Carol has been unbeatable

“Carol has been unbeatable with her ability to change an eyesore into a thing of beauty and somewhere I feel relaxed and proud of again.
“Her thorough deep cleaning skills and reorganisation of my constant stream of deliveries fill my heart with joy. A wall of boxes has been transformed into a smaller display of craft products and she keeps my crafting tables clear.
“I have ladies from Caremark and another company who recognise and compliment Carol’s transformations. Her effervescent personality shines and boosts my own mood every time.
“I credit her with keeping me from my own dark days, weeks and potentially worse. Her social and domestic calls leave me feeling uplifted and energises and I covert longer visits wanting her to come back more often.
“She is my angel.”
This was taken from a nomination Carol received at our recent Carer of the Year Awards and it’s fair to say there was not a dry eye in the house when that we read out.
Carol joined Caremark Redcar and Cleveland in 2021 after a number of previous jobs, including retail, cleaning, hairdressing and dentist.
She decided to make care a full-time profession after caring for her terminally ill friend and hasn’t looked back since.
Her daughter Paige also works for Caremark, and she says she lent on her experience before starting as a care.
“I asked Paige lots of questions beforehand, but I took to it like a duck to water,” she says.
“I have never been shy and have a bubbly personality so that helps but it’s the best job I have ever done by far.
“I feel at ease with what I am doing, I have lovely customers, and I won’t have another job now because I like what I am doing too much.”