Praxis Care (formerly Praxis Care Group) is the largest care providing charity based in

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. It has its headquarters in

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. Four charities initially made up the former Praxis Care Group: Praxis Mental Health, for those experiencing mental ill health such as

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; Respond, for older people including those suffering from

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; Challenge, which deals with service users with

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Society (although this is a separate charity in its own right, Praxis provides management and support to it).

Activities

Praxis Care provides a range of accommodation and support services for services users, including residential and supported living, domiciliary care, floating support, home response, drop-in centres, an advocacy project, a befriending department and workskills projects. Praxis Care has a dedicated in-house

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department which monitors issues as diverse as staff and service user satisfaction and the evaluation of schemes, as well as doing research into relevant issues. The organisation also has its own in-house staff development department, which is responsible for regularly inducting new staff and for providing other relevant training, primarily though not exclusively to ensure that care staff are adequately trained for their work, which can involve dealing with complex needs and challenging behaviours. Other departments include quality and governance,

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, finance, fundraising / PR and

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. The organisation runs schemes across Northern Ireland, the

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, and is constantly developing. The revenue for Praxis Care in 2018 was £33.9 million. Revenue is expected to reach £45m in 2019. Nevin Ringland founded the original Praxis Mental Health in 1981 and retired in March 2019. Nevin Ringland became the Patron of Praxis Care, while Andy Mayhew took over as chief executive. Mayhew is supported by a team of directors and assistant directors. All in all, the organisation employs about 1,500 people and was named as one of Northern Ireland's 'Top 50 Employers' in 2012. The majority of its employees are in care roles, although a significant minority are involved in support services.

References

External links

Praxis Care website
{{charity Charities based in Northern Ireland Mental health organisations in the United Kingdom

Activities

See also

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