Finalists for the Great North West Care Awards Announced
23 September 2010
Thursday 23rd September saw a multitude of finalists gather to attend the judging day for the Great North West Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great North West Care Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the North West. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at Manchester United 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 Manchester United FC on 22 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 Steve Walls, one of the UK’s leading compares, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of North West 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 North West 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 North West’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 North West 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 North West and we are looking forward to what promises to be a superb awards evening.”
Finalists for the Great North West Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award (more than 250 Employees)
Springhill Care
Belong
CLS Care Services
Apex Health & Social Care
The Care Employer Award (less than 250 Employees)
Richmond Village Nantwich
Trimar Care Ltd
Outreach Sefton Ltd
Primrose Care Services
Community Care Direct
The Care Home Worker Award
Helen Zajac - Methodist Homes For the Aged
Margaret Jones - Park View - Russley Care Homes
Alison Bevan - Hazeldene Care Home
Eileen Thompson - Goldsborough Homecare
Sue Edington – New Victoria Care Home
The Home Care Worker Award
Laura Mortimer – Bury Adult Care Services
Tom Knowles – Independent Living Alliance
Lisa Moncur – Twighlight Ltd
Sally Morgan – Mears Care Ltd
Viv Slater – Apex Health & Social Care
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Catherine Watters – Cumbria Care
Jenny Jobber – CLS Care Services
Hayley Haughton – Sunrise Senior Living
Michelle Morris – MHA Care Group
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Lynne Leitch - Apex Health & Social Care
Jules Scales – Caring Hands 2 You
Yvonne Cartwright - Premier Home Care
Darren Guy – Domus Healthcare
The Care Newcomer Award
Richard Boyce – Southern Cross
Javid Iqbal – Caring Hands 2 You
Kyra French – Sunrise Senior Living
Jon-Paul Grimes – Allied HealthcareGroup
The Nutrition & Hydration Award
Karen Dalton, Christine Carlos & Lynne Newbury - Cumbria Care
Suzanne Ferguson, Patricia Clark, Deniece Taylor - Barrock Court Nursing Home, Aermid Healthcare
John Hannah & Simon Burns – MHA Care Group
Asmall Hall – Jencare Homes Ltd
The Dignity in Care Award
Lesley Fleming - Learning Disability Support Team, Bury ACS
Carol Clark - Care UK
Carole Wardle – Care UK
Denise Cullen – Housing 21
The Dementia Carer Award
Heather Woolley – Age Concern
Helen Yates-Duttons - CLS Care Services
Belinda Jones - CLS Care Services
Tracey Sturgess - Belong Wigan
Rayan Nunez - Jencare Homes Ltd
The Care Team Award
Tracy Simpson, Carys Done & Louise Scarlett - Pinetum Nursing Home
Natalie Stockton, Edwina Lennon & Sally Jackson – Sunshine Care
Jenni Kirkham, Nicola Beal & Paula Calland - Home Instead Senior Care
Diane Keig & Angela Clarke – Housing 21
Emma Kelly – Direct Health
Jane Gent, David Horne, Kelly Sayer, Adam Meakin - Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
Paula Bond - Holme Manor Care Home
Kerry Matthews - Methodist Homes
Orla Adamson - Meridiam Health Care
Barbara Howarth - Connell Court - Methodist Homes Association
Donna Alman – Newcentury Care
The Ancillary Worker Award
Janice Whalley – Belong
Julie angus – CLS Care Services
Chris Kelly – Southern Cross
The Care Trainer Award
Pat Pope - All About Dementia
Nursing Care Home Liaison Team, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Emma McCarthy - CLS Care Services Group
Julie Thorley - Direct Health
Nicola Asprey - Direct Health
The Care Innovator Award
Jane Gent, David Horne, Kelly Sayer, Adam Meakin - Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Denice Taylor - Aermid Healthcare
Martin Clark – Care Concepts Ltd
Barbara Tait - Belong
The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award
Jill Lucock – Community Integrated Care
Collette Baggaley – Outreach Sefton Ltd
Gillian McGuirk – Cumbria County Council
Kelly Harrison – Care UK
Alfred Hales – Private Carer
To book your table at the Great North West 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
