Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection is taking place on 17 March 2022, with a dedicated virtual event taking place on the day.
A booking link is now available to virtually attend this special event on the day.
Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection is being held by 21 organisations across social care to pay tribute to the incredible work of the dedicated people working across adult social care during the past two years of the pandemic and beyond.
The day will also remember those social care colleagues we’ve sadly lost to COVID-19. An estimated 969 social care workers lost their lives to COVID-19 between March 2020-September 2021.
A special event is set to be held in London on the day and will be streamed live for a virtual audience. A booking link is now available to register to join the event virtually and to express interest in attending in-person, though in-person capacity is limited.
The event will be an important part of Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection, allowing a space for people across social care to come together and share their experiences and reflections. Speakers will include Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, Gillian Keegan, Minister of State for Care, as well as others working across the social care sector.
A poem dedicated to our social care workforce has been specially written to be read at the event, and there will also be a screening of an exclusive film sharing stories from people working across care about how the pandemic impacted them.
As well as joining the event, there are many other ways to take part in Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection.
A virtual memorial wall and tribute wall has been created where messages of thanks and recognition can be dedicated to people working in social care, whether it’s a colleague, a friend, or someone who supported you. You can also pay tribute to anyone lost.
Organisations and individuals are also being encouraged to get involved in their own way on the day – that could be by planting a tree, hosting a coffee morning, or creating a flower display.
Events and activities taking place on the day, as well as tributes, can be shared on social media using #RememberSocialCare.
You can join the event virtually by registering online: https://events.skillsforcare.org.uk/memorialday2022
Find out more about how to get involved with the day: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/covid-19-tribute-involved/
