East Devon MP, Hugo Swire, marked Carers Week 2016 by meeting Bluebird Care’s customers and carers in West Hill and Ottery St Mary on Friday 10 July.
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
Mr Swire began by meeting Mr and Mrs Deung in West Hill and their full-time live-in carer before presenting the prizes at Bluebird’s Long Service Presentation at the Tumbling Weir Hotel. This quarterly event recognises, rewards and gives thanks to long serving Bluebird carers.
Mr Swire said:
‘It is important for me to mark Carers Week as East Devon contains a large number of carers and people who require care. Ensuring that these people receive the necessary support is one of our biggest local challenges.
‘Bluebird clearly provides an excellent standard of care to my constituents and I was delighted to celebrate with some of their staff as they reached important milestones with the company. These individuals carry out absolutely crucial but often difficult work so it was good to see this recognised and rewarded’.