16/10/2026
💚 Back Care Awareness Week at ICH Somerset 💚
🫴 At In Caring Hands (ICH), we support people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), and many of the individuals we care for rely on us for lifting, positioning and physical support throughout the day.
🧠 Back Care Awareness Week is a reminder that carers often put their bodies under pressure without realising it. Back pain can creep in quietly, and both carers and service users can suffer in silence if the right techniques aren’t used.
🪑 That’s why we train our teams in safe moving and handling, correct posture, and gentle positioning routines. These skills protect our carers’ wellbeing and ensure that the people we support are lifted, moved and settled in ways that feel comfortable and secure.
🏡 Across our community PMLD services in Somerset, we work closely together to make sure every movement is tailored to each person’s needs and safety. By doing this, we look after one another and the people in our care.
🤗 If you are looking for help, we have a few places available for new service users within our Somerset community care program.
🌱 As our services grow, we’re welcoming compassionate carers to join us. If you’re based in the South West and want to make a real difference, learn more about us on our website.
👉 Learn more about joining ICH: https://www.in-caring-hands.co.uk/