Augustinian Care - Delighted with their Workforce Developer - Commitment to people award. 

Augustinian Care - Delighted with their Workforce Developer - Commitment to people award. 

'The Workforce Developer - Commitment to People Award - Is for a business that has shown how their approach to the learning and development of their team has enhanced their business performance'.

The organisation’s core values since our beginning in 1905 are that of focus on shared common experiences that ensures all staff are trained to understand the charity’s welcoming and hospitality ethos.

Although care may have adapted to changing needs, we have continued to develop as an organisation, modelling new methods of care from Adult Nursing to Independent living. We are currently developing 27 new assisted living apartments which will be supported by the domiciliary care team.

As an organisation we ensure our staff have the necessary skills to meet care requirements by attending mandatory training along with a range of specialist subjects. We consider different learning styles and methods to include classroom based sessions, reflective discussion and recently we introduced a new, innovative idea of a roadshow.

Staff, Residents and Relatives also participate in Virtual Dementia Training. The Tour is medically and scientifically proven to be the closest that we can give a person to experience what living with dementia might be like.

Our current training compliance stands at 96% in both our homes. We believe that staff development and progression is key to providing a positive care approach, meeting our residents’ best interests being at the forefront of what we do.  

We very much value staff feedback, so we undertake an annual staff survey in order to gain insight to the benefits we offer along with ensuring we have a pleasant happy living and working environment.

We have now been nominated for a British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Chamber Business Award in the Workforce Developer category.