Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury LTD

21/11/2025

Safeguarding Week – What Does a Safer Culture Look Like?

As we celebrate the final day of Safeguarding Adults Week, we’re shining a light on what safer cultures really look like in practice the everyday behaviours and values that help keep people safe, respected, and empowered.

Here are some real examples of safer cultures:

🌟A workplace where people feel confident to speak up and raise concerns
🌟Open, honest communication at every level
🌟Leaders who model good practice and prioritise safeguarding
🌟Values-based recruitment that focuses on empathy, integrity, and kindness
🌟Regular, meaningful training that builds confidence
🌟Clients whose voices, choices, and experiences are truly listened to
🌟Reflective practice that helps us learn and grow
🌟Positive risk-taking that supports independence
🌟Clear boundaries and consistent professional behaviour
🌟Teams that look out for one another’s wellbeing

These everyday actions help create strong, supportive environments where safeguarding isn’t just a policy it’s part of our culture.

If you have examples or stories of good practice you’d like to share, we’d love to hear them!

20/11/2025

Safeguarding Week – Trust Your Instincts

Today’s focus is all about strengthening our courage and resilience so we feel confident to speak out when something doesn’t seem right.

Trusting your instincts is a powerful safeguarding tool. When we listen to that inner voice the one that says “something feels off” we play an active role in protecting others and promoting safer environments.

We’re exploring both individual and organisational tools that help build supportive cultures where people feel safe to raise concerns, challenge poor practice, and act quickly when needed.

Because safeguarding thrives best in workplaces where:

People feel heard
Speaking up is encouraged
Concerns are taken seriously
Everyone understands their role in keeping others safe

By trusting our instincts and supporting each other, we help create safer, stronger, and more confident communities.

Your voice matters.

19/11/2025

Safeguarding Week – Creating Empowering Environments

Today we’re focusing on what it truly means to create environments where people feel supported, understood, and empowered.

By using approaches rooted in empathy, understanding, co-production, and positive risk-taking, we can build trauma-informed practices that make a real difference. When we take the time to understand a person’s experiences and involve them in decisions about their own care, we help them feel respected, valued, and in control.

These approaches don’t just benefit the people we support they also help our staff feel more confident, knowledgeable, and empowered in their own roles.

Creating empowering environments is about working with people, not just for them. It’s about building trust, encouraging independence, and supporting everyone to reach their full potential.

Together, we can continue to build care and community settings where people feel safe, confident, and truly empowered.

18/11/2025

Safeguarding Week – Prevention in Practice

Today we’re looking at how prevention really works in practice and the vital role leadership plays in setting the tone for safer, more supportive environments.

Strong safeguarding cultures don’t happen by accident. They grow from good governance, clear values, and leaders who model the behaviours they expect from others. This includes making sure we use values-based recruitment, provide meaningful training, and create spaces where people feel confident, informed, and safe to speak up.

We’re also reflecting on the difference between three types of cultures:

Complicit Culture – concerns are ignored, voices are silenced, and unsafe behaviours go unchallenged.

Compliant Culture – policies exist and boxes get ticked, but deeper understanding and confidence are missing.

Confident & Competent Culture – everyone feels responsible for safeguarding, understands their role, and takes proactive steps to keep people safe.

Prevention isn’t a one-off action — it’s a mindset. It’s the everyday choices and behaviours that build safer environments for everyone.

Together, we can create cultures where safeguarding isn’t just a requirement… it’s a shared commitment.

18/11/2025

We’re Proud of Our Team!

We’re excited to share that 7 of our staff are currently working towards their NVQ qualifications!

Investing in our team is incredibly important to us. By supporting ongoing training and upskilling, we make sure our carers feel confident, valued, and equipped to provide the highest standard of care.

A huge well done to everyone taking this next step in their professional development we’re proud of you!

17/11/2025

Prevention: Act Before Abuse

Safeguarding Adults Week 2025 is all about prevention.

Usually, when people talk about “safeguarding”, they are talking about the policies and procedures we might put into place to respond to concerns of abuse, or to minimise the risk of a person being harmed or abused again. They are also talking about the lessons we might learn from past cases of abuse.

Safeguarding isn’t just about responding to concerns it’s also about building a culture where risks are reduced, people feel safe to speak up, and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.

And while we focus on positive prevention, we also never forget the importance of recognising poor practice. Spotting small concerns early helps stop them from escalating into something more serious.

Together, we can create safer, stronger, more supportive communities.

17/11/2025

🌟 We’re Hiring Community Care Workers! 🌟

Part-Time & Full-Time Positions Available❗

Full Training & Ongoing Support Provided

Are you local to the area and looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference?
We’re expanding our team and would love to hear from caring, reliable people who want to support vulnerable members of our community.

❗What We Offer ❗

• Part-time and full-time shifts
• Flexible hours
• Full training—no experience needed
• Ongoing support and development
• A friendly, supportive team
• Opportunities to grow within the role

🌟 What You’ll Do 🌟

As a Community Care Worker, you’ll support individuals in their homes with daily tasks, companionship, and promoting independence.

🌟 5 Key Skills Great Carers Have 🌟

Even if you’ve never worked in care before, if you have these qualities, you’ll fit right in:

1. Compassion – You genuinely care about people and want to help.
2. Patience – You stay calm, understanding, and supportive in all situations.
3. Good Communication – You listen well and speak clearly with clients and families.
4. Reliability – People depend on you, so being trustworthy is essential.
5. Problem-Solving – You can think on your feet and handle small challenges confidently.

If these sound like you, you might be a perfect match.

⌛ How to Apply ⌛

Send us a message here on Facebook or email us at office@affinityhomecareshrewsbury.co.uk

We’d love to chat with you and tell you more about the role!

14/11/2025

Weather Alert ⚠️

The Met Office has issued amber and yellow warnings for heavy rain across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire 🌧️.

Multiple flood alerts are now in place: https://orlo.uk/1wOLy

🚨 Motorists, please take extra care:

• Beware of surface water, flooding and debris on the roads
• Reduce your speed and keep back from the vehicle in front
• Do not attempt to drive through flood water – just 12 inches of water is enough to float your car
• Report blocked roads to Highways or your local authority Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council and Worcestershire County Council
• Your local council has more information about road closures

📞 Please only call 999 in an emergency or where there’s a risk to life.

For advice on flood preparedness and updates, visit: https://orlo.uk/iG5LX

13/11/2025

✨World kindness day✨

This day serves as a reminder of the positive impact that kindness can have on individuals, communities, and the world at large. It encourages people to perform intentional acts of kindness and foster a culture of compassion and generosity🌸🌻

12/11/2025

🚘 Limited spaces available for Mature Driver Awareness sessions in Telford and Oswestry
📆 Spaces allocated on first come first served basis - see attached poster for the booking email details

West Mercia Roads Policing
Travel Telford
West Mercia PCC

12/11/2025

In the cold weather, don't forget to look out for anyone close to you who might struggle with the drop in temperature.❄️🥶☁️

Check this list for those at higher risk, and for some useful tips;

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10/11/2025

DISABILITY HISTORY MONTH UK 2025 💙🧡

Disability History Month is a period dedicated to recognising and celebrating the history, achievements, struggles, and contributions of people with disabilities.

It aims to increase awareness, challenge stereotypes, and promote inclusion, accessibility, and equality.
The month often highlights key historical events, legislation, and advocacy efforts that have shaped the rights of disabled individuals.

In the UK it is celebrated 14th November - 20th December and each year has a different theme.

This years theme is "Creating Strategic Multisectoral Partnerships for a Disability-Inclusive Society"