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# Teign Angels

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## Posts

- [Work placement reflections - Esme](https://teignangels.co.uk/work-placement-reflections-esme/) - The adult social care sector is a very varied place to work, and no two days are the same. We’re very proud to host work placement students from Exeter College, so that we can show them the work we do at multiple levels. From February to May 2026, we have hosted the lovely Esme. Esme
- [The Daisy Chain: January 2026 edition](https://teignangels.co.uk/the-daisy-chain-january-2026-edition/) - Firstly, I want to wish you a very Happy New Year if I haven’t already! And welcome to this January 2026 edition of the Daisy Chain! 2025 was a busy year for us at Teign Angels. We introduced our new care management system, we co-hosted two county-wide events at County Hall in Exeter, and we
- [Home in record time](https://teignangels.co.uk/home-in-record-time/) - A couple of months ago, a person we support was admitted to hospital after becoming unwell at home. A few days later, they were deemed medically fit for discharge, but needed a large increase to their care – in fact, they needed fourteen times the amount of care that they had before going into hospital!
- [Digital legacies](https://teignangels.co.uk/digital-legacies/) - We love advance care planning here at Teign Angels. Raising public awareness of it remains one of our missions for this year, so that everyone has the opportunity to consider how they’d like to be looked after in the future. For the next few weeks, we will be taking a look at different aspects of
- [Work placement reflections: Charley](https://teignangels.co.uk/work-placement-reflections-charley/) - Work placements can be invaluable, especially to people studying to enter vocations such as health and social care. They can help to show how things learnt in a classroom apply to real-life scenarios, often building students’ confidence and understanding of key concepts. From September to December 2025, we have had the pleasure of having Charley,
- [Our new website](https://teignangels.co.uk/our-new-website/) - Our new website The wonderful Lesley at Barley Webs has retired. She built and managed our previous website ever since we started in 2016. Because none of us understand computer code (which Lesley used to build our previous website), we couldn't maintain it. So we got to work building this new website, and it's wonderful
- [The Daisy Chain, October 2024](https://teignangels.co.uk/dc-2024-3/) - We're pleased to say that the October 2024 edition of The Daisy Chain is now available! Click below to read: The Daisy Chain October 2024Download
- [The Daisy Chain (previous editions)](https://teignangels.co.uk/the-daisy-chain-previous-editions/) - If you're looking for previous editions of The Daisy Chain, you can find them below: The Daisy Chain - June 2024Download The Daisy Chain January 2024 - final v2Download The Daisy Chain August 2023 - Final versionDownload The Daisy Chain Website April 2023Download THE DAISY CHAIN DECEMBER 2022Download
- [Carer Friendly Devon](https://teignangels.co.uk/carer-friendly-devon/) - We're very pleased to say that on 21st January 2025, we signed up to the 'Carer Friendly Employer' and 'Carer Friendly Communities' schemes run by Devon Carers! Unpaid carers play a crucial role in looking after people, and we're looking forward to bolstering the support we can offer them - including those in our staff
- [Talking for England](https://teignangels.co.uk/talking-for-england/) - We’re pleased and proud to say that Talking for England: A guide to help you with planning ahead is now available on our website for you to access online or print at home for free. Written and designed by our Office Manager, Joseph, the aim of the guide is to get people ‘talking for England’
- [What is Alzheimer's?](https://teignangels.co.uk/what-is-alzheimers/) - September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at what Alzheimer’s actually is. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the world. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that can affect
- [Alzheimer's disease: separating fact and fiction](https://teignangels.co.uk/fact-fiction/) - September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at some preconceptions of Alzheimer’s, and whether they’re fact or fiction. Number 1 – ‘Alzheimer’s is just memory loss’ Our verdict: fiction Memory issues are perhaps the most infamous characteristic
- [Looking after loved ones with Alzheimer's](https://teignangels.co.uk/alzheimers-loved-ones/) - September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and today is World Alzheimer’s Day. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at ways to support a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease. As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia (accounting for around
- [Eating and drinking with Alzheimer's](https://teignangels.co.uk/eating-and-drinking-with-alzheimers/) - September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at how Alzheimer’s can affect eating and drinking. As our memory and problem-solving abilities become affected by Alzheimer’s, our ability to regulate our food and drink intake can vary greatly.
- [Sprout: Teign Angels turns 9!](https://teignangels.co.uk/teignangels9/) - Today, we're celebrating our 9th year since we first started. And what better way to introduce our brand new blog? On here, we'll be sharing information, stories, and more about what we get up to. To think, 9 whole years have passed since Dawn and Sophia first started Teign Angels! We've had the privilege to
- [We're 'excellent' again!](https://teignangels.co.uk/excellent-again/) - For the fifth time in a row since we introduced our new feedback surveys in May 2023, we have been rating 'excellent' by the people we support! No less than 100% people told us that they thought that we're excellent, and that they would strongly recommend us. Our Office Manager, Joseph, said: 'We already know
- [iCareHealth: the end of a Teign Angels era](https://teignangels.co.uk/icarehealth-the-end-of-a-teign-angels-era/) - Today marks our final day of being able to access our previous care management software, iCareHealth. For 8 years, it's kept us on track, helping us to co-ordinate care for nearly hundreds of people across Teignbridge. We've finished exporting the information we need - nearly 3,000 pages worth of it, all stored on a back-up
- [The Daisy Chain, January 2025](https://teignangels.co.uk/the-daisy-chain-january-2025/) - Welcome to the January 2025 edition of The Daisy Chain. It might have a brand new look, and a new sustainability ethos, but it is still written, designed, and printed by us in-house. In this edition, we celebrate our 8th year since opening; we reflect on Christmas 2024; and share a wonderful message that was
- [The Daisy Chain, September 2025](https://teignangels.co.uk/the-daisy-chain-september-2025/) - Apologies for the lateness of this issue – but it’s always better to be late than never! In this issue, we celebrate the life of Joy – a wonderful woman that we supported up until her death. As we will say later on, we have the privilege of supporting a lot of people up until

## Pages

- [Home page](https://teignangels.co.uk/) - Want to find out how we can help? Click here Want to find out more about our team? Click to read our team profiles Want to find out what people say about us? Click here to read our feedback Want to keep up to date with what we're up to? Click here to go to
- [Understanding the end of life](https://teignangels.co.uk/understanding-the-end-of-life/) - Understanding the end of life What is palliative care? Palliative care means support that is given to a person when they are diagnosed with a terminal illness. It can span a long time, including years. To find out more about what palliative care is, click here to visit Marie Curie's page which explains it. What
- [End of life hub](https://teignangels.co.uk/greenhouse/eol-hub/) - End of life hub We have grouped some information and resources about the end of life below. Please select one of the sections below to find out more... Understanding the end of life Click here Living with a terminal illness Supporting someone who is dying Planning ahead Supporting children and young adults when someone important
- [Our team](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/team/) - Who's in our team? We believe that support is given best when it's given by people who know how you like things to be done. Below you can find out more about each of our team. If you are new to our service, we will send you a copy of our Meet the Team document
- [Day in the life...](https://teignangels.co.uk/day-in-the-life/)
- [Who works in adult social care?](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/who-works-in-adult-social-care/) - Who works in adult social care? Adult social care is the workplace for 1.5 million people. That's about the same as the entire NHS! Most of us are carers...but not all of us! Here are just a few others... Maintenance technicians Administrators Counsellors Registered managers Activities co-ordinators Social workers Care technologists Nurses Physiotherapists Occupational therapists
- [Experiencing the workplace](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/experiencing-the-workplace/) - Experiencing the workplace There are lots of different ways you can get work experience in adult social care. Click here to find out about how we can help 'I've definitely got something out of my placement with Teign Angels. I've learned so much being here' Charley (work experience student in 2025) Work placement projects At
- [Useful info and resources](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/useful-info-and-resources/) - Useful info and resources Teign Angels work experience page Click here South West Health and Care Careers Pathway Click here Proud to Care Devon's Career Quiz Click here Who works in adult social care? Pathways in Skills and development Experiencing the workplace
- [Pathways in](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/pathways-in/) - Pathways in There are many ways to start working in adult social care. You don't need experience to get started. All you need is... a desire to help people strength to help people break through their personal barriers willingness to learn and develop Apprenticeships and training... Applying directly... There are many qualifications that set you
- [Skills and development](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/skills-and-development/) - Skills and development Did you know there are plenty of training courses and qualifications you can get in adult social care? If there's something that interests you, there'll almost certainly be something for it! 'I have a special interest in supporting people at the end of life, and people with neurological conditions. I've undertaken specialist
- [Want to change lives?](https://teignangels.co.uk/want-to-change-lives/) - Want to change lives? Start with a career in adult social care... Who works in adult social care? Pathways in Skills and development Experiencing the workplace Useful info and resources
- [Current vacancies](https://teignangels.co.uk/work-with-us/vacancies/) - We currently have 0 vacancies... Click here to find out about working here Occasionally, positions arise here at Teign Angels. The care and support we provide ranges from personal care and meal preparation right up to day sits and outings. All in Newton Abbot and its surrounding areas, including Ipplepen, Kingskerswell, Stokenteignhead, Kingsteignton & Denbury.
- [People we support, and their loved ones](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/what-people-say/people-we-support-and-their-loved-ones/) - What people we support and their relatives say about us... They say we're compassionate and caring 'Lovely people, so kind, so helpful - I feel my care is on my terms' - Mr ST (a person we supported) 'Complete personal care done in a sensitive, comforting way...Teign Angels are, indeed, angels' - Mr RM (a
- [Work experience](https://teignangels.co.uk/work-with-us/work-experience/) - Work experience at Teign Angels Studying a health & social care qualification, and need a work experience placement? Want to experience working in adult social care and/or office administration for your Year 10 work experience week? We welcome work experience students. We work with local schools and colleges to place students on work experience with
- [Devon and Cornwall Care Record privacy notice](https://teignangels.co.uk/privacy-policy/dccr/) - Devon and Cornwall Care Record privacy notice Health and social care services in Devon and Cornwall have developed a system to share patient data efficiently and quickly and, ultimately, improve the care you receive. This shared system is called the Devon and Cornwall Care Record. It’s important that anyone treating you has access to your
- [Professionals and other people](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/what-people-say/professionals-and-other-people/) - What community professionals say about us... They trust our expertise and judgement 'If ever I or my family needed care, they would be my first choice' - a professional in our 2023 CQC report 'I would happily use this agency for one of my relatives' - a professional in our 2018 CQC report as Teign
- [Advance care planning hub](https://teignangels.co.uk/greenhouse/acp-hub/) - Advance care planning hub Advance care planning, or planning for the future, is something we can do to help make the care and support we experience in the future more suited to us. But knowing where to start can feel daunting. So we've put this hub together in the hopes you'll find useful information, to
- [Bereavement & grief hub](https://teignangels.co.uk/greenhouse/bereavement/) - Bereavement & grief hub What is 'grief'? Grief is something we feel in response to loss. This can be loss that has already happened, or loss that we know is likely to happen. Grief can take many forms, and there is no right or wrong way to feel when grieving. Some people may feel happy,
- [The Greenhouse](https://teignangels.co.uk/greenhouse/) - The Greenhouse There is so much useful information available publicly. But unless you know about it already, it's usually very hard to find. That's why we're building The Greenhouse - a place where you can find information, and where ideas can grow. Within the Greenhouse are different hubs. Each one looks at a different topic
- [Work with us](https://teignangels.co.uk/work-with-us/) - Work with us Every day of the year, our team work hard to make a real difference to people's lives all across Newton Abbot and surrounding area. We celebrate their achievements and improvements with them. We comfort them when things don't go to plan. And we support them to live as well and as safely
- [Our values](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/values/) - Our values At the core of everything we do is our drive for person-centred care. It is a common theme across all of our training, and we build our care plans alongside you to make them unique to you. Friends Against Scams Scams are as old as human civilisation. With every great technological innovation comes
- [How we can help](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/) - How we can help Whether it's help with getting up and ready in the morning, getting out and about, help with your medication, or something else, we provide a wide range of services. We work with you to tailor your care and support to you. We're good at helping people retain their independence, and even
- [News](https://teignangels.co.uk/news/) - Our news News from Teign Angels You can find out more about what we've been up to by reading our news stories below
- [Questions](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/questions/) - Questions We welcome questions about how we can help people. Below, we've pulled together some questions we're often asked, as well as some we found recommended online. If your question isn't answered below, why not get in touch? 'What services do you provide?' We provide a wide range of services to support you at home.
- [Get in touch](https://teignangels.co.uk/get-in-touch/) - Call us on 01626 201364 Or you can use one of our contact forms below General enquiries Looking for care and support? Want to help review our living guides?
- [Supporting you in the community](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/supporting-you-in-the-community/) - If it's important to you, it's important to us... ...we know all the best places to eat... ...and going to beautiful nature spots... ...and we can help you keep on top of correspondence... ...and help you go to clubs and events you really enjoy 'One relative complimented the service, saying their family member had "so
- [Supporting you at home](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/supporting-you-at-home/) - If it's important to you, it's important to us... ...whether it's bits around your home... ...help with personal care and looking tidy... ...or something else What we do As the old saying goes, 'home is where the heart is'. Whether we're renting a flat, own our own house, live with family, or are staying in
- [Privacy policy](https://teignangels.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - Privacy policy Introduction This is Teign Angels Ltd's privacy notice. As part of the services we offer, we are required to process personal data about our staff, our service users and, in some instances, the friends or relatives of our service users and staff. 'Processing' can mean collecting, recording, organising, storing, sharing or destroying data.
- [Financing care](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/financing-care/) - Financing care People living in the UK are not necessarily entitled to free social care by default. There tends to be four main ways that your care is funded: Funding your care yourself Paying through a direct payment Jump to our section on funding care yourself Jump to our section on direct payments Support from
- [About us](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/) - Our journey to where we are now
- [Arranging care and support](https://teignangels.co.uk/how-we-can-help/arranging/) - Arranging care and support Knowing how to arrange care and support can be a challenge, especially if you've not done it before. We've put together some information and guidance in the hopes that you find it useful Arranging it yourself Local authority / NHS involvement Arranging it yourself If you're arranging your care yourself, either
- [What people say](https://teignangels.co.uk/about/what-people-say/) - What people say about us 'It's the best thing we've done going with Teign Angels' Click here to read what people we support and their loved ones say about us 'If ever I or my family needed care, they would be my first choice' Click here to read what community professionals and other people say

## Categories

- [The Daisy Chain](https://teignangels.co.uk/category/daisy-chain/) - For news about the Daisy Chain
- [General updates](https://teignangels.co.uk/category/general-updates/) - For general news and updates about Teign Angels
- [World Alzheimer's Month](https://teignangels.co.uk/category/alzheimers/)
- [Sprout](https://teignangels.co.uk/category/sprout/) - Sprout is our blog
- [Good news](https://teignangels.co.uk/category/goodnews-all/)

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