Praxis Care
Praxis Care (formerly Praxis Care Group, Praxis Care International, and Praxis Care Mental Health)[1] is a charity headquartered in Belfast,Northern Ireland. It was incorporated on 3 July 1984,.[1]
It is a company limited by guarantee (NI017623). It has charitable tax status with HM Revenue & Customs (XN80842). It is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC103672), The Charities Regulator (Ireland - RCN 20100919) and with HMAG on the Isle of Man (826)[1]
Activities
[edit]Praxis Care provides a range of accommodation and support services including residential and supported living, domiciliary care, floating support, home response, carers advocacy, day centers, a befriending department and work skills projects.[2] The people it supports have learning disabilities, mental ill health, dementia and autism.[2] Praxis Care has a dedicated in-house research department which monitors issues as diverse as staff and supported people satisfaction and the evaluation of schemes, as well as doing research into relevant issues.[3]
The organization runs services across Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, England and the Republic of Ireland. The revenue for Praxis Care in 2023 was £66.7 million[2]
Staff
[edit]Nevin Ringland founded the original Praxis Mental Health in 1981 and retired in March 2019.[4] He became the Patron of Praxis Care, while Andy Mayhew took over as chief executive. Carol Breen became CEO in 2023 upon Mayhew's retirement.[5]
The organization has nearly 2,000 staff and volunteers.[2] They were named Employer of the Year at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2023 in Northern Ireland.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PRAXIS CARE overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Praxis Care". wpmucdn.com. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Woman who received support during mental health battle now giving back through research work". 31 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2024 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "New CEO for Praxis Care as founder retires". agendaNidate=27 June 2019. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Praxis Care appoints new CEO to replace retiring Mayhew". The Irish News. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Winners – Northern Ireland 2023 – The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards". Retrieved 10 April 2024.