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Jun 2022
Last Updated: 17/06/2022
Carers recognised for covid efforts in Harrogate and Ripon at team celebration
Continued Care held a Celebration and Thank You Evening to recognise its staff's achievements in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Director Samantha Harrison, left, presented awards to staff for their efforts during the pandemic
A special event has been held to thank a team of carers covering the Harrogate district during the pandemic.
Continued Care, which has headquarters in Harrogate and a base in Ripon, held the Celebration and Thank You Evening to recognise its staff's achievements in the face of unprecedented challenges over the last two years.
The event was also an opportunity to present long service awards and announce the carer of the year awards for each branch at the home care company. The winners were Sophie Philp in Harrogate and Janet Bettridge in Ripon.
Director Samantha Harrison said:
“Working through Covid has been one of the hardest things we have experienced but through it all our staff have shown great determination and resilience, working together as a team and putting others before themselves.
“Before the pandemic, their jobs were hard enough but our staff have been selfless and focused on doing their best for our clients who are among the most vulnerable in our community.
"Their kindness, compassion and generosity has been inspirational. We wanted to say thank you and tell each of them how amazing they are and how proud we are of them.”
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Long service certificates and badges were presented to nearly half of Continued Care’s staff - 65 people out of 140 - who have been with the company for five years or more.
Making the presentations, area manager Mike Herrington said it was amazing to have such a high proportion of long-serving staff in the company, given the well-known challenges of employee retention in the care sector.
He added:
“This is testament to the quality of our staff and what they do for us, as well as what we do for them, and how we all work together to make sure people get the best service we can give them.”
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