Say thank you on Nursebuddy

Say thank you to a care worker on us

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Posted Aug 28, 2025 4:26:15 PM by Jayne Scarman, Head of Marketing at Nursebuddy

To coincide with Professional Care Workers’ Week (2024), Nursebuddy decided to give 100 x £50 gift cards to homecare business owners and managers so that they could treat one of their carers to a meal out. The idea was to reward carers who deserve to be recognised, appreciated and thanked. 🙏

Why did we want to give back to care workers?

We had surveyed our customers earlier in the year and here's what we learned:

1. When we asked our customers what they would do with an extra hour in their day at work, 73% said they would invest in training or supporting their staff.

2. When we asked what they felt was holding their homecare businesses back, 58% said recruiting more carers. Reputation plays an important role when recruiting, and carer wellbeing is a big factor when attracting new talent.

3. Many people were feeling long-term fatigue because of everything that had been affecting us during the past couple of years: e.g. Brexit, Covid, war, elections. So we just wanted to do something nice. 💚

What managers said about their care workers

The response, as you can imagine, was heart-warming.

"I nominate Hawa. She has grown as a one to one carer and team player in difficult circumstances with our End of Life service users and in specialist care within complex needs scenarios always adaptable to change. She is truly one of our superstars."

- Steven Lamb, Choice Independent Living

"I would love to nominate Adele who goes above and beyond. Helps with as much overtime she can to support the team while being a mum to 4 children. Adele is one of our best carers... everyone loves her and is always putting in 110% all the time."

- Lindsay Corkish, Butterflies Home Care Ltd

"I would like to nominate Abigail. Very hardworking and commits her all into whatever she does. She is well liked by all clients she attends to, because she puts her all into her caring role. We are very lucky to have her on the team. Always going the extra mile."

- Elizabeth Mago, Rusko Care

It was wonderful to be able to give just a little bit back to the care workers who were nominated. Care workers are a critical function in our society and all too often this is not recognised.

Thank you to all care workers, for everything that you do. 💚