Community Integrated Care

@comintcare.bsky.social

We're one of the UK's largest social care charities, supporting people with care and support needs to live the best lives possible. 📎 https://www.communityintegratedcare.co.uk/

A huge thank you to the National Care Forum team for spending their latest team day volunteering at one of our services in Nottingham! 🙌 Their hard work and enthusiasm have made a real difference for both our colleagues and the people we support. Thank you to everyone involved!

A group of people smiling to camera as they do gardening in a sunny garden. A person stands in a garden holding a planter full of flowers, smiling to camera.A person is stood on a brick driveway in front of a house, sweeping a big pile of leaves.A person standing on a brick driveway in front of a hedge, holding gardening shears. They are smiling to camera.

Yesterday, Bake Off star Nicky Laceby hosted a special Wimbledon-themed baking session on our online events platform, What To Do! 🎾🍓 Activities like these help build confidence, independence, and develop new skills in the kitchen - A huge thank you to Nicky for such a fun and inspiring bake-along!

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Thank you to Dame Caroline Dinenage MP for visiting our Newgate Lane Care Home in Hampshire today ☀️👋 It was a great opportunity to highlight the importance of #SocialCare and discuss key sector challenges, including the need for fair pay and greater recognition for the social care workforce 🙌

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Nothing says summer like a walk in the sunshine and a spot in the beer garden 😎 Susan in Warrington has been out enjoying the weather with short strolls and relaxing stops at her local - finding a table in the shade, with support to stay safe, cool and hydrated during the heatwave 🌡️☀️

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Great to welcome trustees Dinesh and Keith to our Glasgow services this week 👏 They saw firsthand the impact of our person-centred care, heard from our amazing teams, and met some of the brilliant people we support. Thank you to everyone who made the visits so special 🌟

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This is what inclusion in sport looks like. People we support took centre stage at the Lexus Eastbourne Open with the LTA and LTA Tennis Foundation 🎾 Karen and Natalie joined a press conference with tennis stars Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani, while Janet led the Centre Court coin toss🪙

Janet proudly holding the coin for the coin toss, smiling at the cameraPeople we support smiling sitting in the stands watching tennis in the sun. People we support participating in a press conference, engaging with the event and having their photo taken.

Today, we were delighted to welcome Gillian Martin MSP to our Inverurie services 🤗 It was a great opportunity to showcase how social care supports people with learning disabilities and autistic people to live independently and thrive in their communities. ✨ Thank you for visiting us, Gillian! 💛

Gillian stands with three of our colleagues, all smiling to camera for a group photo. They’re together outdoors in a courtyard outside a building, with plants, windows and paving visible around them.
Gillian and a person we support are stood together at the counter in our Inspire…By shop. They are both smiling at each other and holding up a patterned shirt, with racks of second-hand clothes behind them and a till in the foreground.
Gillian stood with a person we support who is in a wheelchair. They are in a busy indoor workspace, with shelves of clothing and tools visible in the background.

A huge well done to the incredible people we support and our colleagues who took part in the Aberdeen Kiltwalk👏 The Kiltwalk is a charity walking event that raises vital funds across Scotland🙌 It was a fantastic day filled with sunshine and live pipe bands along the way 🌞🎶

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We were proud to join a Westminster roundtable yesterday, hosted by the APPG on tackling loneliness and strengthening connected communities 👇 From volunteering and employment to digital inclusion and local partnerships, these opportunities are key to building confidence, connection and purpose.

People sat around a conference table in Westminster, looking at a Community Integrated Care powerpoint on a big screen

🎾 Day two at the Ilkley Open… and what a day it’s been! From getting involved on court and volunteering at the stands, to experiencing the buzz behind the scenes, it's been all about growth, opportunity and inclusion to create meaningful experiences and open up sport for everyone!

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🎾 Today at the Ilkley Open👇 Jade, who we support, led the Centre Court coin toss 🤩 - while Lee, who we also support, volunteered at the info tent. Serving Inclusion is opening doors and creating a real sense of belonging 🙌

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📢 We’re proud to be partnering with the LTA and LTA Tennis Foundation to bring 'Serving Inclusion' to life – creating inclusive opportunities for people with support needs, at major UK tennis events this summer ☀️🎾

Two people holding tennis rackets with tennis balls on a blue background alongside the text: “Serving Inclusion – connecting tennis and social care to change lives and communities.”

We’re so proud of the team from our Brickfields Supported Living service in Worcester for being shortlisted as finalists at this evening’s National Housing With Care Awards in London 🎉 Whilst they may not have taken home the trophy this time, they’re winners in our eyes! Well done team! 🤩

Two colleagues stand either side of a large sign which reads “Housing with Care Awards”. Both are smiling to camera and they are wearing smart dresses.A selfie of three colleagues smiling to camera. They are all dressed up for an awards event.

Yesterday, our CEO, Jim, and Head of Policy & Public Affairs, Ben, met with the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and #SocialCare, in Westminster to discuss the future of adult social care and the need for reform. Find out more about how we’re campaigning for social care👇 🔗www.UnfairToCare.co.uk

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