Our team says Home Instead’s “A Great Place to Work”.

The results of our annual confidential staff survey are in.

Proud to be a Living Wage Employer

We support the Real Living Wage

Spring Afternoon Tea

Getting together with our staff and our clients.

CAREGivers, Clients and Family Get Gogether for Summer Party.

We recently held our summer party at the Chorlton Golf Club. Unfortunately, the weather was a little bit mixed but we did have some sunshine. It was t

$We\'re Top 20 in North West England!$

We're Top 20 in North West England!

We're super excited here at Home Instead South Manchester as we've just been named one of the TOP 20 HOME CARE companies, not just in Greater Manchest

Happy Birthday To Us!

Home Instead South Manchester recently had it’s third birthday. It’s been a wonderful three years and we wanted to celebrate everything we’ve achieved

Watching for the Signs – Clues a loved may need some support.

We all get forgetful sometimes – missing an appointment or losing track of our car keys. And as we get older this may happen more frequently. In a lov

Awarded '5 Star Employer' for second straight year.

For the second year, Home Instead Senior Care has been awarded the title of “Five Star Employer” in the “Best Employers in Care Awards”. We're particu

Be A Santa to a Senior - 2017

It's the time of the year again when we launch our annual Be A Santa To A Senior scheme. The idea is that we ask members of our local community to bri

Being A CAREGiver – Katie “In her Own Words”

Perhaps the best way to understand the kind of care we provide is to hear what one of our CAREGivers has to say about their job. Here's Katie's though

Letting our Staff Have Their Say

Many companies carry out research to find out what their customers think of the service they provide. This is of course really important but we think

$Marking World Alzheimer\'s Month - Communication Tips$

Marking World Alzheimer's Month - Communication Tips

September is World Alzheimer's Month, the time of year when we and many other individuals and organisations around the world try to do two things. We

Client Satisfaction Survey - a vote of confidence.

Our clients and our staff, they're the people who really count at Home Instead. That's why, every year, we ask Smith and Henderson, an independent res

C.Q.C. Awards Us a 'GOOD' Rating

We recently had our first inspection by the Care Quality Commission and I’m delighted to say that we were awarded a “GOOD” rating overall. The three-d

Helping Keep Hips and Hearts Healthy

At Home Instead South Manchester, we think being part of our local community is really important. This means employing kind hearted local people to ta

Looking for Feedback

The General Election wasn’t the only recent opportunity for people to have their say. Last week we ran our annual PEAQ survey. Every year we ask Smith

Introducing Gemma and Janet

We've welcomed two new recruits to our office team over the last couple of weeks. First up is Gemma, our new Care Manager. Gemma has worked in Care fo

Happy Birthday to Us!

Last week we celebrated our Second Birthday. It’s amazing to think how far we’ve come in just two years - from opening without a single CAREGiver or

Home Instead named Best Employer in Care

It’s been a great year for Home Instead on the awards front, with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise topping the list. However our latest aw

Queen's Award for Enterprise - it's official!

Although we learnt that Home Instead had won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise last year, the official ceremony only took place last week and Alison wa

Home Instead named Home Care Provider Of The Year!

As anyone working for Home Instead will tell you, we do what we do for the joy of making older people's lives better. However, it is nice from time to

Be A Santa To A Senior 2016 - Update!

The gifts have already started to come in for our Be A Santa to A Senior campaign. However there are a lot of older people living alone in our communi

Be A Santa To A Senior 2016

Last year we ran our first ever Be A Santa to A Senior scheme. The idea was to tap into the generosity of the people in our local community to help co

Making A Difference Awards - November '16

We hold regular Team Meetings at our offices for our CareGivers. These are important as our team spend most of their time out in the community looking

Home Instead South Manchester - A Great Place to Work

Many organisations run surveys to find out what their customers think. There aren’t many, however, that take as much trouble to get feedback from thei

The Results are in!

CLIENTS ENDORSE HOME INSTEAD SOUTH MANCHESTER. Every year Smith and Henderson, an independent research company, survey all Home Instead’s clients. The

Home Instead Wins Princess Royal Training Award

More royal recognition for Home Instead Senior Care! Last week we were announced as having won a Princess Royal Training Award for 2016. Organised by

Manchester's Dementia Friendly Lord Mayor

Alison recently met the new Lord Mayor of Manchester at an Age Friendly Burnage event. He’s only been in post since May this year but already has plan

What's On Where?

What's On Where Guide - South Manchester. One of the biggest issues affecting the well-being of old people today is social isolation. Family may have

Tea, Cake and Dementia Awareness

Classic summer fun - tea, homemade cake and a raffle. The best thing we can do for people living with dementia is to help their family and friends und

Knitting the Community Together

Believe it or not, it was recently “World Knitting in Public Day”. Well, rather than just wonder who it is that comes up with these things, we decided

As Seen On Manchester TV!

To mark Carers Week, Manchester TV approached us to ask if they could do a feature about our unique, person-centered approach to care and, of course,

Twiddlemuffs - a practical way to help.

Twiddlemuffs - comfort and reassurance. These days most of us either have a loved one living with dementia or know someone else who has and so we’re o

Tips for Dementia Awareness Week 2016

To mark Dementia Awareness Week here are few tips we’ve picked up while looking after people with the condition. They’re just simple suggestions but t

Dementia Friendly? You Can Bank On It!

Alison, Angela and cardboard friends. We’re a local business that likes to play a part in our local community. That’s why Alison spent Thursday at the

The Queen’s Award for innovation - royal recognition for Home Instead

Home Instead Senior Care is celebrating royal praise today on the very special occasion of Her Majesty's 90th birthday. We’re proud to announce that H

Happy Birthday To Us!

Home Instead South Manchester has just celebrated its first birthday! We were originally a bit nervous about opening on April Fool’s Day but we needn’

Dementia - Training To Care

The feedback and recommendations we get from our clients suggests we're meeting our goal of providing the kind of care we'd want for our own families.

Sunday Times endorses Home Instead as a Great Place to Work

The Sunday Times recently made Home Instead UK one of it's "100 Best Small Companies to Work For.". This is brilliant news as a big part of the Home I

Going the Extra Mile

Charlotte, Holly and Girda showing off their Awards. We're always grateful for the commitment consistently shown by all of our CAREGivers but we also

Making (Dementia) Friends

Alison with her certificate from the Alzheimer's Society. Dementia’s a condition that affects some of our clients and many older people in our communi

LaingBuisson Names Home Instead Number One – Again.

LaingBuisson, are a company who monitor the performance of all kinds of organisations across the entire health care sector, both public and private. T

Touching Base with our Community

At Home Instead South Manchester we’re proud to be a part of our local community. Our offices are in a residential area not a business park, and most

Let's Banish Loneliness

John Lewis’ recent ad highlighted the plight of lonely older people. Sadly this isn’t just a Christmas problem. For many older people loneliness is a

Be A Santa To A Senior - Gift Update!

Santa's Grotto (formerly our Training Room). Christmas is almost upon us so it’s time to deliver the gifts we’ve collected through our Be A Santa to A

Care, Above and Beyond...

Kate (left) receiving her award from Katie our Care Manager. . At Home Instead we believe it’s really important that our CAREGivers build up a real p

Be A Santa to a Senior - Update!

Our Be A Santa to a Senior scheme is in full swing. The brilliant kids at Chorlton High School are making cards, super-kind local businesses are busy

Be A Santa To A Senior This Christmas!

John Lewis’ latest Christmas ad tells the story of a young girl sending a present to a lonely old man. Most of us will watch it, smile at the heart-wa

Blooming Brilliant!

Care with Home Instead is whatever and whenever our clients need it to be. For example, one of our clients, let’s call her P, has always been a keen b

We Are the Champions

Caring for our clients is, of course, our key focus but Home Instead’s mission - “to change the face of ageing” – actually goes wider than that. We’re

Now it’s official. Home Instead's a great place to work!

This week our network won Silver in the "Best Place to Work" category at the UK Customer Experience Awards. We already knew how our CareGivers feel ab

NICE Guidelines Endorse Home Instead Philosophy

Trevor Brocklebank - Home Instead Chief Executive. This week the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued its first ever set of guidel

Welcoming Our New Care Manager

Finding just the right person for important jobs isn’t always easy but in appointing Katie Brennan as our new Care Manager we’re confident we’ve done

The Results are In...

At Home Instead we are always keen to know how we're doing. So much so that every year we commission Smith and Henderson, an independent polling organ

Stopping the Scammers

Scammed. A word no one wants to hear about a vulnerable loved one. Home is where an older people should feel safest but despicable criminals are incre

Nikky's Story

Something a bit different in this week. I asked Nikky, one of our CAREGivers, to write a few words about her experience working for Home Instead. I ex

Health and Safety Gone Mad? No – Just Taking Risk Seriously.

Health and Safety at work has got a bit of bad rap recently, with stories of postmen refusing to cross quiet country roads and kids’ sack races being

Building a Better Community

Being part of our local community is really important to us at Home Instead South Manchester/North Trafford. Obviously our main focus is on helping ol

Home Instead wins BFA HSBC Customer Focus Award

They say it’s not nice to blow your own trumpet but sometimes it just can’t be helped - like when your company wins (another) major award. The BFA HS

Working Smarter

Administration is one of the challenges of working in the Care sector. Detailed records have to be kept to ensure the service we provide is of the hig

Out and About

One of the things that makes Home Instead different is that we’re grounded in our local community. We think it’s really important to get to know the p

CAREGiver Team Meeting

We had our first CAREGiver team meeting in our new offices last week. The main purpose of the get-together was to discuss how we can make sure we cont

Home Instead South Manchester in The News!

We already knew we were making waves in our local community (taking on new clients and new CAREGivers all the time) but it was great to see the Manche

Dementia Awareness Week - A Personal Perspective

To mark Dementia Awareness Week Alison Broadhurst, owner and director of Home Instead South Manchester, was invited to write a piece on an established

Passing The Test

It's official. We're CQC Registered. Whether it’s an NHS Hospital like the Manchester Royal Infirmary or a Care company like Home Instead it’s the Car

Coping As A Carer

Being a Carer is challenging but it can be rewarding too. Becoming a Carer is rarely something that’s been planned in advance. More often someone we l

Searching Out Superheroes

We’ve been looking for Superheroes this week. People who seem ordinary but have an extraordinary power – the power to improve other people’s lives. We

New Recruits at Home Instead South Manchester

Susie and Our New Recruits. Good care only happens when you have all the right ingredients, like enough time - the reason we have a one hour minimum f

Our New Office is Open for Business!

It’s bright and cosy but the best thing about our new Office is that it’s right in the heart of the community, on High Lane in Chorlton. This makes it

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