Candlelight Care, which has its head office in Glastonbury, has announced a key promotion within its Home First/Discharge to Assess (D2A) service.

Claire Hurford has been promoted to Manager from her previous role as Team Leader. The Home First/D2A service works closely with the NHS to help patients who have been discharged from hospital, and Claire has led the service since Candlelight Care began offering it two years ago.

Deborah Puxty, Operations Manager at Candlelight Care, said: "Claire's well-deserved promotion reflects her excellent work in leading the Home First/D2A team.

"We are delighted to have made her the Manager of this service as we celebrate its second anniversary this week."

Candlelight Care is a family-run company offering homecare and live-in care services in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and East Sussex.

With a Head Office in Glastonbury, it has been caring for people of all ages in their own homes for more than 30 years and its services are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.