Helping Hands Scoop Award in Elderly Care Market
Warwickshire based Helping Hands – one of the leading providers of live-in care across the country has scooped Health Insurance Magazine’s Business Initiative of the Year 2009 Award. The award recognised the pioneering partnership with fellow Warwickshire firm, Symponia – a group specialising in care fees planning. The two companies teamed up in January to highlight the choices on offer to elderly people needing care in Britain, which include being looked after at home, a route that previously, most people believed was only for the wealthy.
Social care for elderly people has risen up the political agenda this year, following an eagerly awaited Government Green Paper launched in July. The UK’s aging population and an ongoing lack of Government funding for the care of older people means that a major shake up of the current system is imperative; a view emphatically shared by Symponia and Helping Hands Homecare.
Tim Lee, Managing Director of Helping Hands commented : "We are very pleased and proud to have won this award as an acknowledgement of our innovative approach to what is a complicated subject. When posed with the question of funding care it is imperative that people are aware as to their entitlements and options – being able to work so closely with financial specialists ensures that informed decisions can be made during very emotional times."
There is much synergy between Helping Hands Homecare and Symponia:
- Both are Warwickshire based, but with national representation
- Both are family run businesses that have shown rapid growth and become major employers
- Both insist on Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks; Symponia is the only financial advice group in the country to do this
- Both hand-pick staff for their caring approach and people skills, as well as their technical expertise and industry qualifications
The two companies have produced a free Guide to Care Fees Planning – for your free copy call 0808 180 9488 or claim online at www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk.
The Health Insurance Magazine Awards were hosted at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, last week.