Today is a memorable day for Excelcare, as it marks an amazing 20 years of our excellent Cambridge region! This is a milestone celebration in the Excelcare family’s journey, so we are holding celebrations across our care homes in Cambridge today.
Each care home is hosting its own tea party with the people they care for, to celebrate the momentous day and toast to life inside our Cambridge-based homes. This will take place at 3 pm, so each of our homes in Cambridge can unite in celebrating their 20th anniversaries!
Louise Jones, Regional Operations Director of Cambridge looked back on her time in the region and just how far they have come, “20 years ago today I stood in the office at Aliwal Manor shaking in my shoes. Wondering what on earth I was doing! I was a brand new Manager (former relief Team Leader) with no clue on what to expect. I rang my mum and said – I can't do this! What was I thinking? I am a carer not a Manager. My mum said ‘you can be both and you can do it- breathe- relax- and then get on with it!’ She was right of course!”
“I knew that paperwork needed removing from the building and the Excelcare paperwork putting in - so I got on with that. 30 re-written care plans later and a few months under my belt - I began to feel like I knew what I was there for - I loved every minute!”
“And here we are, a blink of the eye later or 20 years in real time - and Excelcare Cambridge has gone from strength to strength. I am so proud of what we achieve daily and the difference we all – every single one of us - makes to the lives of people living and working with us.”
Ozzie Ertosun, Chairman of Excelcare, also shared his thoughts on this momentous day. “Today marks the 20th Anniversary of Cambridge joining the Excelcare-family and how lucky we were and still are, as we have been blessed with many great times over the years, and you have delivered exceptional care and a quality of life to so many people!!
"I thank each of you from the bottom of my heart and I know that Sam echoes this thanks too and as Sam (COO) would say you are all Supercalifragilistic – and this is something I would totally agree with.”
Congratulations on this momentous occasion to our Excelcare family in Cambridge – thank you for everything you do, and here’s to 20 more years of success!