v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 28th August 2025 • The HERALD • Page 49 WE CARE, YOU CARE community and, if they have them, their pets. Another thing that distinguishes Oakhaven Care Ltd from its peers is that it really does see clients as individuals, and as such, no two care plans are ever the same. Oakhaven Care is committed to nding the best and most cost-e ective way of meeting the client’s needs and aspirations, which will form the basis of their personalised care plan. Oakhaven Care works closely with Oakhaven Hospice. All Oakhaven Community Care Assistants are fully trained and have the skills and knowledge required to o er the best level of care. e sta go that extra mile and value the connections they have with their clients. Erica Longyear, Managing Director of Oakhaven Care, explains, “Over the past twelve years, Oakhaven Care has grown from a small team to now employing over sixty carers. We are all passionate about providing the very best standard of personalised care for all our clients. “Carers and clients alike, we are very proud of the contribution we make towards our local hospice charity. Just a small proportion of Oakhaven Hospice’s costs are covered by the government, and therefore, in donating all our profits, we are helping to provide hospice care for our whole community.” Andrew Ryde, Chief Executive of Oakhaven Hospice, said, “We’d like to wholeheartedly congratulate everyone at Oakhaven Care for achieving this recognition. The team works hard to provide first-class home care, ensuring the highest levels of professionalism and training at all times. Oakhaven Care is very much a part of the Oakhaven family. We are immensely proud of the outstanding service they provide to clients, the excellent camaraderie within the team and the contribution they provide to support the Hospice each year. Well done, everyone!” To nd out more about Oakhaven Care Ltd services and careers, please visit: www.oakhavencare.co.uk, email: info@oakhavencare.co.uk or contact the team for a chat and a free home assessment on: 01590 646440 (Lymington o ce) or 023 8180 0505 (Totton o ce). Excellence for Homecare Provider 2025 Continued from page 48 Oakhaven Care Assistants happy to receive recognition Computers at Home Service Age Concern New Forest run a Computers at Home Service, with 3 volunteers providing a 1-to-1 service for clients needing help to gain more con dence or knowledge with their mobile phones, iPads, tablets, laptops and computers. e volunteers provide a 1 hour session at a subsidised cost of £5 and a maximum of 6 sessions can be booked. Please phone their O ce on: 023 8084 1199 or email: o ce@ageconcernnewforest.org.uk for more information or to request this service. Dementia Accessible Cycling Sessions With PEDALL PEDALL provides inclusive cycling opportunities to enable people who need support to enjoy cycling in and around the beautiful New Forest. Dementia Friendly Hampshire are supporting PEDALL sessions every Wednesday to enable anyone a ected by dementia to enjoy one of these amazing forest rides. If you would be interested, please email: info@dementiafriendlyhampshire.org. uk for more details or to book a place. FORGET-ME-NOT SINGING CLUB Forget-me-not Singing Club is a fun and friendly singing club for people living with dementia. e club is led by folk singer-songwriter and Natural Voice trained choir leader, Amy Hopwood and runs on Fridays from 2pm to 3.30pm at Brockenhurst Methodist Church Hall, Avenue Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RT. e club is aimed at people living with dementia and their friends, relatives and carers, but anyone else who just fancies a good sing is very welcome to join too. Each session is £4 per person including free tea/co ee and biscuits. If you would like to go along or have any questions, please contact Amy via email: amy@ thesongwritingproject.co.uk, call: 07590 827887 or visit: www.thesongwritingproject.co.uk
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