On Friday 6th November, this year’s National Care Awards final took place at the Park Plaza in London. We were delighted to have four fantastic finalists representing Creative Support: Thistley Green, Essex - finalist for Specialist Care Provider of the Year – Homecare or Supported Living. Jake, Ray and James,…
On 28th October, our Leeds and Wakefield services came together at Hall Lane to enjoy a special ‘Culture Day’ at the service. This is the service’s second Culture Day, and staff and people we support wanted to make it even bigger and better than last year. Everyone got involved, helping…
Precious Madyavanhu, Payables Team Coordinator, shares her love for her African heritage and the pride she has in her culture. “My African heritage is a beautiful part of who I am, and I carry it with love, pride, and gratitude. My roots tell a story of strength, resilience, beauty, tradition,…
London-based artist, Linda Bell, was a recent recipient for the largest individual arts financial award for visual artists in the UK. Each year, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation awards emerging artists to develop their creative ideas freely. In a groundbreaking win for recognition, Linda Bell, who is supported by social care…
Yesterday, Monday, 2nd November, it was announced that the Government has made changes to proposals regarding citizenship rules for care workers. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced that care workers will be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, rather than the original proposal of 10…
This Black History Month, we hosted a Cultural Exhibition at Creative Together, our co-production centre in Manchester. Black staff, volunteers and people we support across the country contributed artwork, clothing, portraits, instruments and more - each piece representing cultures, communities and identities. We launched this exhibition on Wednesday 21st October,…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our awards for the people we support celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. This month’s round of…
Our Valued Views Survey is now open until Monday 30th November. For the next few weeks, we will be accepting completed surveys from people we support to learn about their experience of our organisation and how we might improve our services. We’re excited to hear from a wide range of…
We headed to Northamptonshire for the fifth episode of our ‘What Makes a Great Support Worker?’ series to chat to Jimmy and his Support Worker David. Jimmy joined Creative Support in 2021, and David has been his main Support Worker ever since. Throughout that time, Jimmy has lived in his…
Daniella, who we support in Bidford, is passionate about health and safety. In this co-produced guest blog, Daniella tells us how she got involved as a Fire Marshal and trained as a First Aider, encouraging others to get involved too! My name is Daniella and I am a fire…
