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Homeless Charity

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Supporting Help Bristol’s Homeless Charity

The Olive Tree House and Rose Garden Christmas Hamper Raffle raised a fantastic £103 for local charity Help Bristol’s Homeless and Mandy, Catherine and resident Pam had the pleasure of dropping off the fundraising money along with donated items including blankets and toiletries. There was a warm welcome from Project Manager Kerrie and it was also wonderful to meet the charities founder and CEO Jasper and learn about the vision behind this amazing charity.

 

Help Bristol Homeless

 

A Unique Vision

The brightly coloured shipping containers have become homes that offer safe and secure accommodation for those who are sleeping rough. This unique approach has proven successful in meeting the needs of Bristol’s most vulnerable population. In addition to providing temporary accommodation, there are support services to help people get back on their feet with experienced professionals providing advice and guidance on a range of issues, including housing, health, employment, and addiction. It is a real community project with Joe Greenaway Art’s striking and outstanding street art on the containers and there is even a community cafe on the site of this unique project.

Considering Care for a Loved One?

Olive Tree House and Rose Garden offer dementia and nursing care for long and short-term stays as well as respite days, to find out how the team could care for your loved one, contact us today.

Catherine
Sales Manager

Catherine has worked in sales and marketing her whole career, after graduating with a degree in Textile Management she worked in Corporate Workwear for many years. Catherine’s first role in the care sector was working with a disability charity that ran nursing homes and enablement projects for young adults.

Catherine

While her two children were younger, she joined her husband in his estate agency, but was delighted to return to the care sector in 2020 and now cannot imagine doing anything else.

Catherine’s role with Allegra is to support residents and their families as they explore care options. Working with the teams in the individual homes she ensures that during every stage from initial enquiry through to moving in with us every question is answered, and we offer the reassurance needed for the next chapter in our resident’s life. It is important for our residents to remain part of the community in which will have lived for years, often all their lives, so the other part of this role is connecting with local community groups, charities and organisations.

Catherine has said that working for Allegra with their groundbreaking household model means we are offering a home with compassion and care whilst ensuring residents are retaining their independence and quality of life.

Out of work Catherine enjoys baking and gardening The children are older now, but still keep her busy!

Paul Thomas
Regional Manager - Western Region

Paul has joined Allegra Care with 28 years’ experience in the health and social care sector including working in senior leadership roles for the last 18 years; covering operations, business management and quality assurance. Paul has a real passion for person centred care and how that is delivered at the highest level.

Allegra Team Paul Thomas

Paul has worked across a diverse sector over his time in health and social care and brings a wealth of experience to his new role as Regional Manager. Paul believes in integrating real and meaningful values and culture into a service and in doing so, delivering the outcomes for the people we support. Paul goes by the theory of values with no meaning, have no value.

Outside of work, Paul is the father of three boys and a 2nd degree black belt who teaches Judo.