Thought provoking discussions around the care sector including insights and challenges of those involved be it families, carers or care providers
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June 4, 202626 min
Elite Mindset Therapy with Chantal Karyta
Chantal Karyta from Elite Mindset Therapy talks about her life changes and starting a business following moving to South Africa in 2018. With a degree in psychology and having had a dog behavioural business which in fact she still has, Chantal realised that some parts of her life needed to change. From a lockdown moment to running a successful therapy business along with her retreats, Chantal talks about what motivates her how her business is a part of care we often don't talk about enough.
May 21, 202625 min
Vicky Whipp of Sage & Elder Home Move Specialists talks about her service
Vicky Whipp of Sage & Elder talks about moving home in later life and the way in which she can help her clients from an initial conversation around what they are looking for to sourcing appropriate properties in the area they are looking to move to. The service covers a wide variety of aspects that people may or may not have thought of and Vicky talks about the love of what she does with both enthusiasm and empathy
May 7, 202655 min
Baroness Ruth Lister of Burtersett discusses Child Poverty in the UK today
I have been very honoured to be able to have Baroness Lister of Burtersett on my my podcast You Care, I Care, discussing the issues around child poverty and the issues faced by families today. Having written and worked on many books and articles about poverty, social security and women's citizenship, it was absolutely fascinating and a real learning curve for me to be able to discuss so many issues that are often brushed under the carpet. There was much more we could have and hopefully will discuss further in the future but it is really a very interesting discussion with Ruth which did at times cover some controversial issues
April 9, 202634 min
Sophie Chester-Glyn talks about her life work in care
Sophie has been involved in the care sector from a very young age when her mother started providing care to people in her own home. From there Sophie continued working in care and is a Director of Manor Community Care. Sophie's passion for providing care and support across all sectors is very evident and her work with Coproduce Care ensuring up to date topics are discussed and information is available, along with working with the Care Workers Charity is truly inspirational.
March 26, 202626 min
Gemma and Kaylee talk about Ocupa -their Occupational Therapy Service
Having met Gemma Kenney and Kaylee Mowatt last year and discussed their private Occupational Therapy practice they have built over the last few years, it was an absolute pleasure to talk with them and discuss their work. I understand that we always refer to them as OTs but they explain what an Occupational Therapist works and how they help their patients become ever more independent.
March 13, 202612 min
Shreeve Care Services Update for 2026
Having not done a solo podcast for some time, Janet Shreeve updates her plans for the next few months and highlights some of the clients she works with. Exciting times ahead with various projects and looking forward to where things will go
February 26, 202621 min
Homecare Ipswich and plans for the future
Calin Istrate having qualified as a nurse and moved to the UK decided to set up Homecare Ipswich providing domiciliary care and complex care in Suffolk. Calin decided to work in the care sector and qualify as a nurse after his mother fell ill. He could have remained working in the construction sector but knew that he really wanted to help support people. He is one of the few agencies in the Ipswich area who is able to take on TDDI clients, (Treatment of Disease, Disorder or Injury) and is developing his business to take on more complex cases. Calin is able to support clients with their Attendance Allowance and also with CHC applications. Talking with Calin about his plans for the business and the ethos around his business is inspiring.
February 12, 202628 min
Nina's Law UK
I had the pleasure to speak with Nina Parry of Nina's Law about her life, her campaign and her plans for change. Nina was in Thaliand when the Tsunami happened, and she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis less than a year later. Having had to adapt her daily routine, life plans and family around the ever increasing complexity of living with MS, Nina started the campaign for Nina's Law which would enable people who have complex needs to be able to have their regular carers with them when they are admitted to hospital. The reason for this is that regular carers understand their clients and the importance of this cannot be underestimated. Some hospitals like the Great Western Hospital in Swindon are very supportive but others are far less so. Nina has many MPs who are also supporting her with her campaign and she has nearly 46000 signatures already. For more information email ninaslaw@outlook.com
January 15, 202633 min
The Continuing Story of Budge and Gina
My guest today is David ‘Budge’ Price, talking about the trials and tribulations that have been ongoing with care for Gina. This is the 4th podcast where Budge talked to me about Gina’s story. The first time was in October, 24, then December 2024 lastly, November 25. (If you haven’t heard Budge’s previous interviews, you may like to listen before hearing this one.) The summer of ‘25 has been difficult for the family. After moving into their new home a time that should have been exciting turned sour when the reclining chair that the council sent for Gina to sit in was awful. As you’ll hear from our conversation - it was far from ideal – especially, considering Gina’s many needs. Due to the lack of comfort that the chair was providing Gina with, in the end, Budge had to go and buy a chair himself, which was incredibly costly. However, the difference the new chair has made has been incredible. Following this the next issue the family had was a break-down between the care provider and Budge. He talks about the huge amount of stress he has been through over the last two years. Because Gina still needs care, to be taken to hospital visits etc, Budge never has time for himself. Care and loving his wife is his complete focus, and he was caring for her 24/7 – the entire time, morning to night. Not surprisingly, it made him ill, so he approached their care providers to ask about having someone who could come in and sit with Gina while he had time to go out on his own; meet friends for a coffee; shop, or go for a walk. But the important thing to Budge was that it would be best to have one of the members of staff who were already working with Gina and had built up a great relationship. As you’ll hear, this wasn’t to be. The care provider didn’t listen. They didn’t once ask Budge what he and Gina needed. There was a complete communication breakdown – not between the carers who were already working with Gina, but with the office side of the care providers business. Budge was becoming ill himself, and in the end he contacted a new provider who did everything you’d expect a good care provider to do – they asked what he and Gina wanted. They trained the carers that were going to work with her and spent time building the relationships. Now Budge is enjoying time to himself and feeling a lot less stressed. If you want to find out about care in any shape or form you can contact me: Website: https://shreevecareservices.co.uk/ Email: janet.shreeve@shreevecareservices.co.uk
January 1, 202617 min
Introducing The Care Show in Swindon
My guest today is Kevin Griffiths of The Care Show in Swindon. He explains how he got involved in The Care Show, after a friend messaged him while he was on holiday and then told him exactly what she’d done, and how he, as someone who has great hospitality experience, could help. Kevin goes on to talk about why he was so keen to join his friend in this venture, which they took over in August. Swindon as an area has a huge number of people involved in the care industry, but like many large cities and towns, they don’t have a space where they can come together and connect. The show will give people an opportunity to look at new innovations and ideas. With The Care Show, they are looking to get people who work in care along so that they can have time away from their work to explore the new ideas, talk to other people working in the same industry, and also how they can take care of themselves. One of the things that Kevin talks about is how expensive care is, and wanting to make it more affordable. People don’t understand what is possible when it comes to care or understand the diversity of needs in care. Again, these are the sorts of things they want to talk about at the care show – let people see what the choices are open to them. Kevin shares information about who is going to exhibit at the show too – some that you would expect, like care services and specialised equipment. Whereas some of the other things you might not have considered - includes will writers and powers of attorney. We also talk about the idea of a care networking group in the future, to provide a supportive space for care professionals. For those of you interested in going along to The Care Show Swindon, it’s on January 29, 2026 at the Double Tree by Hilton, starting at 9am. There are still stands available if you’re interested, they are available on the website. To contact Kevin about The Care Show visit: http://www.thecareshow.co.uk
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