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I am a manager-owner
of a domiciliary care company,
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All Care (South Wales).
And I'm really fortunate in my position
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to be able to provide a service
to people in the community,
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but also to directly influence and change
anything I don't like about the service
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and hopefully be innovative
and creative,
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and really provide a service of care
in the way that I think it should be provided.
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And that makes me really happy.
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In addition to her work with
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Care Communities Acting Together,
Keri takes every opportunity,
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as you may know,
to promote the domiciliary care sector
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both locally and nationally
through her work with Social Care Wales
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and the National Care Forum.
But I think the truth is, the real difference
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is developing a homecare organisation
that works alongside citizens
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to creatively think beyond the person's home,
supporting people to maintain and regain
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their social role
within their family or within their community.
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And that creates a sense of self-worth
and a sense of well-being.
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Every day you're living and breathing
should be the best day it could be.
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I don't think we should write people off,
I don't think it matters
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what your condition is.
You know, we can all make very
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tiny differences towards that person,
and that could make a difference
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to their lives.
And if the only difference is
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that they know somebody
is going to support them
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to achieve and do what they want to do,
that is really important to me.