North Shropshire Local Care & Living Hub
Welcome to our North Shropshire Community & Care Hub. Here, we share practical advice for families in Whitchurch, Wem, and our surrounding villages by our award-winning team—from navigating hospital discharge to celebrating our local rural heritage. Our goal is to help our neighbours live with dignity and independence in the homes they love.
Training Tuesday: What Urine Can Tell You
Part of our occasional series for anyone willing to learn, family carers, new starters, or anyone who's never thought twice about what's in the toilet bowl until suddenly it matters.
Training Tuesday: How to Write Good Notes and a Proper Handover
Part of our occasional series for anyone willing to learn — family carers, new starters, or anyone who's ever written "client fine today" and moved on to the next visit.
Training Tuesday: Basic First Aid for a Fall — What to Check Before Helping Someone Up
Care Work Is a Destination, and Also a Doorway
Care work is not something to settle for. It's a genuinely demanding, genuinely skilled profession, and it's also a doorway into other careers.
Training Tuesday: How to Support Someone Through a Panic or Anxiety Episode
This is one of the most important things a carer can learn to do well, and one of the least formally taught. Anxiety and panic show up constantly across the conditions we support.
Training Tuesday: How to Find the right shoes from care work
The wrong shoes contribute to plantar fasciitis, knee strain, hip and lower back pain, and a level of general fatigue that makes the emotional demands of the job harder to meet as well. Good footwear isn't a luxury.
Training Tuesday: Dressing and Undressing Assistance
Part of our weekly series for anyone willing to learn — family carers, new starters, or anyone who's ever stood holding a cardigan wondering where to actually start.
Training Tuesday: How to Use a Sara Stedy (With Video and What to Avoid)
A Sara Stedy is a non-powered, sit-to-stand mobility aid designed to help individuals who have some lower body strength to stand up from a seated position and seamlessly transfer to another seat
Training Tuesday: How to Identify Pressure Sores (and What to Avoid)
A pressure sore happens when constant pressure, friction, or sliding forces (shear) compress the skin and tiny blood vessels against a bony part of the body.
Training Tuesday: How to Use a Hoist and Sling (and How Not To)
Learn how to use a hoist and sling for bed repositioning and transfers. Essential tips, common mistakes to avoid, and care advice from North Shropshire Homecare.
Training Tuesday: How to Use a Slide Sheet (and How Not To)
Learn how to use a slide sheet safely for bed repositioning and transfers. Essential tips, common mistakes to avoid, and care advice from North Shropshire Homecare.
Locations: Wem / Whitchurch / Shrewsbury / Whixall / Tilstock / Higher Heath / Prees / Ash / Shropshire / Market Drayton / Oswestry
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Are you a local health professional or community advocate? At North Shropshire Homecare, we believe it takes a village to provide great care. If you have expert advice or a local story that would benefit our neighbours in Whitchurch, Wem, or the surrounding villages, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome guest contributions from local experts that help our community stay safe, healthy, and connected. Click here to read our guidelines on submitting guest posts.