CARERS across Derbyshire have completed specialist training to boost the level of support their elderly residents receive at their care homes.
Staff from care settings in Chesterfield and Bakewell undertook the intensive 10-week Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAP) course.
The cohort of newly qualified CHAPs all work for the Hill Care Group, which operates several homes in the region, as the care provider aims to ensure residents are receiving the highest level of care.
Having completed the course, all three members of staff have boosted their knowledge and skills to enable them to support registered nurses as they provide care and interventions for residents.
Sadie Moseley, a former senior care assistant at Barnfield Care Home, in Chesterfield, is one of those to have completed the training.
She said: “I learnt new skills and feel more comfortable supporting District Nurses.”
Tara Morris, home manager at Barnfield Care Home, said: “It was good to work as a team and gave us all more confidence. I look forward to supporting my Chesterfield residents.”
A celebration was held where those who completed the course were presented with their certificates by Lynda Hodgkinson, Development and Governance Director for the Hill Care Group.
She said: “With their additional knowledge and skills, our CHAPs can contribute towards further enhancing the quality of care our residents receive.
“Everyone agreed the course had given them more confidence to work under the direction of a Registered Nurse and they all said they would encourage others to consider the opportunity.
“Being able to provide an opportunity for developing new skills and offering professional development, along with enhanced leadership skills for our senior care staff, is a great way to ensure our staff are happy in their roles and have the skills and confidence to carry their duties out to a high level.
“We’re all exceptionally proud of the dedicated, hard work and perseverance they’ve shown over the 10 week course.”
