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Founder/CEO @elderHQ. Helping older people stay happy at home. Previously founded https://t.co/DKUeaCOIUz (acq by @handy). Runner with @londonheathside

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Pete Dowds
2 years
That means a lot coming from you @ProfRobHoward. Thank you. Here's to continuing to change and improve the care experience!.
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Robert Howard also on BlueSky as @ProfRobHoward
2 years
Fantastic company that I recommend to friends’ and patients’ families. Feedback I receive from them is always positive. Thanks, Pete, to you and your colleagues.
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Pete Dowds
2 years
First race post 👶 arriving at @OfficialBigHalf. 84:13 despite the minimal sleep over the past 8 weeks which gives some hope that there’s life left in the legs yet!
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Pete Dowds
2 years
Awesome to see @ElderHQ awarded Homecare company of the Year for the 2nd year in a row at @HealthInvestor Awards! 🏆 🏆 We’re just getting started but it’s great to see new care experiences built from the ground up get acknowledgment 👊
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Pete Dowds
2 years
2:58:44 at @Marathon_Mcr yesterday. Feels good to be able to say i’m a sub 3 marathoner! Brilliant event and thanks to my coach @AaronScottruns and the all important family support team helping with the drinks!
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2 years
37:15 Big PB at Battersea 10k this morning. Good vibes ahead of @Marathon_Mcr. 2 weeks to go!
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Pete Dowds
3 years
Golden Stag Mile on Friday and 05:17 for 7th place in Race 9. Sub 5 mins the goal within the next 12 months! Thanks for organising @BarnetADAC 🦌
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Pete Dowds
3 years
Awesome to see @ElderHQ win Domiciliary Care Provider of the Year at the @HealthInvestor awards! It's great to see wider recognition of our platform that enables personalised & flexible care for individuals, families and carers. Well done to each and every carer and the team.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
3rd in the Nationals. Awesome effort @LondonHeathside women!.
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Jacob Howe
4 years
Bronze for @LondonHeathside at the Nationals!
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Pete Dowds
4 years
First Ultramarathon in the bag at Maverick South Downs. Brutal hills. Definitely recommended if you want to test mental resilience….
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4 years
RT @DHCouncil: The State of Care report has highlighted the crisis facing social care. @ElderHQ is a great example of the many ways in whi….
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Pete Dowds
4 years
In the meantime care users and carers alike aren't waiting for that system to change and are taking their own action by moving to new services that deliver the quality of life experience they expect in 2021.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
We're working with lots of stakeholders across the healthcare system to solve these issues.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
…fully manage the care to be utilised. Also, lots of social workers, doctors, discharge teams and stakeholders aren't aware that there are solutions like Elder ready and available to use.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
The sticking point is that Elder and other digital social care services like us are classified as 'Introductory services' under the Health & Social Care Act and commissioning frameworks and the wider system often only allow 'registered providers' who directly employ carers and….
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Pete Dowds
4 years
People getting to go home as soon as they're ready to leave and all-important hospital beds being available for those who really need.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
Using the current issues in Cornwall as just one example, Elder could help free up all of the required capacity in less than two weeks.
itv.com
Grants of up to £1,200 are being offered to help families support loved ones after discharge from hospital | ITV News West Country
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Pete Dowds
4 years
This means that we can support people wherever they are in the UK but also make sure that that care is in place quickly (even within 24 hours). Speed matters.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
More than 4,000 carers across the UK are already part of Elder and they are now being rapidly joined by colleagues from care homes, homecare and NHS as they look for more flexibility, better pay and the ability to spend their time on what matters to them; caring for people.
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Pete Dowds
4 years
Customers get personalised 1:1 support in their own home that helps them live the life they want to and families get more peace of mind. From a carer perspective, we are seeing the opposite trend of the wider care sector with monthly recruitment up 100% over the past 6 months.
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