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Our social care commitment

Last year Accedo Group signed up to the social care commitment. This is a new initiative that asks employers to commit to certain standards of good practice and implement changes that have a positive effect on service delivery.

Making the commitment asks the organisation to commit to one statement from seven individual groups and set themselves a deadline to meet it. Once all seven statements are met the organisation can then say they have met and honoured their commitment to improving standards of social care.

Accedo are proud to confirm that we have committed and met not only one statement from each group, but 3 from groups 1, 2, 3 and 7 and 2 from groups 4, 5 and 6! We will continue to add to these during the upcoming year.

A big thank you to all who have contributed so far.

Sarah Gontsi, Senior Operations Manager

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Thurlestone Avenue opening 3rd March 2014

Thurlestone Avenue will be opening on the 3rd March 2014. We are currently taking referrals so please give us a call if you would like to arrange a visit. We had a lovely evening meeting our neighbours at Thurlestone Avenue – thank you for the warm welcome and we look forward to being part of the local community.

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Best Use of Technology aware goes to Accedo

This month, Accedo were announced as the Winner of the Best Use of Technology Award at the Independent Healthcare Awards 2014. The judges said: “Accedo have undertaken a systematic analysis of what they needed to do and implemented it in a highly cost effective way“.

Congratulations to all the team!

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Accedo signs up to the Social Care Commitment

Accedo is pleased to announce their involvement in the new initiative to improve workforce quality in care ‘the Social Care Commitment’.

Accedo signed up on the 7th October 2014 to the commitment stating its intentions to champion good practice throughout the organisation and to show how we will involve our service uses and staff in our decision making.

The commitment requires the organisation to commit to seven areas of good practice and improvement and give a timescale for each one to be implemented. There are five statements in each section and each organisation has to commit to one statement from all seven before the full commitment can be made.

Accedo has committed to two in each section as we are confident that this is something we can achieve within out set timescales as much of it is already part of our ethos.

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Chris Knight joins the team as Manager, Thurlestone Avenue

Accedo are pleased to welcome Chris Knight who joins us as Manager or Thurlestone Avenue.

Chris has worked in the care industry for nearly a decade. Previous positions held include Support Worker, Team Leader, an Educational/Vocational Coordinator at an ABI Unit, and Managing Residential and Supported Living Services in and around Essex and London.

He specialises in Person Centred Support and is an Inclusive Communication Co-ordinator.

Outside of work, Chris spends his time on his guitar, playing and recording from his studio. Chris is also a music coach.

Welcome to the team Chris.

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Accedo welcomes Sarah Gontsi, Senior Operational Manager

Sarah has worked in the care sector for many years and has an extensive knowledge of not only a very diverse cross section of clients and their needs, but also an in-depth insight into the many employee roles in the sector having held most of them herself at some point. Sarah has been a care assistant, support worker, senior support worker, team leader, cook, deputy manager, manager, domiciliary manager and an area manager over the last 25 years within several different areas including learning disabilities, mental health and challenging behaviour, those with a forensic history, brain injury and dementia.

She has been managing services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour for the last 10 years and has managed both residential and supported living services.

Sarah’s role within the Accedo Group is to manage all operation aspects of the organisation, directly over the running of the units and to take the lead on safeguarding and compliance.

On a personal note, Sarah is a keen experimental cook, a baker of novelty and luxury cakes, plays the saxophone and clarinet and is also learning the violin. Sarah is also a published songwriter and has a bald, epileptic dog called Moe who accompanies her on her travels to the units on occasion.

Welcome to the team Sarah!

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ramsay safety solutions appointed as health and safety consultants and representatives

Accedo are delighted to appoint Ramsay Safety Solutions as our Health and Safety consultants and representatives.

//www.ramsaysafetysolutions.co.uk

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Thurlestone Avenue opening 3rd March 2014

Thurlestone Avenue will be opening on the 3rd March 2014. We are currently taking referrals so please give us a call if you would like to arrange a visit. We had a lovely evening meeting our neighbours at Thurlestone Avenue – thank you for the warm welcome and we look forward to being part of the local community.

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Ramsay Safety Solutions appointed as Health and Safety consultants and representatives

Accedo are delighted to appoint Ramsay Safety Solutions as our Health and Safety consultants and representatives.

//www.ramsaysafetysolutions.co.uk

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