Hosted by Shreeve Care Services
Thought-provoking discussions around the care sector — insights and challenges from families, carers, and care providers. Honest, practical, and always human.
Each episode brings together experts, families, and care professionals to explore the real challenges of navigating the care system. Whether you're planning ahead or facing an urgent situation, you'll find practical guidance and honest conversation here.
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Vicky Whipp of Sage & Elder talks about moving home in later life and the way in which she can help her clients — from an initial conversation around what they are looking for to sourcing appropriate properties. The service covers a wide variety of aspects that people may or may not have thought of, and Vicky talks about the love of what she does with both enthusiasm and empathy.
Janet is honoured to welcome Baroness Lister of Burtersett to discuss the issues around child poverty and the challenges faced by families today. Having written and worked on many books and articles about poverty, social security and women's citizenship, it was absolutely fascinating — covering issues that are often brushed under the carpet.
Laura Parsons has acquired Shreeve Care Services to work alongside SLP Independent Living. Based on the work SLP already do to ensure that people can live well — independently — along with their personal alarm service, 24/7 response service, garden maintenance, property repairs and adaptations, the acquisition enables a greater variety and depth of services for clients.
Sophie has been involved in the care sector from a very young age when her mother started providing care to people in her own home. She is now a Director of Manor Community Care. Sophie's passion for providing care and support across all sectors is very evident, and her work with Coproduce Care and the Care Workers Charity is truly inspirational.
Having met Gemma Kenney and Kaylee Mowatt and discussed their private Occupational Therapy practice, it was an absolute pleasure to talk with them about their work. They explain what an Occupational Therapist does and how they help their patients become ever more independent.
Having not done a solo podcast for some time, Janet Shreeve updates her plans for the next few months and highlights some of the clients she works with. Exciting times ahead with various projects and looking forward to where things will go.
Calin Istrate, having qualified as a nurse and moved to the UK, decided to set up Homecare Ipswich providing domiciliary care and complex care in Suffolk. He is one of the few agencies in the Ipswich area able to take on TDDI clients and is developing his business to take on more complex cases.
Janet speaks with Nina Parry of Nina's Law about her life, her campaign and her plans for change. Nina was in Thailand when the Tsunami happened, and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis less than a year later. She started the campaign for Nina's Law which would enable people with complex needs to have their regular carers with them when admitted to hospital.
David 'Budge' Price returns for the 4th time to talk about the ongoing trials and tribulations of care for Gina. The summer of '25 has been difficult — from issues with equipment provided by the council to a breakdown with their care provider. Budge talks about the huge amount of stress he has been through, and how a new provider finally listened and made all the difference.
Kevin Griffiths of The Care Show in Swindon explains how he got involved and why he was so keen to join this venture. Swindon has a huge number of people involved in the care industry but, like many large cities, they don't have a space where they can come together and connect. The show gives people an opportunity to look at new innovations and ideas.
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