The launch of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection
ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ is delighted to join with 20 other social care bodies across England to launch , to honour the work of the adult social care workforce during the pandemic, and those we sadly lost.
A total of 21 organisations supported by the Department of Health and Social Care and Minister of State for Social Care Helen Whately, have come together to launch the memorial day dedicated to the adult social care workforce in England, which will be held in March 2022.
The past year has been particularly challenging for the social care workforce who have continued to work tirelessly and make huge sacrifice in face of the pandemic.
An estimated 922 social care workers in England tragically lost their lives between March 2020 and May 2021.
The purpose of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection is to thank those social care workers who provided crucial care and support during these tough times, and to remember those workers who sadly lost their lives to COVID-19.
A have been launched on The Care Workers’ Charity website where people can share tributes to care workers lost during the pandemic and say thank you to those who provided vital support.
People can add their stories to the walls in the lead up to the day in March.
Other ways in which care providers, care workers, those who draw on care and support, and any other individual can participate on the day include planting a tree in honour of a lost care worker, having a minute’s silence, or creating a piece of art.
Further information on events that will take place on the day and how to get involved can be found on The Care Workers’ Charity website and will continue to be announced in the lead up to the day in March.
Keep involved with the day on social media using #RememberSocialCare.
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