Overview
Wood Care Group runs residential and dementia care homes for older people in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire. Its homes combine accommodation, meals and day-to-day support with care tailored to each resident's needs and preferences. Residents have their own rooms and shared living spaces, with families and health professionals involved in decisions about care as circumstances change. Care is funded through residents' fees, with local-authority contributions available where a financial assessment establishes eligibility for support. Founded in 1985, the privately held business is headquartered in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, and manages its homes as a regional care group.
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What believers are saying
- Qualifications have funding: Wood Care advertises company-funded vocational care qualifications to support career progression.
- Registration costs are reimbursed: Wood Care covers its nurses' nursing PIN fees in full.
- Earned pay is accessible early: Wood Care's Wagestream benefit allows access to 50% of wages before payday.
What critics are saying
- Internal training is ongoing and mandatory for Wood Care's care-team staff.
- Care is hands-on: Wood Care's Doncaster Night Care Assistant helps residents wash, dress and eat.
- Night work requires flexibility: the Doncaster Wood Care assistant listing asks candidates to work flexible shifts.
What makes Wood Care Group unique
- Family involvement spans generations: three generations of the Wood family have worked within Wood Care.
- Activities have dedicated staff: Wood Care assigns an Activities Coordinator to each care home.
- Recognition has its own scheme: Wood Care runs the in-house Proud to Care employee recognition program.
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