Finalists for the Great South West Care Awards Announced 2011
3 October 2011
Monday 3rd October saw a multitude of finalists gather to attend the judging day for the Great South West Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great South WestCare Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout theSouth West. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Bristol where they were interviewed by a panel of judges representing all areas of the social care sector.
The awards, who's principal sponsor is h.e.t. software, will take place at The Passenger Shed, Brunel’s Old Station, Bristol on 4th November where the winners will be announced. The evening will consist of a champagne reception, a superb gourmet dinner followed by the awards presentation with Keith Chegwin, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of the South 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 South WestCare 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 venue in May and June 2012.
The Great British Care Awards are acelebration 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 twenty-two award 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 National Academy for Social Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Skills for Care.
The awards support the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF.) 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,
“The Great South WestCare Awards are now in their third year and we were truly heartened to receive such an overwhelming response. Despite the economic down turn social care will always remain at the heart of the government's agenda for supporting old and vulnerable people. 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 once again 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 South WestCare Awards are:
The Care Employer Award
Richard Smith and Jan Lacey
Homes Caring for Autism Ltd, Weston-Super-Mare
Annie Sinnott
The Old Vicarage Care Home, Dorset
Emma Barrett & Susie Constantine
Sunshine Care Ltd, Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth
Camilla Miles
Corinium Care, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
The Care Home Worker Award
Zoe Bridgeman
Valley View, Plymouth
Millie King
The Somerset Care Group, Taunton, Somerset
Selina Christie
Care South, Bournemouth
Sarah Harvey
The Old Vicarage Care Home, Dorset
Sue Ford
The Old Vicarage Care Home, Dorset
Roxanne Wellington
National Star College, Cheltenham
The Home Care Worker Award
Andrea Baird
Do Care Ltd, Glocestershire
Amanda Prichard
Angels Care Services Ltd, Vale of Glamorgan
Emily Longville
Enara Group Ltd, Swansea
June Wood
Allied Healthcare Group, Devon
Chalina Romancik
Sunshine Care Ltd, Stoke
Bridget Peters
FirstCity Nursing Services, Swindon
The Care Newcomer Award
Kat Curtis
Scope, Cambourne, Cornwall
Hannah Feetham
Milestones Trust, Staple Hill, Bristol
Ben Kerslake
National Star College, Cheltenham
Kelly Chilcott
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
Charlotte Homer
Gray Areas Ltd, Chelston, Torquay
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Barbara Wilson
Lilian Faithfull Homes, Cheltenham
Linda Turner
Underhill Residential Home, Stoke, Plymouth
Lynette Barrett
National Star College, Cheltenham
Wendy Marsh
Brandon Care Ltd, Exmouth
Jill Byford
Abbeyfield Somerset Society Ltd, Bishops Hull, Taunton
Alison Homer
Gray Areas Ltd, Paington
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Pam Dunn
Carewatch - Bath, Bath
Nicola Copeland
The Somerset Care Group, Taunton, Somerset
Stephen Trowbridge
FirstCity Nursing Services, Swindon
Jane Blackett
SEQOL Care, Health & Support, Stratton, Swindon
The Dignity in Care Award
Linda Pickering
Valley View, Plymouth
Bruce Martin
Ark Care Homes Ltd, Heywood Road, Bideford
Deborah Cradick
National Star College, Cheltenham
Jo Pryce
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
Debbie Edwards
Radis Group, Gloucestershire
The Dementia Carer Award
Kerry Ann Lees
Do Care Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Haydon Palmer
Care South, Bournemouth
Yamine Boumaiza
FirstCity Nursing Services, Swindon
Bernadette Higgins
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
The Care Team Award
Gloucestershire House Staff Team
Leonard Cheshire Disability,
Shilling Ford Unit
Barchester Healthcare,
Hanover Court
Somerset Care at Home,
Amanda Butler and Camilla Miles
Corinium Care,
Sharon Gerry, Janet Cottrell & Jane Blackett
Swindon Care Team,
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
David Hippey
Orders of St John Care Trust, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Denise Leighton
Merry Den, Gloucestershire
Tracey Hannam
Caring Homes, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The Home Coordinator Award
Kathy Fitch
SureCare (Dorset), Ferndown, Dorset
Maddy Webber
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
The Ancillary Worker Award
Sarah Marner
The Old Vicarage Care Home, Dorset
Colin Gale
Sunshine Care Ltd, Hooe, Plymouth
Julie Parker
Brandon Care Ltd, Exmouth
Leslie Gaston
National Star College, Cheltenham
Janice McNally
Care South, Hamworthy, Poole
The Putting People First Award
Stephen Trowbridge & Jo Chandler
First City Nursing Services, Swindon, Wiltshire
Russell Summersgill
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
The Care Trainer Award
Janice Drain
Nurse Plus, Newton Abbot
Nicola Whitworth
Somerset Care at Home, Minehead
Sarah Shannon
Enara Group, Uplands, Swansea
Clare Janik
Corinium Care, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
The Care Innovator Award
Chris Harding
Daily Sparkle,
Emma Lewis
Enara Group Ltd,
The Frontline Leaders Award
Malcolm Wilson
Wiltshire Council, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Katie Spring
Sunshine Care Ltd, Stoke, Plymouth
Alyson Berry
Radis Group, Parkway, Cwmbran
Georgina Shiers
Anchor Trust, Saltash, Cornwall
The Good Commissioner Award
Di McLaughlin, David Vitty & Kerry Flann
Borough of Poole, Poole
Caroline Paterson
Plymouth City Council, Plymouth
The Carer's Award
Edward Grace
Newport, Gwent
Bernard Chudleigh
St Marys, Isles of Scilly
The Outstanding Contribution Award
Eileen Haysham
Somerset Care at Home,
Barbara Wilson
Lilian Faithfull Homes,
Annie Sinnott
The Old Vicarage Care Home,
Richard Smith and Mrs S Smith
Homes Caring for Autism Ltd,
To book your table at the Great South West Care Awards call 0115 959 6133 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
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Let’s celebrate social care and help it get the recognition it deserves
