Guardian Angel Carers York

13/12/2025

Mrs Claus was out delivering Christmas gifts to our lovely clients this week! Did you spot her ?

12/12/2025

Thank you CareAngels for all you do ! 🩷💜

Our close knit team are looking for a new addition! If you think you have got what it takes to join us, get in touch today!

york@gacarers.co.uk

11/12/2025

Beat loneliness in the elderly !

Being worried, low or out of sorts aren't just part and parcel of getting older – they're important signs that you're not feeling as well as you should be.

Our mental health affects how we think and feel, and how we cope with life’s ups and downs. As we move through different stages of life and our circumstances change, our mental health can change too. If things are starting to get on top of you, you don’t need to try and cope alone.

Talking is often the best way to start feeling better. It's not always easy to open up about our feelings, but there's a lot of truth in the saying 'a problem shared is a problem halved.

Our Care packages can provide some much needed companionship to those who may now live alone and find themselves increasingly isolated as mobility or mind deteriorates.

York@gacarers.co.uk
01347487555

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

The importance of good nutrition and hydration in the elderly:

Ageing can result in changes to our metabolism, and we can often become less active, which can in turn mean our energy requirements reduce in older age. However, this is only by about 200 calories and our vitamin and mineral requirements remain the same.
Eating healthily can also help increase quality of life in older age; it can help manage our weight, reduce the risk of malnutrition, fight off illnesses and diseases, promote good mental health, provide enough energy to fuel day to day activities, hobbies and much more.
Healthy eating isn’t about cutting out foods, dieting or sacrifice –it’s about enjoying a wide variety of foods in the right amounts to give your body what it needs. Eating well as we age is about more than just the quality and variety of the food we eat. It’s also about the pleasure of eating, which increases when a meal is shared and enjoyed with others. A social atmosphere stimulates our mind and can make mealtimes more pleasurable.

Would you like a helping hand to plan, cook and serve some home cooked meals. Our Care Angels can come in and assist with batch booking for the week ahead or daily to cook and serve delicious and nutritious home cooked meals. All our care angels provide some much needed companionship at the same time!

Get in touch today on 01347487555 or email york@gacarers.co.uk

09/12/2025

Could you be our next Care Angel?

A typical day at work could look like this :

8am - Assist a lady in her 90's to get up, have a wash, prepare breakfast and administer medication. Plan the meals out for the day ahead.

9.30 am - Take a gentleman in his 80's to his regular hospital appointment, stopping off for coffee and cake on the way home.

12pm - Prepare a nutritious home cooked meal for a lady with mobility issues, then assist with a few jobs around the home which she is unable to carry out herself.

2pm - Take a gentleman in his 70’s out to do his weekly shopping and help meal plan for the week ahead.

4pm - Assist a lady in her 50’s who has mobility issues to safely shower and dress.

5pm - Home time !

If you enjoy a varied workday this could be the role for you !

york@gacarers.co.uk

09/12/2025

Another day another advent draw !! Thank you Care Angels 💕

Lovely assistant Vicky doing the draw today!

09/12/2025

We are working together with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spreading awareness regarding the dangers associated with the use of emollient creams.

Emollient creams are widely used to treat skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and many other skin conditions.
While these products are essential for managing chronic skin conditions it is important to manage the fire risk associated particularly when absorbed into fabrics like clothing, bedding and bandages.

What’s the risk?
Emollients themselves are not directly flammable, if you put a match to a sample of emollient skin product it would not ignite. They can significantly increase the flammability of fabrics when absorbed into materials such as clothing, bedding, or bandages. It’s important that fabrics with emollient residue are not exposed to a naked flames or heat sources.

08/12/2025

WHAT IS A CARE VISIT?

Examples of care packages we provide to clients :

2 hour visits 3 days per week to a lady in her 80's. Assist with shopping trips, regular outings, cooking nutritious meals and general companionship.

1 hour visit 3 times a day, 7 days a week to a lady in her 90's with reduced mobility and who requires catheter care. We assist to get up on a morning, washing or bathing, dressing, nutrition and hydration. Catheter management, general housekeeping duties along with safe medication administration and then assist to bed on an evening.

3 hour visit once a week. Take a gentleman in his 80's out shopping to a large supermarket, assist to put everything away and then help to batch cook some meals for later in the week that can be easily reheated.

1 hour visit for 3 afternoons a week to a gentleman in his 70's with mobility issues. Assist with showers each of these days and then help with laundry and ironing or light housekeeping in the remaining time.

1 hour visit 7days a week to a lady in her 80's providing a home cooked lunch alongside welfare check and companionship. Prepare a sandwich or snack plate for later in the day.

These are just a handful of examples of what we do.
Round the clock care by way of a live-in carer also provided. Get in touch to discuss what your care package with Guardian Angel carers could look like.

York@gacarers.co.uk
01347487555

08/12/2025

This weekends advent draw for our hard working CareAngels!

07/12/2025

Time for a new career?

Can you think on the go? Do you enjoy a varied day at work with no two days the same? Do you love talking with and helping those in need ? Do you drive your own reliable vehicle ? Would you describe yourself as a hands on and practical person?

Then we want YOU as a CareAngel!

In return we provide fully paid training and a supportive leadership team who want you to achieve the best. Starting wage of £14.25 per hour, fully paid travel time between visits and .45p per mile towards car running costs.

If you think you may fit the bill get in touch today! York@gacarers.co.uk