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| FH – Leicester I was highly impressed by the overall support services received from Athena Care. As a disabled user I would have no hesitation using them again. PM – Leeds Thank you for your special care & kindness, it meant so much to mum to be able to spend her last weeks at home. SB – Bedfordshire Thank you for listening to me at last I have a great care service. |
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| Something About Us | Who We Are
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OUR AWARDS
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Registered Manager Stella Baxter With Director Mark Allen | Aileen & Companion George |
Our Greatest Achievements Take Place With Those We Support Every Day!
We are of course proud of our other achievements that include obtaining ISO 9001: 2000 (2008) as verification for our Quality Assurance Systems, being chosen as the only care sector winner of the prestigious BT Essence of the Entrepreneur award (2006) and being chosen as a finalist in three categories for the Great British East Midlands Care Awards (2009). We do however believe one of our greatest achievements has been to sucessfully encourage two people who use our service Mark Allen & Steve Garratt to join the Athena Care board of directors and we welcome the contributions they have made to our quality processes so far.
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| Mark Allen Service Development Advisor | Steve Garratt Acquired Brain Injury Advisor / Survivor |
We Are Passionate About Providing You With The Best Care Service!
Board Members Mark Allen & Steve Garratt
As a wheelchair user of care services for over 35 yrs Mark oversees both existing and new service development for the company and has made a great contribution to improve the monitoring and feedback procedures for Athena Care . Steve has experienced and recovered from a devastating Acquired Brain Injury and has just produced a DVD of his story which you can view below, with others available to view on our Athena Care Media Info page.
Dignity in Care Champions
Stella Baxter, Registered Manager says “As a Dignity Champion I am someone who believes passionately that being treated with dignity is a basic human right, not an optional extra”. As an organisation we believe that care services must be compassionate, person centered, as well as efficient, and are consistently striving to achieve this and exceed standards.
Stella Baxter, Registered Manager says “As a Dignity Champion I am someone who believes passionately that being treated with dignity is a basic human right, not an optional extra”. As an organisation we believe that care services must be compassionate, person centered, as well as efficient, and are consistently striving to achieve this and exceed standards.
We believe high quality care services that respect people's dignity should:
- Have a zero tolerance of all forms of abuse.
- Support people with the same respect you would want for yourself or a member of your family.
- Treat each person as an individual by offering a personalised service.
- Enable people to maintain the maximum possible level of independence, choice and control.
- Listen and support people to express their needs and wants.
- Respect people's right to privacy.
- Ensure people feel able to complain without fear of retribution.
- Engage with family members and carers as partners
- Assist people to maintain confidence and a positive self-esteem.
- Act to alleviate people's loneliness and isolation.
We provide services to both adults and children who may experience:
- Learning Difficulties
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Complex Neurological Conditions (that also includes Multiple Sclerosis , Motor Neurone, Progessive Supranuclear Palsy, Multiple System Atrophy Fredericks Ataxia, Guillain Barre)
- Spinal Injury (that also includes Autonomic Dysreflexia)
- Physical Disabilities
- Mental Health Difficulties
- Reduced Life Expectancy
- Sensory/ Dual Sensory Impairment
- Confusion / Dementia
- Intermediate (Short Term Intensive) Care Needs
- Respite Care Needs
We are members of Ceretas (Formally British Association of Domiciliary Care), The United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) Action on Elder Abuse, Headway,UKBIF (United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum), BABICM (British Association Of Brain Injury Case Managers),and we are a corporate member of the Expert Witness Institute . We also work in partnership with Adult & Children Social Service Departments and Primary Care Trusts throughout the UK.
All care workers are checked at an 'Enhanced' level with the Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority for your safety and peace of mind.
Funding Your Care In Partnership With Care Fees Investment Ltd
You can request a copy of the Care Fee Planning Guide in partnership with Care Fees Investment Ltd who specialise in guiding clients through the maze of planning and investment for care fees and were one of the first companies established to specialise in the care fees sector. For more information please visit www.carefeesinvestment.co.uk
Athena
Care has in place a 24hr (out of hours) manager contact line on 0116
2553681 should any difficulties arise before, during or after the
service has taken place.
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