Big-hearted carer retires after 16 years
- By Elaine Bird
- 05 February 2020
- Heacham
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The start of a new decade has seen the start of a new life for a long-time carer who spent more than 16 years with a West Norfolk company looking after people in their own homes.
Pamela Aberdeen said she ‘loved every minute’ working with the award-winning Extra Hands home care company and will miss all of her clients as she heads into her new life of retirement.
“I really have loved every minute of my job and they really are my family. I have had some wonderful clients and will miss all of them. I loved being a carer and would recommend it to anyone,” she said.
A finalist in the recent Gill Chase Awards, organised by Extra Hands, Pamela was delighted to be recognised by those she cared for as they nominated her for the award. She joined her colleagues at a special event at Fakenham Racecourse in December for the event named in honour of a former carer at the company.
“Pamela really has been a wonderful ambassador for Extra Hands and we are very sorry she is retiring, although it is very much deserved,” said Lynda Hilliard, registered manager.
“She is much-loved by everyone she has worked with and we all know how much she will be missed by everyone - from all of us in the office to the service users she has been seeing on a regular basis.” she added.
Pamela has become friends with many of the service users and their families she has worked with over the years, and said that working very closely with others gave her a huge insight into their lives.
She has two daughters and four grandchildren and previously worked for the Berol company at the former King’s Lynn factory for 17 years and has always lived in Norfolk.
Extra Hands has offices in Heacham, rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, and near Norwich. The company has been established for more than 25 years and today offers a full range of care from short welfare calls to complex, tailored packages for people in their own home. Services include a wellbeing check, the first launched in Norfolk, that allows carers to have peace of mind by providing short visits to ensure friends or relatives are fine when they can’t be there.
Pamela Aberdeen said she ‘loved every minute’ working with the award-winning Extra Hands home care company and will miss all of her clients as she heads into her new life of retirement.
“I really have loved every minute of my job and they really are my family. I have had some wonderful clients and will miss all of them. I loved being a carer and would recommend it to anyone,” she said.
A finalist in the recent Gill Chase Awards, organised by Extra Hands, Pamela was delighted to be recognised by those she cared for as they nominated her for the award. She joined her colleagues at a special event at Fakenham Racecourse in December for the event named in honour of a former carer at the company.
“Pamela really has been a wonderful ambassador for Extra Hands and we are very sorry she is retiring, although it is very much deserved,” said Lynda Hilliard, registered manager.
“She is much-loved by everyone she has worked with and we all know how much she will be missed by everyone - from all of us in the office to the service users she has been seeing on a regular basis.” she added.
Pamela has become friends with many of the service users and their families she has worked with over the years, and said that working very closely with others gave her a huge insight into their lives.
She has two daughters and four grandchildren and previously worked for the Berol company at the former King’s Lynn factory for 17 years and has always lived in Norfolk.
Extra Hands has offices in Heacham, rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, and near Norwich. The company has been established for more than 25 years and today offers a full range of care from short welfare calls to complex, tailored packages for people in their own home. Services include a wellbeing check, the first launched in Norfolk, that allows carers to have peace of mind by providing short visits to ensure friends or relatives are fine when they can’t be there.