The Olive Tree Care

05/05/2023

Improving the services. Available for all ages, tired arms, legs, feet, elderly with pins and needles...Free assessment.

16/04/2023

NOW!! Mobile service, right to your home. Tailored for you based on age and needs. Contact me via email, WhatsApp, messenger or phone call. Inicial assessment free.

11/11/2022

A birthday cake for a basketball lover. Chocolate sponge with chocolate buttercream and fondant decoration. Happy birthday!!

06/12/2021

"Evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life." .

Read about 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing

17/09/2021

01/09/2021

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1264500640650229&id=244323569334613

Find out how to protect your loved one and keep them safe at home with this new tracking device offering peace of mind.

18/08/2021

https://youtu.be/JlDMI6h0m7E

The Somerset Micro-provider Network is a group of community based providers that provides personal, flexible and responsive support and care to local people ...

13/08/2021

As a Carer you'll watch me do things and instantly judge me for them, you'll look down your nose and see me as nothing more than someone that deals with other people's body fluids and makes cups of tea.

You'll wonder why I can walk out of a room and instantly into another, forgetting that I may have promised your relative a blanket or a cup of water because I was "distracted" by someone else.

You'll wonder why I've walked past your relatives room and not entered theirs, you'll wonder why some people are attended to sooner and you'll curse my name under your breath as they wait.

You'll wonder how I seem to have time to sit down and write and wonder why I cannot fix things immediately.

You'll wonder how, under any circumstance, I could be sharing a smile or a laugh with a co-worker as if laughter has no place.

As I walk in for my shift, you'll look at me, your eyes saying that you want me to help and you'll wonder why I can't just make that happen.

But here's what, if you're very lucky, you'll never see.

You'll never see me lose. You'll never see me take off my sweaty gloves and say a goodbye to someone I've cared for for months or even years

You'll never see the weight that we carry home. For minutes or hours, days, or weeks, or even lifetimes.

You'll never see our children's faces as we kiss them goodbye on Christmas morning so that we can make it a special day for your family member.

You'll never see the deep breath we take as we walk into a room to prepare a loved one before family enter to say their last goodbye.

You'll never see our hearts ache with the pain for those we have nursed and passed and those that continue to battle.

You'll never see our minds as they tirelessly overthink and overwork scenarios, wondering how or if we could do something better next time.

You'll never see us break the news that someone's husband or wife, that they have been married to for 50 plus years has died because they have forgotten again, you'll never see us comfort them as they cry.

You'll never know the fear we faced everyday during the waves of pandemic and never understand the frustration of full PPE when all we want to do is smile at your loved one. Tirelessly washing hands and changing gloves, swearing under plastic aprons and facemasks in the summer heat.

And for the most part, I'm okay that you can't see those things. It's my job to do, my burden to carry, and my labor of love and service so that you don't have to, so that the relationship you have remains as it always has been, so that you don't have to become their Carer. I'll take on that role for you.

However, I'll be honest, there are times that I wish you could understand the alternative to your relative that's waiting. There are times I wish you understood the difference between urgency and emergency. And there are certainly times that I wish I could be transparent enough to tell you when your relative dies it breaks our hearts too.

If you know, or love a Carer please do me a favor and just give them a hug. Or maybe a fist bump if hugging isn't their thing, or maybe even just a nod of approval but more anything please remember were more than just bottom cleaners and tea makers.

We're working as hard and as fast as we can, and most days, it's never enough, especially through covid.

28/07/2021

15/07/2021

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05/07/2021

Monday 5th July is FRONTLINE WORKERS DAY and to celebrate these amazing people who go above and beyond the call of duty daily, CCS (The Community Council for...