Company News Archives - Prestige Nursing + Care

Posted 09/01/24

Community Nursing Agency

With over 75 years of experience in the care industry, Prestige Nursing & Care is one of the UK’s leading community nursing agencies. We offer a wide range of short-term and long-term community nursing services ranging from last minute shift coverage to providing the highest quality of specialist care for complex care packages.

Our professional carers are vetted and expertly trained by registered nurses to perform practical and clinical care of the highest quality, ensuring the well-being of your residents and clients. We provide flexible staffing solutions designed to seamlessly integrate into your existing healthcare team, providing the support you need, [...]

Posted 09/01/24

Nursing Agency for Last Minute Shifts

At Prestige Nursing & Care, we specialise in providing comprehensive staffing solutions for last minute shifts. Whether you’re seeking long-term or short-term coverage, our services can be tailored to meet your organisation’s specific needs.

With a reputation spanning 75 years and a proven track record of collaborating with health and social care providers, community teams, private hospitals, and ICBs, we have the expertise and experience to contribute positively to your care provision.

Posted 01/04/23

Autism awareness

April marks Autism Awareness Month, a month to increase awareness and acceptance of autism as well as share stories and spread support.

What is Autism?

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects the development of the brain which affects how people communicate and interact with people around them.

How is Autism Diagnosed?

The characteristics of autism usually show up before/around the age of two, but it is also common for ASD to be diagnosed later in life. Early diagnosis can help a child get the right support during the important developmental years. There is no test for autism but there are assessments [...]

Posted 01/03/23

Client feedback

We are delighted with this client feedback received by our Shrewsbury Branch from the husband of a lady who we support in Shropshire.

Mr H said that he and his wife were extremely happy with the care provided by their carer. The carer is attentive to her needs and engages her in activities and looking through old photo albums. He said the carer is never late and also never in a hurry to rush off at the end of the visit. He said they wouldn’t like to do without this wonderful carer.

Posted 07/02/23

Interview process and staff testimonials

At Prestige Nursing & Care, there are so many different roles to get involved in. Whether you’re just starting your career or are fully trained with plenty of experience, if you’re passionate about caring for others, we’d love to hear from you.

From our operations team to our field care supervisors to our care assistants, every role is important in ensuring that we make life better for our wonderful clients.

Posted 08/11/22

Client survey 2022

The Client Survey was distributed in July 2022 and overall we received a great deal of valuable and positive feedback which we are very proud of.

Similarly to the findings within the 2021 Survey the ‘Carer’ category was the strongest as made clear by the 96% of our respondents who agreed that our Carers are professional, trustworthy & positive and work to a high standard.

Within the following five categories we also received some fantastic results, with each category scoring above 82%; personalised service, health & wellbeing, safe care & treatment, enjoyment & lifestyle and management & communication.

Posted 05/04/22

Enhanced care worker pay, mileage rates & family leave pay

Here at Prestige Nursing & Care we are delighted to announce the changes that we have recently made for our Care Workers.

Amongst the improvements we have increased the minimum rate of pay and those caring for our clients that have more complex care needs can earn over £17 per hour.

We also now pay 35p mileage and have enhanced the maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay.

#lifemadebetter is what we believe at Prestige and we’re confident that these enhancements will enable us to continue attracting and retaining the best people in the sector. For our current opportunities local to you please visit [...]