Bluebird Care surprises 40 families with flowers for Carers Week

Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire, has surprised 40 of their clients’ loved ones with flowers, plants, and wine to recognise the care they deliver as part of Carers Week.

For over four years the home care provider has celebrated Carers Week, and this year the team wanted to celebrate the wonderful, and often unrecognised, contribution family members and friends make.

Carers Week which runs from 6 – 12 June is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face, and recognise the contribution paid and unpaid carers make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

Sammie Carr, care manager at Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire, said: “We are committed to supporting Carers Week. It is a valuable forum for raising awareness of the difficulties that unpaid carers face.

“We salute them for making such a valuable contribution to their families. Although we visit lots of our customers on a daily basis, it’s important to recognise their main carer.

"This maybe a husband, wife, daughter or son and sometimes extended family. If we can bring a smile to their face and say thank you for the incredible job they do, a contribution that often goes unrecognised, it’s the least we can do.”

This year’s theme focuses on making caring visible, valued, and supported.

Alongside Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire, these individuals provide care to their loved ones and display incredible dedication and commitment.

The gesture was a huge success, with all recipients delighted with the gifts they received.

Speaking about her gift, a mother of one Bluebird Care North Hampshire & West Berkshire client said: “I just wanted to thank you and your team for the lovely lilies that were waiting for me when I got in from work on Monday.

"What a lovely gesture, so thoughtful. You and your team do an amazing job. Having carers for our son has made such a big difference to us all. So, a big thank you from us for all that you and your team do.”

Another client's daughter added: “Thank you for my beautiful flowers. They look magnificent and I was most surprised to receive them. I think your care assistants do a wonderful job and the office staff are always patient and helpful. Please pass my thanks to all concerned who support my dad.”

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