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What a wonderful way to finish the week catching up with a good friend Amanda Valentine and being treated to lunch and a tour of Strawberry Fields Retirement Village In Cambridgeshire. The most beautiful apartments, stunning spa area equipped with hair salon, beauty rooms, gym and fitness studio plus cinema (indoors & outdoors) and delicious food… what a way to live! Feel free to invite me back anytime 😄

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Chloe and Karen were delighted to be out and about yesterday visiting Crystal Care’s Lakeview Lodge in Kent. It was a great opportunity to meet with professionals at the home’s networking lunch. The home was buzzing with activity visitors and residents alike, enjoying a good conversation over lunch. It was great to hear from residents how comfortable and safe they felt with high praise for the days lunch special of liver and bacon! It was lovely to have the opportunity to meet with the manager Catherine and Sally the newly promoted CRM for Lakeview and also to spend time with the leadership team at Crystal Care, with lots of exciting projects in process. Thanks so much for your hospitality we had a lovely day!

Karen & Emma will be attending the Care Show next week with Karen speaking on the panel for the Pride in Care session on Thursday.

They look forward to seeing you there, drop us a message if you would like catch up during the show.

Bright Selection are super proud of Lisa Miller-Kirwan Assoc CIPD MInstLM who has trained relentlessly and spent time planning and managing nutrition in order to compete for the first time and then win in the Bikini Over 35 at the Physical Culture Association awards 2026. Well done Lisa we know how committed and focused you have been – now lets celebrate with Noodles! 🏆

The Bright Selection team donned their favourite denim today in support of Denim for Dementia 💙

Karen and Julie were delighted to attend the opening of Crystal Care Collection’s latest home, Kinglea Court in Waltham Abbey.

On Friday, we had the pleasure of attending Berkley Care’s B:Celebrated annual Awards, and in true Berkley style it was an incredible afternoon full of love, laughter and celebration.

The Bright team used Valentines day as an opportunity to show some appreciation for our colleagues.

As investment and consolidation continue across the care sector, sustainable growth is increasingly shaped by leadership capability. This article reflects on how leadership teams need to evolve as organisations expand, and what providers should consider when building teams that can support growth without losing sight of values and quality.

We were delighted to host a table of our valued clients at yesterday’s Care Sector Christmas Lunch at the Dorchester Hotel. It was a truly wonderful occasion, made even more special by the local primary school children whose beautiful singing was completely heart-warming and had everyone captivated.

Bright Selection combined Xmas Jumper Day with Tesco’s Delivering Joy scheme.

At Bright Selection, we believe recruitment in social care is far more than filling vacancies, it’s about building teams with shared values, high emotional intelligence and strategic alignment. Over 2025 we’ve identified and shared insights that we believe are essential for care providers seeking to attract, retain and develop outstanding people.

Emma had a wonderful afternoon in Worcester this week celebrating the opening of Berkley Care Group‘s new head office.

Karen was delighted to attend Care Roadshow in Leeds this week, meeting up with existing clients and taking the opportunity to make new connections.

On Friday the Bright Selection team supported Breast Cancer Now by participating in the annual Wear It Pink day on Friday 24th October.

Karen our co-founder and Emma our Senior Consultant attended the Care show in Birmingham this week.

Bright Selection were delighted to deliver their Hamper donation to Connaught Care Collection’s The Chase Home in Huntingdon.