Corinium Care is delighted to be a finalist in the Stroud Life Business Awards 2012.
The company, based in Nailsworth, is shortlisted in the Customer Care and Service category in the scheme set up to celebrate business excellence.
Editor of the Stroud Life Jason Chare congratulated all the finalists and said competition was tough as big names went head to head with small and medium-sized businesses.
“What really impressed the judges was the vast number of high quality entries,” he said.
MD of Corinium Care, Camilla Miles, said: “We are thrilled to receive such praise. Exceptional customer care and service is at the heart of everything that Corinium Care does. The personal touch is key in every element of our business, and all the staff and registered carers live and breathe that philosophy.
“The company provides proof that ‘caring’ and ‘business’ can and do go hand in hand. That concept is the cornerstone of Corinium Care’s continued success since its formation in 1995.”
Corinium Care, based in George St, provides 24-hour care for frail and elderly people in their own homes. It has 17 staff at its head office and 800 registered carers worldwide.
Last year year it won the title Business in the Year in the Gloucestershire Media Women in Business Awards. It was also a finalist in three categories of the Great British Care Awards.
The winners of the 12 categories in the Stroud Life Awards will be announced at a dinner at the Old Lodge in Minchinhampton on July 12.
Cakes for our charity go down a treat
The team based in Nailsworth asked their live-in carers to join them by making a cake and selling it to support the company’s adopted charity, Homes In Zimbabwe (HIZ).
Dozens got out the mixing bowls and cooked up everything from pecan pie to a gateau that looked like a hamburger.
Leading the team effort was Corinium Care’s Director of Care Services Clare Janik who said cake-baking was a way in which carers, staff and clients could all join in.
“A lot of our live-in carers are with clients all over the country, so this is a good way of including them in a team effort,” she said. “They’ve more than risen to the challenge and when it comes to their weekly support call, cakes are often mentioned!”
Corinium Care chose to support HIZ because many of its 800 registered live-in carers come from Zimbabwe. The charity provides food and medicine to the elderly who are struggling because of the collapse of the economy in Zimbabwe.
In the last 18 months, staff have done a sponsored bike ride, organised a fitness day and sent a truck load of medical equipment to Zimbabwe. They are now collecting equipment to fill a second truck and fundraising to cover the shipping costs.
Corinium Care, based in George Street, Nailsworth, specialises in providing 24-hour live-in care for the elderly and infirm. It has recruitment offices in New Zealand, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Anyone who wants to support HIZ can do so at http://www.justgiving.com/Corinium-Care
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