We were absolutely delighted to welcome Heilidh from Beatson Cancer Charity to our Head Office. The Beatson Cancer Charity was our chosen charity of the year for 2023, and thanks to the efforts of our Head Office staff doing dress down Fridays and money raised from our Christmas Fayre, we raised a total of £1270. […]
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The Attendance & Loyalty and Emerging Talent Award winners 2024
We are absolutely delighted to announce the winners of the Attendance & Loyalty and Emerging Talent Awards for January & February 2024. And the winners are…. Marian Taggart – The Attendance & Loyalty Award James Davidson – The Emerging Talent Award Marian Taggart was awarded the Attendance & Loyalty award for her excellent attendance and […]
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Care Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce our new awards scheme for 2024! Throughout the year, every month, staff at Baillieston Community Care and Extended Personal Care will be able to nominate their colleagues for an award. The award will be different for each month. The award categories are as follows; Jan – Attendance & Loyalty AwardFeb […]
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Baillieston Community Care’s Christmas Party
On 14th December 2023, we hosted our first Christmas party since 2019 at the Shettleston Bowling Club. It was great to see everyone who turned up and we hope everyone had a great time! Through our raffles, we managed to raise a total of £335. Well done to all involved!
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Care Technology
Hello everyone, and a very warm welcome to the Care Technology section. My name is James Davidson, and I am a Team Leader here at Baillieston Community Care. In July 2022, Scottish Care created a new ‘Care Technologist’ role to help integrate technology into service users’ homes. This was assigned to Dan Plant, which was […]
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Baillieston Community Care raise £430 from our Christmas Fayre
On 7th December 2023, we hosted our first ever Christmas Fayre. We had a variety of tables selling a range of different items including sweets & treats, home baking, hand crafted goods, wax melts and home fragrance items, unique cards and more! This turned out to be a very busy day with a great turn […]
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Calico House Respite Care Wins at the Scottish Care Awards 2023
Calico House Respite Service has been honoured with an esteemed recognition at the Scottish Care Awards 2023, a prestigious evening awards ceremony celebrating the best of the independent care home sector in Scotland. In Scotland, 85% of all care home support is provided by the independent sector, caring for over 30,500 older individuals and employing […]
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1 Year Ago Today!
On this memorable day in 2022, Baillieston Community Care achieved a significant milestone by successfully acquiring Extended Personal Care. Can you believe it? One year already! Exciting times ahead.
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Halloween Themed Staff Social Night!
Staff at Baillieston Community Care will be picking out their best Halloween costume as we get ready to host our Halloween themed staff social night Wednesday 25th October 2023 at the Parkhead Schoolhouse. Attendees can enjoy snacks, refreshments, and of course a Halloween Trivia!
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Short Breaks Fund
We are delighted to announce that we have successfully secured £15,488.00 in funding from Creative Breaks funding programme of the Short Breaks Fund, operated by Shared Care Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government to provide Activity based befriending and respite care to support Carers of individuals living with dementia. This funding is very much […]
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