Prestige Nursing & Care Greater Manchester

03/12/2025

Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, let’s celebrate people of all abilities.

What are some challenges people with disabilities face?

- Accessibility challenges – e.g. buildings without ramps, narrow doorways, and inaccessible restrooms.
- Social inclusion challenges – e.g. feeling excluded from community or social activities.
- Discrimination – e.g. limited employment opportunities.

Let’s work together to combat some of these challenges and create a world that is more inclusive and welcoming for everyone 💜

27/11/2025

As temperatures drop, let’s take care of ourselves and our loved ones and make sure we are all keeping warm this time of year ❄︎

Here are some tips to keep warm:

🧣 Layer up – coats, hoodies, socks… pile all the layers on. Did you know most body heat escapes from our neck and head? Don’t forget that scarf and hat!

🌡️ Stay warm at home – make sure your boiler has been serviced and use door sweeps to prevent drafts.

🍲 Eat and drink well – soups, stews and teas can be great options to warm you up.

For more tips visit our website here https://www.prestige-nursing.co.uk/blogs/6-tips-for-helping-the-elderly-stay-warm-in-winter/

24/11/2025

November marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

We’ve mentioned symptoms below, but what are some risk factors?

• If you are aged 65 or over
• If you smoke
• If you are overweight
• If you have a family history of pancreatic cancer
• If you have pancreatitis
• If you have diabetes

*Having one or more risk factor does not mean you will definitely get this cancer.

Don’t know where to start to reduce your risk? You can start by quitting smoking if you smoke, maintaining a healthy weight if you’re overweight and limiting your alcohol intake if you drink.

Knowledge = prevention 💜

21/11/2025

19/11/2025

For Men’s Health Awareness Month, here are 3 small actions you can do to make a big impact…

☀️ Get some movement – even if its 30 minutes!
📅 Book that health checkup
📱 Text a friend today and ask them how they are

International Men’s Day reminds us of the importance of having open conversations around mental health and wellbeing – so why not reach out to someone today, your message could be the lift they need 💙

17/11/2025

It’s Safeguarding Adults Week this week. This time, the focus is on prevention.

Safeguarding is not just about reporting poor practice. It's about actively building safe environments, empowering voices, and preventing harm from the start.

We are dedicated to changing the conversation by focusing on proactive intervention and building strong, inclusive, and resilient environments for every person in our care https://www.anncrafttrust.org/events/safeguarding-adults-week/.

Prevention is key.

The Ann Craft Trust are running a number of free online seminars throughout the week, which you can book on to here https://www.anncrafttrust.org/safeguarding-adults-week-2025-links-resources-and-more/.

14/11/2025

🌍 Today is World Diabetes Day 🌍 – a reminder that awareness and early detection can save lives.

Do you know the warning signs of diabetes?
Here are a few to watch out for…

💧Extreme thirst
😴Fatigue
🤔Unexplained weight loss

Share this post or tag a friend. Awareness is the first step towards prevention 💜

10/11/2025

Why work in care? 🤝

💜 Help make a difference everyday 💜

Being a carer means no two days are the same. Every day brings new opportunities, from helping with daily routines to providing companionship and emotional support.

What are some advantages of being a carer?

✨ You can make a difference – you will make life better for the people you care for.

🕰️ Flexible working hours – a variety of different working hours and rotas means you can find shifts that fit in with your schedule.

✅ Gain qualifications – although qualifications are not necessary to work in care, many employers offer the opportunity to earn recognised qualifications that can increase your job prospects.

Thinking about taking the next step towards a rewarding career? Visit our website for our current vacancies in your local area https://www.prestige-nursing.co.uk/jobs/

07/01/2025

You may not think this (because, ya know, I'm super confident), but I worry quite a lot.

I worry about
- Losing what I have built
- Getting a serious illness
- Not being good enough (whatever that means)
- Getting anxiety again like I had in my 20's

And a lot of the time when I write these self help kind of posts, I'm aiming them at myself.

It's stuff I need to hear as much as anyone else.

And a lot of the time I wish I'd worry less and be just be more relaxed about everything.

But is that even realistic? And if I was like that would I have become the person I am now?

I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to get at here but I suppose my point is this:

Despite what the world tells you, I don't think it's normal to feel good all the time.

I think it's actually normal to worry and feel out of your depth and have imposter syndrome and feel anxious.

But what's super important is that you act in spite of these feelings and don't be frozen in place by them.

Because they're only feelings after all, and we all have them.

So don't compare your inside to other people's outside and don't be fooled into thinking everyone else is different and they've all got it together becasue they haven't.

06/01/2025

There are consequences to taking action.

But there are also consequences to taking no action.

- Moving jobs
- Going into a gym for the first time
- Leaving a relationship

All of these things are daunting prospects and you will be forgiven for staying where you are. We all do it, change is scary and here is comfortable and familiar. Isn't it?

Maybe. Maybe not.

Because you also have to consider what the consequences are of staying put. Because making no decision is still making a decision.

It's the same if you have a care package you are thinking of leaving.

Are you sticking with it just because it's comfortable and it's what you know and your daunted by the prospect of moving.

The consequences of that are you may not be getting the best care for your client.

So maybe use this post as a sign that you need to change something and give me a call.

It might just be the best thing you do for them.

03/01/2025

As we move into another year my message is this.

You don't have make big changes to get get big results.

It's tempting to want to commit to making huge overhauls to your life in a bid to find some mythical happiness at the end of he rainbow.

I'm sorry to burst your bubble but that's just not very likely to happen.

So for me, this year, it's more of the same, with a few small tweaks.

- Continue to get up early and try my best each day
- Be a good dad, husband, friend, manager and colleague
- Be consistent and reliable

With a sprinkling of

- Less self criticism
- A little less worry
- A little more rest

So Happy New Year you everyone.

Try not to overthink it this year.

Just be small in your actions but be consistent and you'll be surprised at the changes that will bring.

23/12/2024

As is another of our Christmas traditions (alongside Grasmere Gingerbread), we signed off the year with a day at Haydock Races for our Christmas Party.

As well as the office team we also take our highest performing support workers from across the year for an all expenses paid day out, and it's always a great day.

We were lucky this year to have a friend of mine come along who is a good photographer so credit goes to Simon Jones for these super pictures that really capture the day we had.

I'm now signing off until 2025.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone. 🎅