{"id":2953,"date":"2021-08-13T12:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2021-08-13T12:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:14:36","slug":"student-case-study-court-house-care-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2021\/08\/13\/student-case-study-court-house-care-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: Court House Care Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name of Student:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lauren Freer<\/p>\n

Degree Subject<\/strong>: BA Geography<\/p>\n

Type of Internship:<\/strong>\u00a0Green Consultants Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n

Company Name:<\/strong> Court House Care Home<\/p>\n

Job Title:<\/strong> Green Consultant<\/p>\n

Description Of Company: <\/strong>HC-One is a care home group. HC-One\u2019s mission is\u00a0to be the first choice care home for Residents and Colleagues in each of the communities we serve. We hope to achieve this mission through providing the kindest possible care to Residents. Founded in 2011, our objective is to make a real difference to the lives of older men and women in communities throughout the UK. With over 300 care homes, we\u2019re proud to provide positive, personalised care and support to more than fourteen thousand Residents who live in our homes, encompassing memory care, nursing, residential and specialist care. At HC-One, we\u2019re pleased to work with, train and develop more than twenty thousand caring Colleagues who deliver round-the-clock care and support.<\/p>\n

What were your key duties and responsibilities during your internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My key duty and responsibility were looking at their clinical waste and other waste such as their recycling.<\/p>\n

What outputs and outcomes did you deliver for your\u00a0employer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I produced and wrote a brief on my findings and spoke about the loose ends I had found. I also provided a list of adaptations the business could take on board to improve their sustainability.<\/p>\n

What was your biggest achievement on your internship? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I learnt a lot about waste and how important it is to distinguish different types as this can impact the sustainability level of a business. I also thought putting together the brief was an achievement as it consolidated all of the work from the week.<\/p>\n

What did not go so well on your internship? How did you overcome any challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found calculating the carbon footprint too difficult and needed to speak to professionals who helped me.<\/p>\n

Skills Learnt:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n