A Career in care 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Newbury Weekly News

D.Osteen–putting the care of clients fir s

D.OSTEEN Homecare Support is a privately owned domiciliary care agency operating in the heart of Newbury covering the areas of From the first day the company opened for business in 2018 to serve the local community, putting the client care first has been at the heart of everything they do. They specialise in caring for older people in the comfort of their own homes. They take pride in the highest quality of care they provide and continue to maintain those high standards. They believe in going the extra mile to make every visit count. Even though D.Osteen Homecare Support is a new company in a competitive world of domiciliary care, the company is owned by two professionals, Elias and Del Ngonyama, who are both nurses with more than 16 years experi- ence in the health care industry. With their combined knowledge and experience in the care sector, they are using it to provide bespoke care to clients in the comfort of their own homes and supporting staff in a friendly, flexible and professional manner. Both are passionate about caring and take pride in getting involved in the day-to-day care of their clients and continue to be hands-on, leading by example to their staff. They both believe that this approach gives them better rapport with their clients as they get to know each individual. At D.Osteen Homecare Support the team are passionate about Thatcham, Hermitage, Newbury and Cold Ash.

life care and the Care Certificate. During this time staff will be supported by their managers with their training. The company is flexible with their working hours and would love to hear from people who are caring, compassionate, motivated and keen to provide professional care. Staff member Kerry Cox said: “I have been working for the company a few months now and in that short space of time I have gained a lot of knowledge and skills through extensive training. “I have had the pleasure of doing various specialist courses, which has enabled me to provide better quality of care to our clients. “During my training , I have been well supported from the time I started working at D.Osteen Homecare Support. “I enjoy coming to work, looking after clients and having a good rapport with clients as every day is different, making a difference to people’s lives. “As a single mother of two young children, the company has been very flexible and accommodating with the amount of hours I can work. “This has given me a balance between being a working mum doing the job I love and enjoy and being there for my children. “I admire the dedication the managers have, not only to the clients, but also to their staff, always willing to offer courses and diplomas, which I am looking forward in doing to further my career.” http://d.osteenltd.co.uk/

opportunities and giving them choice and control in the way care and support is provided. The company believes staff are key to the success of any business and they are passionate about staff training and development.

ensuring that people are enabled to maintain independence and choice in their own homes. Their services are people-centred and fit around their clients, enabling them to make decisions, maximising their life

company can look forward to being enrolled on to an induction programme to be completed within the first 12 weeks, which includes mandatory training, specialist courses in dementia, diabetes, medicine management, care of clients with MS, end of

Staff at D.Osteen can look forward to gaining a lot of skills through specialist training and carer progression within the company plus adult and social care diploma courses. New staff starting in the