You Care, I Care

Today I'm joined by my friend Jodie Fraser. Jodie is the founder and CEO of Fraser Allen Estate Management and is with me today to discuss her experience of the care industry.

Jodie's grandmother was diagnosed with dementia and with brought a wide range of ups and downs in experiences with her care. For the last five months, Jodie has been a client of mine and we discuss the way things happened before Jodie met me and the way they've happened since and what led to Jodie wanting to talk to me.

Together we discuss Jodie, her mum and her grandparents as for the last eight years, both Jodie and her mum provided care to her grandparents before her grandfathers passing in 2017.  From then on they have cared for her grandmother in her mothers home until quite recently when illness meant that she would need more care than they could provide.

Join us on this journey as we discuss:

• The affects of lockdown on Jodie and her family
• Their experience of the care industry
• The illness that caused her grandmother to move into a care home and more.

This episode is an emotional one and it's clear from listening to Jodie, just how much she loves her family. 

Find out more about Jodie at www.fraserallenem.co.uk

If you find that you need support with any of the issues discussed in the episode head to www.shreevecareservices.co.uk to find out more.

Today Janet is joined by her friend and neighbour who also happens to be called Janet! In this episode the friends sit down to discuss Janets’ experience of the care industry as a parent. Her son is 10 years old and has ADHD and Autism and Janet is sharing her challenges that she has faced as a parent being able to get a diagnosis and support from the professionals.

She shares how lockdown highlighted that her son had ADHD as he struggled to sit and listen to his lessons and how if they hadn’t got his diagnosis when they did, lockdown would have delayed this for quite a while.

Janet shares about how her son is in a school that is better for him and has gained some wonderful friendships with his peers.

It isn’t always smooth sailing though as Janet shares how the school holidays can prove difficult as the school structure isn’t there for her son and his routine changing can make him feel out of sorts and so Janet and her husband found a way around this that works for their son.

The two friends then discuss the differences in getting support before Covid and getting it now – including how turnaround for reports like the EHCP has gone from a couple of weeks to several months meaning that it’s taking longer for parents to get the necessary support that their children need.

You can find out more about Janet by heading to https://www.shreevecareservices.co.uk/ or by visiting the company Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ShreeveCareServices 

In this introductory episode, Janet Shreeve, director of Shreeve Care Services, is sharing the journey that led her to set up her consultancy company.

Janet realised that the care industry is in crisis and set up Shreeve Care Services to be a necessary support to those that need it.

We are all aware that there is an increasing requirement for care and placements to meet people's individual care and support needs. It is becoming clearer that, in many situations, “home is best” and this is what Shreeve Care Services is dedicated to sourcing and delivering on your behalf.  The company is committed to improving outcomes and quality of life for people with care and support needs who wish to be as independent, active and as safe as possible.


Listen in as Janet shares how she got her start in care all the way through to setting up the company and a year later starting You Care, I Care.

Janet and her future guests will be sharing stories on their experiences with the care sector including Jodie who shared how the care industry affected her grandmother, Emma who works within the care industry and Janet herself.

You can find more about Janet from https://www.shreevecareservices.co.uk/ and on her social media at https://www.facebook.com/ShreeveCareServices