Bringing everyone together to refocus on the aims of the company and to thank the staff were the key objectives of our first company conference held on 14 & 15 November.
“Following all the disruption of the pandemic and a recent restructure of the senior management team, we felt the time was right to bring everyone together, so we hosted our first company conference,” explains Laura Richardson-Cheater, Director.→ Read the rest
Richardson Care has been approved by the Bild Association of Certified Training as an affiliate of CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) and as complying with the Restraint Reduction Network training standards.
This means that the safety intervention foundation training that we provide at Richardson Care for all staff working with adults who have learning disabilities complies with the Restraint Reduction Network training standards.→ Read the rest
Now that Spring is here, we’re really enjoying getting out and about as much as possible. Some of our service users have been on holiday to Devon, or to West Midlands Safari Park. Closer to home, there have been fishing trips, shopping trips, cinema trips, canal-side walks and a visit to Sywell Aerodrome.→ Read the rest
Members of our Admissions & Referrals Team along with some of our Managers will be attending the following events this year. It’s a great opportunity to catch-up with people, make new connections and keep up with developments in neuro rehabilitation, support services and specialist residential care.→ Read the rest
At Richardson Care, we are realigning our services to ensure we have seamless and flexible care pathways for adults with acquired brain injury or learning disabilities and complex needs. By making some changes and redefining our services to make them clearer for commissioners, we will be able to deliver even better outcomes for service users.→ Read the rest
We’re pleased to announce that, following a restructure, Dr Pedro Areias Grilo has been appointed Clinical Head at Richardson Care. Pedro is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and has been part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) at Richardson Care since 2014.
Pedro will continue his role in leading the psychology team and supporting service users. → Read the rest
Community presence and participation have always been at the heart of the services we provide at Richardson Care. We support each individual to be part of their local community and to enjoy meaningful activities. Our experience has shown that this has a positive impact on their emotional well-being, confidence and self-esteem.→ Read the rest
Congratulations to Julita Frakowska, who is a finalist in the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2022. Julita has been judged to be one of the top entrants in the Positive Behaviour Support category and has since been interviewed by the judging panel.→ Read the rest
There was a lovely party atmosphere in all of our homes over the extended Platinum Jubilee weekend. We all had a great time.
The service users and staff in each of our six specialist care homes all planned their own activities and made or put up decorations.→ Read the rest
Sometimes we are asked why our baseline fees for specialist residential care are the same, regardless of the size of the bedroom and the facilities within it. This is because it’s not just the fee for the room (as when booking a hotel), all the wraparound care and other facilities are included too.→ Read the rest
