MUSICIAN Nikolas Metaxas from London has dedicated his song ‘Change the World’ to all the staff at one of the UK’s largest providers of community-based social care services (May, 2020).
The 32-year-old decided to dedicate the track to carers at City & County Healthcare Group to thank them for their work supporting thousands of people with care in their own homes during the current COVID-19 outbreak.
Nikolas said: “My uncle, Peter Angelides, is a director at City & County Healthcare Group and we chatted recently about the amazing work all of the staff are doing in their local communities for the elderly and how they are protecting the NHS from being overloaded by shielding those who need care from the virus.
“What I heard was so inspiring that I wanted to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who is changing lives every day and to everyone protecting communities across the country. I know often they can feel unappreciated at times, but it’s important that they know that it’s them who are making day-to-day life for many elderly and vulnerable individuals that much easier and providing love and support to our loved-ones, when we cannot do it ourselves.
“I would like to dedicate my song ‘Change the World’ to all the social care workers out there, including those that are not a part of the City & County Healthcare Group team. I hope my song shows people there is a little light at the end of the tunnel and I hope it goes someway to lift people’s spirits.”
People can listen to the song at https://youtu.be/NYyW1IqXnpU.
Nikolas was born in New York and is the eldest of four children. At the age of three he showcased a love for singing along to his dad’s favourite records.
He studied Music Production and Engineering at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Nikolas now lives in London and cites his musical influences as Jeff Buckley, Bon Iver and Bonobo.
City & County Healthcare Group is one of the UK’s largest providers of community-based social care services. Every day, its companies support tens of thousands of people with care needs to continue living independently at home.
Established in 2009, City & County Healthcare Group has continued to grow steadily, both by acquiring companies of all sizes and winning new business. The majority of its services are commissioned by local authorities (or health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland). But, it also provides services to NHS commissioners along with a growing number of private individuals.
Peter Angelides, Director at City & County Healthcare Group Ltd, which has its head offices at Caparo House in London, but provides care across the UK, said: “My nephew, Nikolas, is an extremely talented young man and it is wonderful that he is dedicating his song to all of the amazing staff at City & County Healthcare.
“Services like ours are alleviating additional pressures on the NHS and its resources, which we know are being tested to the limit at the moment. Our role is to maintain people’s health in the comfort of their own homes and to keep them safe. We’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to Nikolas for dedicating his song to our staff, we are sure they will all love it.”
Due to the current pandemic, City & County Healthcare Group Ltd needs to boost its team numbers immediately, so it can continue to protect its service users and the NHS.
It is calling on anyone who is currently fit and healthy but unable to work, following business closures and restrictions, to sign up for a care role and to help in their own communities.
Its branches can offer full training and paid work immediately to anyone willing to become a professional home carer across the UK.
Peter added: “We’re urging anyone who needs work and feels they can help us to get in touch immediately. If you’ve previously had a customer-facing role, then you’ll have transferrable skills and we can give you full, professional training too. You will be doing invaluable work supporting those most in need, while, also, protecting the NHS. We have had hairdressers, dry liners and even chefs who are no longer able to work, transfer their skills to us.
“We’ll do Skype or Facetime interviews, so you don’t have to leave home unnecessarily. If you are fit and well and want to make a real difference to people’s lives and wish to support the NHS during this crisis, we can train you quickly.
“Anyone interested should visit our jobs page on our website at https://bit.ly/3aNybUd and get in touch. They can also find out more about the positions available via our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CityandCountyHealthcare/, follow us on Twitter @CandCHealthcare or apply via Indeed at www.indeed.co.uk/cmp/City-&-County-Healthcare-Group.
“We will be able to provide our free, full training on a fast-track basis to make sure everyone we take on is ready. This includes a company induction, first aid, information on dementia, health and safety, food safety, infection control, handling medication and moving and handling service users, with the opportunity to achieve Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) after the initial three months probationary period. The Government has also taken steps to ensure a quicker turnaround on DBS checks, so we can get people into work even quicker.”
City & County’s aim is to provide flexible, community-based care support of the highest standard that promotes independence, dignity and choice for its clients and customers.
City & County Healthcare Group is a member of the United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA), adhering to the UKHCA Code of Practice.
For more information about City & County Healthcare Group, please call 020 7186 0518 or visit www.candchealthcare.co.uk. Alternatively, you can follow the company on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityandCountyHealthcare/ or on Twitter @CandCHealthcare.
