by Fiona Mitchell | Jul 14, 2022 | Our Stories
Rachel, 52, worked as a Care Support Worker for Crossroads for five years until a terrible accident at home meant that she needed care herself. Without her weekly two-hour visit from Crossroads Care Support Worker Danielle Way, Rachel says that she would be virtually...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 7, 2022 | Carers page, Our Stories
Here, one of our Parent Carers, Penny, talks about how Crossroads Care has supported not just her son with Complex Needs, but the entire family too 17-year-old Freddie has complex needs, including scoliosis, dystonia and global developmental delay, and although he...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 1, 2022 | Our Stories, Volunteering page
During Volunteers Week, human resources expert Jane Vines and Geoff Lane, a former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), talk about just what it takes to be a trustee for Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames What motivated you to become a trustee?...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 1, 2022 | Our Stories, Volunteering page
‘There’s this saying that when you volunteer here you become part of the Crossroads family, and I believe that’s true.’ Volunteer, Heather Mathew, talks about why volunteering for Crossroads Care is so rewarding… ‘When both my parents, who lived in Norfolk,...
by Fiona Mitchell | May 11, 2022 | Our Stories
Gemma* who cares for her 95-year-old Mum, living with Vascular Dementia, talks here about how our Caring Café lifts both of their spirits… ‘Before Crossroads Care came into our lives, I felt so alone with all of this. Mum had me when she was 45, so all my peers have...
by Fiona Mitchell | May 10, 2022 | Our Stories
To mark Dementia Action Week, Fiona Mitchell talks to one of Crossroads Care’s longest serving members of staff, Gaye Goulding, about her 16 years with the charity. ‘Before I had my children 30 years ago, I worked in a bank,’ says Gaye. ‘Sometimes...
