering the 1940s at Lytham Wartime Weekend

Lytham was alive with the sights and sounds of the 1940's in August with its special Wartime Festival. With military re-enactments, authentic costumes

We do like to be beside the seaside.....

Enjoying some sun..... Our CAREGiver Tina decided to encourage her client, Jean, to get out in the fresh air recently and they went for a picnic in Kn

Days out by the Seaside

Look at these beautiful clown fish. Last week our Assistant Care Manager, Dawn, took one of our lovely clients on a tourist day out to see the Finding

National Office CAREGiver of the Year - Thanks

At Home Instead Senior Care, Lytham Fylde & Wyre we are very proud of all of our CAREGivers. Our very own CAREGiver of the year, Christine, was recent

Training for Success

CONGRATULATIONS to the following CAREGivers who recently completed our CITY & GUILDS ACCREDITED TRAINING 'Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias'. Anot

Graduation Time......

At Home Instead Senior Care Lytham, Fylde & Wyre we are very proud of our CAREGivers and their achievements. We are extremely proud to announce that o

A Walk Down a Royal Memory Lane

Our Royal Memorabilia Box. On Thursday, 14th July, we held the official opening of our Royal Exhibition at our Lytham Memory Hub in Lytham Primary Car

Happy Birthday Ma'am

Mayor Akeroyd with Philip Higham and Sophie Hoyle. On Wednesday, 20th July, we held a very special Afternoon Tea Party for our lovely clients at the A

Celebrating our Queen's Award

What a week we had in Home Instead Senior Care last week. One of our fellow offices was awarded the 5th rating of Outstanding from CQC for the Home In

Tea and Cake anyone?

Last week our CAREGiver Tina took her client, Vi out to a local garden centre for a cuppa and a cake. Vi is another of our lovely clients who doesn't

Surprise, Surprise !

. Happy times..... Recently we have been sharing some stories on our Facebook about Irene who hadn't been out and about in a long time. Last week our

Presentation Time

Philip Higham, our very own Registered Manager of Home Instead Senior Care Lytham, Fylde and Wyre was given the privilege by Blackpool & the Fylde Col

PEAQ WEEK 2016 - 'We Are All Ears'

. PEAQ stands for "Pursuing Excellence by Advancing Quality" and is the name given to our annual survey of all clients, CAREGivers and Key Players (o

Supporting Dementia Awareness Week on the Fylde

Community Development Co-ordinator with Sister Linda Broadbent. We were delighted to support the Clifton Hospital Carers Open day as part of Dementia

Craft Corner

Making our office look lovely. Look what our fab client Naomi has made for the team in the office. Our very own personalised tissue box covers. They a

Dementia Awareness Week

Community Development Co-ordinator and Sister Linda Broadbent. We were delighted to attend the Clifton Hospital Carers Open day as part of Dementia Aw

Sharing Holiday Memories

Souvenirs that bring back happy memories ! We wanted to share this photo of our lovely client Louise with the gifts her CAREGiver Siobhan brought back

Celebrating a Special Birthday

The Birthday Girl with Tina and Lois. Many Happy Returns !! We were absolutely delighted today to send Happy Birthday wishes to our lovely client Juli

Celebrating with our CAREGiver of the Year 2016

Our winner Christine with Phil, Sophie and Mark Menzies MP. Christine Fairhurst. - CAREGiver of the Year. This is awarded to the person that has made

Introducing our Clients Choice Award winner

Clare with our Director Sophie and Care Manager Phil. Clare Mason. - Clients Choice Award. This award is nominated by Clients themselves, in recogniti

Winners of our Special Recognition Award

Our Special Recognition Award winners. Special Recognition Award. This is awarded to the person, or group of individuals, that have cared for a person

Our Dementia Carer of the Year

TINA WHALLEY. - Dementia Carer of the Year. Awarded to the person who has shown real sensitivity and understanding in supporting clients to live well

Introducing Our TEAM of the Year !

Congratulations to every member of our Team of the Year! - Team of the Year. The Team of the Year has people who co-operate and work well with each ot

Support Worker of the Year 2016

Lois with Director Sophie and Registered Care Manager Phil. Introducing more of our Award Winners..... . LOIS PELL. - Support Worker of the Year Awar

Introducing our Home Instead Lytham Award Winners for 2016!

Eric with our Director Sophie and Care Manager Phil. Following our Awards and Celebration Evening held on Friday, 8th April we are delighted to introd

Royal Recognition for Home Instead - The Queen's Award for Innovation

Home Instead Senior Care is celebrating royal praise today on the very special occasion of Her Majesty's 90th birthday. The UK's No 1 homecare provide

Celebrating success at our Annual Awards Evening

CAREGiver of the Year Christine with Mark Menzies MP. . On Friday, 8th April we held our Annual Awards and Celebration Evening at Ribby Hall, Wrea Gr

Home Instead Senior Care voted OUTSTANDING by CQC

Not only are we the No.1 Home Care Provider in the UK for the 10th year running but Home Instead Senior Care is the ONLY homecare provider in the UK t

IT’S OFFICIAL – HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE – ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE UK!

. Co-founders of Home Instead UK Sam and Trevor Brocklebank were delighted to attend the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For Awards

Home Instead at the Zoo !!

We're all going to the Zoo!! Our fantastic CAREGiver Siobhan had a great day out recently at Blackpool Zoo accompanying one of our lovely clients. Th

Celebrating pancake day with our clients at Home Instead Lytham, Fylde and Wyre

Getting ready..... Today our fabulous CAREGiver Clare spent the morning making pancakes with our lovely client Naomi. It was her first go at making p

Home Instead is once again top of the table when it comes to providing quality home care for seniors

Healthcare information specialist LaingBuisson produces a healthcare report every quarter where it documents the performance of more than 8,000 home c

Home Instead Lytham Celebrate Xmas with their CAREGivers

Silly hat brigade (Teri, Jayne, Siobhan, Emma and Lexie). Christmas started today – Tuesday, 22nd December – when Home Instead Lytham invited all thei

Welcome to the newest member of the Home Instead Lytham Team

Gorgeous baby Elliott with Assistant Manager Dawn and Mummy. Congratulations to Caroline (our Recruitment and Retention officer) and husband Nick on t

Christmas Care Cheer on the Fylde

The children from Happy Days Nursery performing carols. Local at-home care company, Home Instead Senior Care, who provides care to clients living in t

Recruitment Roadshow - Thursday 14th January 2016 - Lytham, Fylde & Wyre

Home Instead Senior Care Lytham, Fylde & Wyre invite you to their Recruitment Roadshow at Unit 15, Blackpool Technology Centre, Faraday Way, Blackpool

10 Happy Years

Karen, Lois and the Happy Creative Team. Lois Pell Community Development Officer was delighted to join the team at Happy Creative to celebrate their 1

Macmillan Coffee Morning in Lytham

Some of our CAREGivers and one of our lovely clients Lynn. The team at Home Instead Lytham enjoyed a cup of tea and a cake on Wednesday, 23th Septembe

A Walk Down memory Lane

SENIOR care specialists Home Instead have opened a community hub to help benefit people suffering from memory loss. ‘A Walk Down Memory Lane’ is desig

Fylde CAREGivers celebrate QCF qualification success

CAREGivers with the Mayor and Mayoress of Fylde. On Wednesday 8th October Home Instead Lytham were proud to hold a Celebration Afternoon Tea at the As

Home Instead Tops National Poll for Home Care for the 9th successive time

We are absolutely delighted to announce that in the latest report from Laing-Buisson, the healthcare information specialist, which ranks all home care

Home Instead Fylde Training Academy delivers Alzheimer’s Care Training

Manager Phil with our lovely CAREGivers and their certificates. July saw more of our talented CAREGivers undertaking our Alzheimer’s CARE Programme t

‘Be Scam Aware’ – avoid being targeted by fraudulent scammers!

CAREGivers with Senior Fraud Awareness Packs for our clients. Home Instead, Lytham Fylde and Wyre has launched a public education programme including

Birthday Celebrations for a special lady

Here is Naomi celebrating with her CAREGivers Karen and Claire. On Monday, 13th July one of our clients Naomi celebrated her birthday with a visit fro

CAREGiver of the Year Awards 2015 Lytham

CAREGiver of the Year Nominee Linda with Jayne, Sophie & Dawn. As part of the Home Instead Senior CAREGiver of the Year Awards 2015 we nominated Linda

Pursuing Excellence by Advancing Quality Care in Lytham, Fylde and Wyre

The office team welcoming in CAREGivers for PEAQ week. There has been a real buzz around the office this week as we took part in PEAQ week 1st-5th Jun

Caring company supports carers week on the Fylde

Dawn and Kathleen sharing a cuppa #lovetocare. At Home Instead we’re committed to celebrating care in all its forms. We’re delighted to support Carers

Dementia Awareness Week in Lytham St Annes

Our information table on the rehab ward at Clifton Hospital. Dawn MacKinnon (Assistant Care Manager) and Lois Pell (Community Development Officer) wer

HISC Lytham, Fylde and Wyre attends the Dying Matters Conference

Beth and Kate from National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC). As part of Dying Matters Week – Talk, Plan, Live and Lois Pell our Community Developme

New face of Home Instead Lytham out in the Fylde communtiy

Community Development Officer, Lois Pell, at the Info Hub. This month Home Instead Lytham are delighted to announce that Lois Pell has joined us as Co

Home Instead Senior Care, announced the creation of 110 new jobs for the year ahead

One hundred of the jobs are for CAREGivers, five are for senior CAREGivers, and five are for office roles based at the Home Instead office in Whitehil

Home Instead Lytham St Annes News - We are the UK’s No. 1 Home Care Provider again!

Home Instead Senior Care Lytham, Fylde and Wyre are delighted to have been revealed as England’s top home care provider for the 6th quarter in a row.

Excellence Awards Night for Lytham’s Greatest Home Carers

Some of the Home Instead Lytham team. Local carers have received awards in recognition of their outstanding work during 2013 helping others, at a spec

Home Instead Lytham St Annes & Fylde joins the Dementia Action Alliance

Home Instead Senior Care covering Lytham, Fylde and Wyre are delighted to announce that we have signed up to the National Dementia Declaration, and ar

Celebrations at the Home Instead Lytham St Annes Office today with new life

Good luck Vikki! Today we had an office celebration for our Business Support Administrator Vikki who is going on maternity leave. Vikki, who is expect

Home Instead Lytham December CAREGiver of the Month

This month Michelle Simpson is our CAREGiver of the month. Michelle is currently training to be a nurse and carefully juggles her busy college life, N

Christmas carols bring joy to one and all in Lytham

Children at the Ansdell nursery of Happy Days Childcare brought a little festive cheer to clients at Home Instead Senior Care this week by performing

New Training Launched at Home Instead Lytham, Fylde and Wyre given stamp of approval by healthcare training specialists

Our first group of newly trained CAREGivers. We are excited to announce that this month, the Home Instead Training Academy will be launching our new a

October CAREGiver of the month Home Instead Lytham

Well done Mandy! Mandy was one of our very first CAREGiver’s and has provided over 1,300 hours of care for our clients. Mandy has been awarded CAREGiv

Home Instead partner with Lancashire Fire Service to keep older people safe in their own home

Andrew, Dawn, Kim and Zoe. This month Community Fire Officers Zoe Lewis and Andrew Smith visited Home Instead Senior Care to train Staff Co-ordinator

September CAREGiver of the month Home Instead Lytham

Well done Jayne! This month we are awarding CAREGiver of the month to………. Jayne - well done to you! Jayne is one of our Team Leaders at Home Instead S

Free Dementia workshop in Garstang a great success

It was a full house in Garstang today. At the end of August we held our final free dementia workshop for people in the community of Garstang. It was h

August CAREGiver of the month Home Instead Lytham

Well done Dorothy! This month we are awarding CAREGiver of the month to………. Dorothy - well done to you! Dorothy has been awarded CAREGiver of the mon

Home Instead provide Information & Advice to Garstang residents on how to live independently

Rebecca & Denise at the start of a busy day in Garstang. On a sunny day in August the Home Instead Team were out and about to launch our free informat

Preesall and St Annes Free Dementia Workshops a great success

Free Dementia workshop in Preesall. During the month of July and August we have been holding further workshops based on our City and Guild’s accredite

Lytham Care Company Celebrates 1st Birthday in true British Style

Jackie, Deputy Mayoress of Fylde Kath Harper and Sophie. Just 12 months after opening, the team at Home Instead Senior Care have celebrated their firs

Home Instead Senior Care Lytham, Fylde and Wyredelighted to be named the best homecare provider in the country based on CQCreports and quality

Delighted to be named the best homecare provider in England. “Laing & Buisson league table reveals Home Instead as England’s top homecare provider”.

First CAREGivers complete our accredited dementia care programme

I am delighted to announce that our first group of CAREGiver’s have graduated from the Home Instead Alzheimer’s CARE Programme. Well done to Teresa,

Home Instead at St Annes Carnival

Sophie at our Information stall. Home Instead Senior Care was excited to spend a sunny day at the annual St Annes Carnival. This year was extra specia

July CAREGiver of the month: Home Instead Lytham

Well done Julie. As an additional way for us to say a big thank-you to all of you that provide such a fantastic service to our clients we award a CARE

Home Instead Lancashire offices join together to celebrate the 1st Birthday of The British Legion Admiral Nurse Dementia Service

Guests enjoying a Tea Dance. On Sunday, Home Instead Senior Care offices in Lancashire came together to celebrate the 1st Birthday of The Royal Britis

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