Well Hello Again………….
Time flies so quickly – I hadn’t realised it was so long
since I last put paw to keyboard! Sorry
if you have missed me!
The last few weeks have again been busy for all at Vision
Homes Association. There is so much to
do to ensure that each Service User has just the service and support that s/he
needs and wants and most often it is the little details that make all the difference. But I am very happy to report that everyone
seems well and content so our staff are clearly doing a very good job.
I am also delighted to be able to tell you that all our
services have now received unannounced inspections from the Care Quality Commission
over the last few months and – they are all compliant! Although I know the Managers leave no stone
unturned to ensure that it is so, I admit that my heart beats just a little
faster when I hear that someone is under the spotlight. The Managers have told me that the CQC
Inspectors are very thorough during the inspection; sometimes leaving them
feeling quite drained of all the knowledge and information they possess. But
overall it is a good thing that such external auditing can take place in
addition to our own internal procedures.
Last week I was able to join a group of Service Users and
staff at the regular story telling session that Hamish from Loudwater Art and
Sound Studio [www.loudwaterstudio.org] organises in Ludlow. It was such great fun - not a lot of
storytelling, but certainly lots of laughter and then everyone spent time
chatting over a picnic lunch. I cannot
believe that, for next time, they have decided to write a poem about a
Christmas cat!! Someone has got their
pet priorities all wrong, I can tell you!
Modesty does not prevent me from telling you that I had a
little celebration of my own on December 2nd – my 9th
birthday!! Unfortunately no one made much of it really, but the weather was
sunny and dry for a change so I had a really good romp in the park. I don’t look my age, do I? More like a 6 year
old dog really! Oh and Phoebe was 2 on
November 21st. Happy Birthday
Fibbles old girl.
Of course, now the nights are drawing in, Jack Frost is
nipping at my nose and the festive lights and decorations are appearing
everywhere everyone is thinking of Christmas and being sucked in to the melee
of preparation. I know there are many
preparations going ahead in all the services and I am sure that those service
users who are not able to be family or friends this Christmas will still have a
very enjoyable festive season. Thank you
to all the staff who will be at work over Christmas and will go that extra mile
to make sure that it is so.
So this will be my last blog this year – my very best wishes
to you all for Christmas and the coming year.
I do hope Santa will bring you all that you wish for, although in my
experience you only ever get what you deserve!!
See you in 2013
