Lancaster care home celebrates as staff ace care practitioner course

Staff at Laurel Bank in Lancaster were delighted when Lois Crowe and Rosie Hallat completed their training to become a care practitioner, a new role which will enable them to support nurses in the home.
Rosie Hallat.Rosie Hallat.
Rosie Hallat.

The care practitioner role has been introduced by Barchester Healthcare, the organisation that runs the home, in order to further develop talented care staff and enable them to give more support to the nurses working at the home.

Lois and Rosie are the most recent staff members at the home to complete the course and they are already making a big difference to maintaining and developing its standard of care.

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Lyndsay Scott, general manager at Laurel Bank, said: “Lois and Rosie are integral member’s of the team who excel at what they do. I’m delighted that they have completed the training and progressed into this new role, which will help our home run even more efficiently and will enable Lois and Rosie to develop their career’s further. They have worked so hard and I’m very proud of them.”

Lois Crowe.Lois Crowe.
Lois Crowe.

Lois said: “I really enjoyed learning lots of new skills and building on the knowledge I have gathered during my fifteen years working at the home. I look forward to growing further within this role and continuing to support the people we care for.”

Laurel Bank care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Laurel Bank provides residential care and nursing care for 64 residents, from respite care to long term stays.

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