The Care Technologist role, created by Scottish Care and trialled at Baillieston Community Care, played a pivotal role in ushering in a new era of care at home by integrating technology devices. This project allowed IMPACT (Improving Adult Care Together) to understand what people receiving a care at home service expected from technology, and also […]
Read MoreHead Office Staff Continue Doing ‘Dress Down Friday’
Last year, Head Office staff at Baillieston Community Care introduced ‘Dress Down Fridays’ as a meaningful way to raise money for a chosen charity. The charity chosen at random was Cancer Research UK, and through our collective commitment, we managed to raise an impressive sum of £800 to aid their crucial work. Encouraged by the […]
Read MoreStaff Social Night
On Wednesday 9th August 2023, we hosted our first in-person staff social event since the Covid-19 pandemic. The night consisted of a quiz, a free raffle, and was finished off with ‘Play Your Cards Right’, resulting in lots of good prizes won! We had a great turnout for the event, with over 20 staff members […]
Read MoreLodge Robert Burns No 440 Visits Baillieston Community Care
On Thursday 6th July 2023, we were visited by members from Lodge Robert Burns No 440, who have been busy fundraising in aid of our charity. Following a successful fundraising event, Mr Ian Edgar, presented us with a cheque for £285.00. Members of the Lodge also recently took part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk on behalf […]
Read MoreCalico House Respite Service Official Open Day
On 30th June 2023, we hosted an official open day to allow everyone who attended to see the new and improved Calico House Respite Service. This was a very successful day, with lots of people showing up to take the tour. We would like to thank everyone who came along and we hope everyone had […]
Read MoreCalico House Grand Reopening 30 June 2023
We are delighted to announce that Calico House Respite service will officially reopen Friday 30th June 2023. Calico House has been closed since the COVID 19 pandemic, and over the last 4 months the service has been undergoing a full internal refurbishment, which is now near completion. We are pleased to share with you the […]
Read MoreCalico House Respite Service Opening Soon
We are delighted to announce that our new company, Extended Personal Care, will open its respite service, Calico House, soon. Calico House has been closed since the COVID 19 pandemic, and since our takeover, it has been undergoing a full internal refurbishment. We can’t wait to open its doors to you!
Read MoreService Users at Bealach House invited to LOOP Theatre production of “Moving Memories”
Our Service Users at Bealach House were invited to a LOOP Theatre production of “Moving Memories” at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. This was an interactive show and everyone had a great time. It was nice to get out again into the wider community and to meet up with all of […]
Read MoreHead Office Staff Raise £800 for Cancer Research UK doing Dress Down Friday
We are pleased to announce that Head Office staff have raised a total of £800 for Cancer Research UK doing ‘Dress Down Friday’. Well done to team Baillieston HQ!! We are hoping to continue doing Dress Down Friday, and a new charity will be chosen in the new year. Once again, well done to all […]
Read MoreBaillieston Plus Magazine
Hello everyone, and a very warm welcome to our first ever edition of our brand new magazine ‘Baillieston Plus’, replacing our previous newsletter. We have decided to rename this as we believe this is packed with much more exciting content and news stories.
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