In January 2021, the Managed Workspace Centres said goodbye to Louis Pearlman Centre licensees Wilberforce Healthcare Ltd as they took the next step in the growth of their business and bought their own property.
The family run business started up in 2008 when brother and sister Patrick Hewison-Ward and Jayne Metheringham needed to find care for a family member. Jayne had originally worked for private companies in this industry and used this experience to start up her own business with the goal of providing the best residential care possible. Wilberforce Healthcare was soon providing residential care to many more clients.
After three years of success supplying residential carers to care, Wilberforce decided to go one step further and started providing domiciliary care in 2011.
Upon the closure of Premier House on Ferensway in Hull City Centre, where the company had initially been based, Jayne and Patrick brought Wilberforce Healthcare Ltd to Louis Pearlman Centre in 2017. Being able to make full use of the staffed reception and easy-in/easy-out terms of their license, Wilberforce saw continued growth after moving to the Centre.
After initially being based in Units 130 as an office and 112 as a training room/archive room, the company soon realised that they needed more space. As such, they gave up Unit 112 in favour of both Unit 10 and 116, with 116 being used for the sole purpose of a training room.
When the Coronavirus pandemic hit last year, Wilberforce Healthcare saw a dramatic increase in the number of carers they employed. This allowed them to provide their essential services to more and more people that needed it. With a primary clientele of the elderly, the disabled and those convalescing from illness or accidents, the company witnessed a growth in their client base over the last several months. As such, Wilberforce have had to increase the support that they provide including delivering care packages to people unable to leave the house, as well as working with a local café to provide hot meals to clients who need them.
The Managed Workspace Centres team would like to wish Wilberforce Healthcare the very best of luck in their future endeavours.
What is residential care?
The term ‘residential care’ is used to describe the general support and care that is provided in an elderly care home. It can also be called ‘personal care’ or ‘assisted living’ and involves help with basic needs such as washing, dressing, assistance with mobility and so on. Some examples of what support can be requested within residential care includes:
- Assistance with waking and getting prepared for the day
- Bathing/showering
- Dressing
- Assistance with getting around
- Help using the toilet
- Assistance at mealtimes
- At night
- Getting prepared for bed
- Repositioning in bed
Wilberforce Healthcare UK Ltd can now be found at: 163 Hessle Road, Hull, HU3 4AA