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Staff at Ayrshire food hub taking part in National Smile Month

National Smile Month creates happier, healthier smiles

01.07.2022

Our Oral Health Improvement (OHI) Team recently visited venues across Ayrshire to promote National Smile Month. Between 16 May – […]

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Applications open for wellbeing projects fund

30.06.2022

Are you part of a community group or organisation with a project that will provide wellbeing support to people in […]

Footballer John Hartson with Craig McArthur, Clare Maitland and Jim Murdoch at the J H Recovery Workshop

John Hartson workshop offers hope for gambling addiction

30.06.2022

On Monday 27 June we attended the John Hartson Gambling Recovery Workshop at Take A Bow Opportunity Centre, Kilmarnock. It […]

Elderly woman answering the door to a female care worker

Care of FDS Team helps restore independence

29.06.2022

We recently received some good news stories from our Front Door Services (FDS) Team, in which service users have regained […]

Local councillors participating in What Matters To You? Day

What Matters To You Day encourages more meaningful conversations

28.06.2022

On Thursday 9 June we invited all staff to take part in What Matters To You Day – an event […]

elderly woman with walking stick being supported by care worker

Community Care Officer helps rebuild service user’s confidence

28.06.2022

One of our community care officers recently provided excellent support to a service user whose confidence had been affected following […]

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Telecare scam continues to target service users

06.06.2022

We’ve received further information from the Scottish Government’s Digital Office about a scam targeting telecare service users who are moving to digital […]

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Parents and carers: We need your views!

31.05.2022

We want every child in East Ayrshire to get the best possible start in life. This means access to early […]

Ochiltree Community Hub from the outside

Ochiltree Hub is a place for everyone

24.05.2022

For people living in rural areas, having a sense of community is vital. Not only does it provide an essential […]

female carer sitting with an elderly lady, who is drinking tea

Family’s gratitude for standard of mother’s care

23.05.2022

Our Kilmarnock Care at Home staff recently received some lovely feedback from the family of a service user who had […]

Lesley Craig and Sharon Belshaw of Break the Silence

Break the Silence receives accreditation for excellence

23.05.2022

Break the Silence has received recognition from the European Foundation for Quality Management. The Kilmarnock-based charity, which supports victims of […]

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Praise for support assistant’s “invaluable” care

18.05.2022

Our Social Care Review Team recently received wonderful feedback from the son of a service user with dementia, expressing his […]

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Brilliant feedback for Stewarton CAH staff

16.05.2022

Our amazing Care at Home staff have received glowing feedback from service users in Stewarton. The following comments came from […]

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Ayrshire Independent Living Network secures funding for befriending service

16.05.2022

Ayrshire Independent Living Network (AILN) has secured funding to provide an Ayrshire-wide dementia befriending service for the next three years. […]

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Take A Break Scotland open for applications

04.05.2022

Scottish Government funded Take a Break Scotland, administered by Family Fund, is now open for applications.