THE home care team at Walfinch Harrow and Brent have raised £200 for the Royal Osteoporosis Society by each walking 25,000 steps in one day – over 20,000 more than the UK average.
Shilpi Verma, managing director and Registered Manager at Walfinch Harrow and Brent, said: “Many members of our care team, including me, love to raise money for charity through fitness activities, so we recently spent a sunny day walking through London with colleagues from Walfinch’s Watford office.
“We feel strongly about raising awareness of osteoporosis because as carers we often see its effects on people’s lives.
“It causes bones to lose strength and break more easily, and leads to 500,000 broken bones every year in the UK. Half of women and 20% of men over 50 will break a bone because of it.”
Shilpi and her team are also taking part in a Santa Dash on December 7 to raise money for St Luke’s Hospice in Pinner, among hundreds of other supporters, all dressed in Santa suits.
“The full course is five kilometres, and we have sponsored five runners’ places,” added Shilpi.
“We help care for patients at the hospice and at home, and the hospice provides our carers with extra palliative care training, so we are both part of the local care community.”