Finalists for the Great East Midlands Care Awards Announced
17 September 2010
Thursday 17th September saw a multitude of finalists gather to attend the judging day for the Great East Midlands Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great East Midlands Care Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the East Midlands. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at the Hilton Hotel in Nottingham where they were interviewed by a panel of judges representing all areas of the social care sector.
The awards supported by Nottinghamshire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council and Leicester City Council and sponsored by HET Software take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 16th October where the winners will be announced. The evening will consist of a champagne reception, a superb gourmet dinner followed by the awards presentation with Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz fame, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of the East Midlands region. From local private care providers, residential and nursing homes and local authority adult social care departments – one thing they all had in common was they epitomised the unsung heroes of the region. Without such people quality care for the vulnerable and elderly members of our community would fail.
The Great East Midlands Care Awards is part of a series of regional Great British Care Awards. The winners from all the regional awards will then be invited to attend the National Events for either Home Care or Care Homes sectors at the prestigious London’s Royal Courts of Justice in May and June 2011.
The Great British Care Awards are a celebration of excellence across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote best practice within both home care and care homes sectors, and pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.
There are a total of around eighteen awards categories available for nomination, which represent all areas of the care sector, whether it be older people or specialist services, residential or home care. From frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to people who have made an impact in other ways such as training, specialist care and innovation.
The awards have received support from across the social care sector, including the Adult Directors of Social Services (ADASS), Department of Health, Ceretas, the English Community Care Association (ECCA), the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Skills for Care.
The awards support Maggies and the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF.) Maggies has centres throughout the UK which provide support for people suffering from Cancer. The CBPF is the registered charity for the Care Sector which supports current, former and retired care professionals, by providing assistance to relieve financial hardship or sickness.
Lisa Carr, a Director of the Great British Care Awards and one of the judges on the day said,
“We were truly heartened to receive such an overwhelming response to this the second Great East Midlands Care Awards. The awards offer a unique opportunity to celebrate the successes of individuals, teams and businesses throughout the UK - people who really do make a positive impact on people’s lives. The quality of the finalists was extremely high and it was humbly to meet so many local champions. The awards will really help to raise the profile of social care in the region and we are looking forward to what promises to be a superb awards evening.”
Finalists for the Great East Midlands Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award
Help at Home
Care Connect
Church Farm Nursing Home
Percurra Ltd
Oaklands Community Centre
The Care Home Worker Award
Jean Hardesy – Guardian Care Homes
Emma Herring, Morton Grange
Dawn Pearson, Barchester Healthcare
Mary Haining, Elder Homes Group
Zoe Taylor – Eastgate Care, Alexandra House
The Home Care Worker Award
Sharon Brinkman - Lincolnshire County Council
June Wilson – Mears
Julia Deacon – Westminster Home Care
Angela Parker – Percurra Ltd
Anna Robers – Oaklands Community Centre
Sushila Visram – Help at Home
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Anne Ward - Lincolnshire County Council
Lesley Hart - Barchester Healthcare
Anna Golightly - MHA Care Group
Julia Davies - Milford Care
Karen Stevenson -Portland House
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Gill Hallam – Housing 21
Giulia Taylor – Mears
Craig Gilvear – Westminster Homecare
Heather Cave – Radis Group
The Care Newcomer Award
David Smith, Church Farm Nursing Home Ltd
Elizabeth Young - Walnut Care Ltd
Merricka Campbell – Goldsbrorough Home Care
Anne Walker – Percurra Ltd
Oliver Rutherford – Oaklands Community Centre
Karen Moss – Direct Health
The Nutrition & Hydration Award
Lorna Bell – Eastgate Care, Melbourne House
Sue Collins & Karen Harvey – Ridgeway House Kitchen Team
Jane Sturman & Christine Holmes – Northamptonshire County Council, Boniface House
Anne Benke – Church Farm Nursing Home Ltd
The Dignity in Care Award
Nora Gazeley – Monarch Healthcare
Sharon Roberts – Home Instead Senior Care
David Glover – Oaklands Community Centre
Angela Richardson – Help at Home
The Dementia Carer Award
Mandy Bowers – Eastgate Care, Melbourne House
Tina Kevern – Barchester Healthcare
Liz Baker – Northamptonshire County Council
Susan Wilson – MHA Care Group
The Care Team Award
Watergate Care Unit Team - Barchester Healthcare
Specialist Dementia Team - Northampton County Council
Care Team - Home Instead Senior Care
Burton Road Team – Oaklands Community Centre
Danbury Gardens Care Team – Direct Health
Care Team - Help at Home
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
Lesley Wilson - Milford Care
Sue Hix-Dunn - Lincolnshire County Council
Jean Wilkins - Millington Springs Care Centre
Jeanette Redmond - MHA Care Group
Ann Lloyd – Innova House
The Ancillary Worker Award
Celia Hatton – Eastgate Care, Alexandra House
Beverley Murray – MHA Care Group
Tracie Brown – Lincolnshire County Council
The Care Trainer Award
Lynne Bell – MHA Care Group
Tina Morley Ramage - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Mental Capacity Act Multi Agency Project
Sheila Malatesta - Westminster Homecare
David Stanley - At Your Service Care Ltd
Jayne Young – Help at Home
The Care Innovator Award
Kate Fox – Eastgate Care, Park House
Jenny Carlisle & Sharon Moorledge – Elder Homes Group
Su Jarmulewski – Northamptonshire County Council
Tina Marley Ramage - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Mental Capacity Act Multi Agency Project
The Putting People First Award
Floating Support Team - CIC Group
Community Lives Team - Northampton County Council
Waltham House Care Team – Wirksworth Care Centre Trustees
Reablement Service - Leicester City Council
The Carers Award
Valerie Horobin
John and Belinda Wood
Pauline Mountain
Frank Blades
Brenda Thresher
The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award
Bridget Smithson
June Rye
Marilyn Andrews
Tina Morley-Ramage
Lorna Reeves
Fiona Seymour
To book your table at the Great East Midlands Care Awards call 0115 959 6130 or email info@care-awards.co.uk
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Lets celebrate social care and help it get the recognition it deserves
For more information on The Great British Care Awards please visit our web site at www.care-awards.co.uk
