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Oxford’s outstanding CQC
Right at Home Oxford was praised for its inclusive approach to improving its clients’ quality of life, as it received an Outstanding rating from its first Care Quality Commission inspection. Owners Maria Alegria and her husband Lenny Balendra say they are “over the...
Borehamwood outstanding CQC
The managing director of Right at Home Borehamwood & Watford says she and her team are "overwhelmed and thrilled" after achieving an 'Outstanding' inspection rating. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Right at Home Borehamwood & Watford in May - and...
Right at Home retains spot as a leading UK homecare provider
Right at Home UK has once again been recognised as a top 20 homecare group in the UK, by the leading independent review website, homecare.co.uk. This award is based on the scores generated when our Clients, and their friends and relatives, leave a review of our...
Alzheimer’s Society hails approval of new drug for early stages dementia
A new drug for dementia has been approved in the US and could be available in the UK from as early as next year. Aducanumab – the first new drug to get approval in the US for more than 20 years – has been shown to benefit some people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s...
£50,000 raised for Alzheimer’s Society
The Right at Home network has now raised more than £50,000 for Alzheimer’s Society through our charity partnership. We joined forces with the UK’s leading dementia charity in April 2019, after our franchise owners and registered managers voted they should be our first...
Right at Home expertise recognised in Home Care Power List
We are delighted to share that Right at Home has a trio of entries in a Power List showcasing inspirational leaders from the UK’s homecare sector. The list, published in the June edition of the sector publication, Home Care Insight, has been compiled to highlight and...
Four New Franchises Starting Soon
We are delighted to announce that four new Right at Home territories will be opening in 2021, in Bedford, Uxbridge, North London and the Isle of Wight. This will take the Right at Home UK network to a total of 72 trading territories, in England, Scotland and Wales....
Right at Home is using Dementia Action Week to dismiss some of the common myths about dementia.
This week (Monday 17 May – Sunday 23 May 2021), marks Dementia Action Week. This is a national event run by Alzheimer’s Society, whose vision is a world without dementia. As the official partner charity of the Right at Home network, Alzheimer’s Society is a cause...
Right at Home UK Celebrates ‘5 Star Employer’ Status for Third Year Running
National homecare franchise Right at Home UK is the proud recipient of a 5* Employer Award for a third consecutive year. This comes from the results of a network-wide anonymised CareGiver Satisfaction Survey, run annually by the independent research company, WorkBuzz....
Celebrating a double win at national Home Care Awards
Right at Home scooped two awards at the 2021 Home Care Awards, held on Friday 23 April. Right at Home UK was announced the winner of the ‘Recruitment, Retention and Staff Expertise’ award and Right at Home Portsmouth, which is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality...
Two years of charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society
Right at Home is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, having raised more than £47,000 for the charity. The quality homecare provider chose Alzheimer’s Society as its official charity because it provides daily support to...
A new start at Right at Home Richmond and Twickenham
Right at Home is celebrating the first resale of a franchise business in the network, with its Twickenham to Weybridge location having been acquired by another franchise owner. Alastair Shanks, Managing Director of Right at Home GF, which operates two offices in...
Three Franchise Owners set for renewals
Three Right at Home franchise owners will celebrate 10 years of successful business this summer. The occasion will be marked by a special celebration, as they have each chosen to enter into a further five-year partnership with Right at Home UK. We are delighted to...
Right at Home’s Dementia Support Programme
The Dementia Support Programme (DSP) is an enhanced offering that sits alongside Right at Home’s core dementia care services. It is exclusive to Right at Home; having been conceived by two of our franchise owners, Tim Haigh and Alastair Shanks, who realised the...
Supporting our Clients to stay safe at home
We know that this is a worrying time for families who are concerned about the health and safety of their loved ones requiring care. We would like to reassure our Clients and their families that safety will always be our number one priority and we are doing everything we can during the pandemic to continue providing the safe, high-quality care we are known for.
COO Lucy Campbell wins national franchise award for second consecutive year
Right at Home UK’s Chief Operating Officer Lucy Campbell was announced as the winner of the coveted Woman Franchisor of the Year Award for the second year running. EWiF holds an annual awards ceremony designed to bring together and celebrate the achievements of women...
From redundancy to owning a million-pound franchise!
When Sam Wright was told there was no option to return to her full-time finance role after maternity leave, panic set in. “It was absolutely devastating – I’d just had my first child, so my hormones where everywhere and it had a huge impact on my confidence; I felt if...
Right at Home shortlisted for four national franchising awards
Quality care franchise Right at Home UK is shortlisted for four awards at the 2021 NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWiF) Awards. The annual EWiF awards are an opportunity to celebrate women right across the UK, from businesses of all ages and sizes...
