Join our training course for carers

Our next training course for people who would like to join our team of registered carers takes place from March 18-22.

The five-day course is free and takes place at our head office in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.

If you think that becoming a live-in carer is for you, please get in touch.

We specialise in introducing carers to the elderly and adults with disabilities who need live-in care in their own homes.

Our award-winning training is second to none. During the five-day course, you will learn about moving and handling, medication, personal care, First Aid, how to cope with dementia and a general introduction about best practice as a carer.

Course participants are also interviewed during this period, and successful applicants are subsequently considered for suitable placements with a client.

Applicants to become carers don’t necessarily need care experience, although it’s preferred.

What we seek most in applicants are excellent communication skills and a full, clean UK driving licence.

You should be a competent cook, and being an animal-lover is an advantage because many of our clients have much-loved pets.

If you’d like to be considered for the training course, please call Getta Sutton on 01453 839731, or apply by filling in the application form.

Completed application forms should be sent with your CV to gettasutton@coriniumcare.com

Alternatively you can post your application to Recruitment, Corinium Care Ltd, George Street, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0AG.

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Welcome to Getta, Sarah and Carly

Three new staff have joined Corinium Care as the company continues to expand.

Getta Sutton, 53, is the new Recruitment and Training Co-ordinator. She has spent most of her career in customer services for companies such as Harrods and Reader’s Digest. A trained counsellor, she has also worked as a complaints manager in the NHS.

“After working most of my life for big corporations, witnessing the personal touch in action here astounds me. It’s a complete contrast.”

Getta first came across Corinium Care when she registered as a live-in carer in 2011.

“Because I was a carer myself, it makes it easier to understand how recruitment and training work,” she said.

Carly Lines, 23, joins as Administration Assistant. “I’ve always been interested in the admin side of the care business so this is perfect. I absolutely love it,” she said.

Sarah Parris, 38, is the new Bookings Assistant. A former pupil of Stroud High School, she has spent most of her career in tourism.

“I’m still learning about live-in care – it’s totally different from talking to travel operators all day,” she said.

Managing Director of Corinium Care, Camilla Miles, welcomed Getta, Carly and Sarah. “Given the sensitivity of the work we do, it’s really important to find the right staff. All three have already become invaluable members of the team,” she said.

Corinium supports Sandi Toksvig at Literature Festival

Dame Joan Bakewell thanked Corinium Care for its support and its work with the elderly when she hosted an event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Dame Joan, appointed the Government’s voice for older people in 2008, was chairing a discussion panel, sponsored by Corinium Care.

It featured the family of the author Jennifer Worth who wrote the book upon which the TV series Call the Midwife was based, starring Jenny Agutter and Miranda Hart.

Corinium also sponsored a packed Literature Festival talk by Sandi Toksvig about her latest book, Valentine Grey, as well as her life as a comedian and broadcaster. The novel tells the story of a woman who went to fight in the Boer war, disguised as a man, in place of her cousin Reggie.

“With our roots firmly in Gloucestershire, we try to support local enterprise whenever we can, and we are therefore very proud to be associated with the Literature Festival,” said Managing Director of the live-in care agency Camilla Miles.

“It is also significant that Jennifer Worth wrote a final book about the importance of absolute dignity at the end of life which struck a chord with our values at Corinium Care.”

The Cheltenham Literature Festival is one of the largest in the UK and relies on sponsorship for its survival.

Corinium scoops award for best customer care

Corinium Care has won a prestigious award for its exceptional customer care.

At a glittering ceremony, attended by 260 people, it won the Customer Care and Service category in the Stroud Life Business Awards, set up to celebrate business excellence.

Editor of the Stroud Life Jason Chare said competition was tough as big names went head to head with small and medium-sized businesses.

He and the other judges praised Corinium Care for its high standards, saying: “The business takes pride in exceeding its customers’ expectations and nothing is too much trouble for its carers. They will even clean out the hen house and walk the dog.”

Director of Care Services at Corinium, Clare Janik, was thrilled to be a winner.

“When they announced we were the winners, it was marvellous. I was so proud of the company. Everything we do is definitely a team effort and I’m really proud to be part of it.”

The award sought to commend a business which is passionate about customer care and service and could show that it is an integral part of the company.

MD of Corinium Care, Camilla Miles congratulated her team. “Exceptional customer care and service is at the heart of everything we do. The personal touch is key, and all the staff and registered carers live and breathe that philosophy,” she said.

“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, Nailsworth, 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.

It has twice been rated Excellent by the Care Quality Commission. Last 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 Stroud Life Awards ceremony took place at the Old Lodge in Minchinhampton.

Corinium is a finalist in Stroud Life Business Awards

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

Staff at Corinium Care have cooked up a great recipe for fundraising.


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

Corinium Care stages first palliative care training for carers

A new training course in palliative care has been launched by Corinium Care.

The live-in care agency, based in Nailsworth, has more than 800 registered carers who provide 24-hour care for elderly people in their own homes.

“Caring for someone who is nearing the end of their life and needs palliative care can be daunting, but it’s also a privilege to see someone through that process,” said Training and Care Manager Jeannette Pellatt, who worked as a qualified nurse before she joined Corinium Care.

“Our carers have often had a lot of experience and some have looked after their own parents at the end of their lives, but they need support and the confidence that they will know what to do when someone dies. It’s not difficult if they are prepared.”

The one-day course includes personal care, nutrition and moving and handling. But the most important element is communication.

“We take a holistic approach,” said Jeannette. “Our live-in carers have already helped fulfil one of their client’s biggest wishes – enabling them to stay in their own home. We pride ourselves on the fact that the personal touch is at the heart of all we do and that’s never more important than at the palliative care stage.”

Corinium Care launched its first palliative care course last autumn. The trial was so successful that a second was arranged and was quickly fully subscribed.

The company makes training a priority and won a National Training Award in 2009 for its five-day course for carers. It was rated ‘Excellent’ by the Care Quality Commission and won the title of Business of the Year in the Gloucestershire Women in Business Awards in 2011.

Launched in 1995, Corinium Care has 17 staff in Gloucestershire and recruitment offices in New Zealand, Zimbabwe and South Africa.