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Radio Somerset,5 mins

Somerset Care celebrates its 30th anniversary

Matt Faulkner

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Somerset Care is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In 1991 Somerset County Council became one of the first authorities to outsource its care homes. We've heard from the company's chief executive, a carer who has been with the company since it started and the family whose relatives are cared for by the organisation. 90-year-old Ken lives at Calway House in Taunton and used to travel the world when he was a cosmetics chemist. Ken and the home's activities coordinator Sherry has been speaking to our reporter Ross Pollard.

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