Care packages delivered to Milton Keynes home as a thank you to staff

Staff at care homes the length of the country already work tirelessly to look after our loved ones - but with the coronavirus pandemic, their critical work has been put into sharp focus.

Not least for Country Court which delivered care packages to thank care staff at its Lakeview Lodge Care Home in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.

It consisted of more than 20 items including food, drink and basic provisions like toilet roll and hand sanitiser to help with day to day life during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company operates 32 care homes in total with more than 2,000 staff, all of whom receive the packages as a thanks for their work.

The deliveries were arranged courtesy of the Kachra family, owners of the Country Court group, after seeing their staff struggle to the get the provisions they need.

Country Court CEO Alykhan Kachra said: “These are very challenging times for everyone in our homes. Coping with the unprecedented changes to everyday life is difficult enough and we have been humbled by the great strength people have shown turning up to the workplace and taking on the additional responsibility of keeping our residents safe every single day."

He added: “As the pressure on buying everyday goods has increased, we see our teams across the company struggling to strike a balance between delivering their part in the overall care service and adapting at home. We hope that this will go some way to making life a little bit easier for them."

Chairman of Country Court, Abdul Kachra said: “We are a family business and our staff are very much part of our extended family. We wanted to do something to acknowledge all of them for all the hard work, compassion and dedication that they show every day in our homes."