Billie-Jane Mozley has been a client of the Corinium Care agency for 15 years – and it doesn’t seem a day too long.To mark the anniversary, Billie-Jane (BJ) was a special guest for lunch at the agency’s HQ in Nailsworth.
BJ, 36, from Oakley in Cheltenham has cerebral palsy and needs full-time live-in care. She and her carer Lisa Pistorius were joined for lunch by Managing Director Camilla Miles, Director of Operations Amanda Butler and the rest of the Corinium team.
“It’s important that all our staff get to know our clients personally so we can find them a carer they really get on with,” said Amanda, who is also BJ’s Care Manager.
BJ is passionate about pink, sports tattoos and copious jewellery, and attends St Vincent’s day centre in Cheltenham in her wheelchair. She also goes to Lourdes almost every year.
“I like to be busy, have friends round and go the cinema. The staff at Corinium have been great at finding the right person for me,” she said.
Corinium Care, based in Nailsworth, has been providing her carers since she was 22.
The award-winning company is one of the biggest live-in care agencies in the UK, providing 24-hour care for the elderly and infirm, as well as for severely disabled adults.
“BJ is an extraordinary character who has been with us for a long time,” said MD Camilla Miles.
“She’s a great example of how 24-hour live-in care can transform lives. Her strength of spirit is a lesson to us all that life is what you make of it.”
Lisa, 31, has been BJ’s carer for a year. Trained as a professional nanny, she left her native South Africa in 2010 to work in the UK.
“It’s very fulfilling. We get to do some awesome stuff. Helping someone else has its ups and downs, but more ups than downs,” she said.