Finalists for the Great London Care Awards Announced
20 September 2010
Monday 20th September saw a multitude of fianlists attend the judging day for the Great London Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great London Care Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the London. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at the Emirates Stadium in London where they were interviewed by a panel of judges representing all areas of the social care sector.
The awards sponsored by HET Software take place at the Emirates Stadium on 14th 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 Mark Moraghan from Holby City fame, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of London 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 London Care Awards are 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 the inaugural Great London 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 London and we are looking forward to what promises to be a superb awards evening.”
Finalists for the Great London Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award
Renaissance Personel Ltd
Managing Care Ltd
The Care Home Worker Award
Noreen Duffy – Davids House
Patricia Bacon – Ashbrook Court Care Home
Alexis Vailladelrey – Community Health Care
The Home Care Worker Award
Gauri Paiganker - Housing 21
Christine Reynolds – Westminster Home Care
Sophie Roberts – Enara Group
Anthia Evangelou - Home Instead
Andrew Hodgskin - Mears
Stanley Oparaocha - Care Watch Kingston
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Shaun Fegan – Caretech Ltd
Deborah Miller - Central London Community Health Care
Mary Ilesanmi – Choice Support
Alison Prior – Jewish Care
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Rowena Razzaq - Care Watch
Esther Pfeiffer & Kim Van Dongen – Managing Care Ltd
Michelle David – Managing Care
Sharon Popps - Home Choice Care
Mark Sweeney - Housing 21
The Care Newcomer Award
Susan Breen - Westminster Homecare
Sumer Kumar Paul - Greensleeves Homes Trust
The Nutrition & Hydration Award
Alaa Mohamed - Queen Elizabeth House
Eleni Tsiompanou & Marie Cooper - Food & Nutrition Group at Help the Hospices
The Dignity in Care Award
Leona Williams – Managing Care
Asvinta Thakkar, Gloria Asante, Ladda Irvine, Alaa Mohamed - Queen Elizabeth House, Greensleeves Homes Trust
Grace Smith – RCHL
Stacey McFarlene & Vivienne McFarlene - Westminster Home Care
Martha Tamerat – Southern Cross
The Care Team Award
Yvonne Nyahuye, Beryl Roberts, Lisa Power – Elm Grove House Nursing Team, Notting Hill Housing
Juliet Richards, Parminder Kaur & Peleta Hamilton – Garside House Nursing Team
Paul Roche – Jewish Care
Nicola Beadle & John Beer - Soho Team, Housing 21
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
Lesley Greenall - Acacia House Nursing Home
Alastair Addison - Nightingale
Maureen Burgess - Garside House
Christina Nimako - Jewish Care
Anne Smith - Fairmount Residential Care Home
The Ancillary Worker Award
Gloria Asante & Ladda Irvine - Greensleeves Homes Trust
Tony Becker - Ashbrook Court Care Home
Daniel Okeke - Garside House Nursing Home, Central London Community Healthcare
The Care Trainer Award
Joice Townsend - CLCH NHS
Amos Swekibule – BUPA Care Homes
Gill Yentis – Jewish Care
Michelle David - Managing Care
To book your table at the Great London 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
