Finalists for the Great West Midlands Care Awards 2011 Announced
22 September 2011
Thursday 22nd September saw a multitude of finalists gather to attend the judging day for the Great West Midlands Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great West Midlands Care Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the West Midlands. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at The International Convention Centre (ICC) 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 ICC on 15th 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 Alison Hammond, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of the West 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 West 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 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 around twenty-two 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 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 west Midlands Care 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 West Midlands Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award More Than 250 employees
Beverley Aldridge, David Coull & Patricia Owen
Coverage Care Services, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Roger Brooker, Cauline Sutherland & Aurang Zeb
Sevacare UK Ltd, Wolverhampton
The Care Employer Award Less Than 250 Employees
Sue Fisher and Claire Waiters
C+S Care Services, Wolverhampton
Sushila Patel
Care Companions Ltd, Birmingham
Sally Clough
Home Instead Senior Care, Sutton Coldfield
Alex O’Neill
Fairway Care, Sutton coldfield
The Care Home Worker Award
Janet Lloyd
Adelphi Care Services, Shrewsbury
Maria Williamson
Coverage Care Services, Shrewsbury
Michael Flintoff
Friends of the Elderly, Worcestershire
Jose Pace
Ideal Care Homes, Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire
Sara Fairbrother
MacIntyre, Milton Keynes
Mandy Bradley
Sanctuary Care, North Stourport on Severn,
The Home Care Worker Award
David O'Neill
Abbey Care Direct, Shrewsbury
Krystyna Townsend
Care UK, Coventry
Sharon Galbraith
Caremark, Redditch
Pauline Rose
Home Instead Senior Care, Solihull
Ann Locke
Nestor Healthcare PLC, Solihull
The Care Newcomer Award
Kyle Senior
Direct Health, Telford
Keith Lanni
Diversity Care Ltd, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Mark Williams
Grennsleeves Home Trust, Walsall
Keith Ashfield
Housing 21, Walsall
Jado O'Connor
MacIntyre, Worcestershire
Jacqui Preen
Sanctuary Care, Worcestershire
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Laura Taylor
Bupa, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Justine Cahill
Elizabeth Finn Homes, Worcester
Dulcie Turner
Festival Housing Group, Worcester
Sally Latham
Majesticare, Stoke -on-trent
Carey Bloomer
Marches Care Ltd, Shrewsbury
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
David Percox
Advance Healthcare UK Ltd, Staffordshire
Allen Willey
Bluebird Care (Mid Staff & Stafford), Staffordshire
Zoe Colclough
CareHomes Stoke Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent
April Dearden
Coventry City Council, Coventry
Rose Clews
Radis Group, Conventry
Wendy Beesley
Allcare Shropshire, Shrewsbury
The Care Home Nutrition and Hydration Award
Angela Brough
Choices Housing Association, Staffordshire
Tim Barrett
Elizabeth Finn Homes, Worcester
Lynn Savage
Ideal Care Homes, Tipton
Dawn Hughes
Choices Housing Association, Staffordshire
Nicola Thorpe
Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire
The Dignity in Care Award
Jovita Kampitan
Bancroft Gardens Residential Home, Stratford Upon Avon
Jayne Warrington
Choices Housing Association, Newcastle-upon-Lyme
Bridget Hill
Staffordshire County Council, Stafford
Anne Minshall
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stoke-on-Trent
The Dementia Carer Award
Julia Pitcher
Bancroft Gardens Residential Home, Stratford Upon Avon
Gemma Uglow
Forget Me Not, Coventry
Joanne Farn
Home Instead Senior Care, Sutton Coldfield
Natasha Streeter
Sevacare UK LTd, Sutton Coldfield
Amanda Cain
Abbots House, Stoke-on-Trent
The Care Team Award
Solihull Care Workers
Caremark Solihull, Solihull
John Locke, Amanda Smith & Jane Tudor
MacIntyre, Worcester
Angela Jones
Reach the People Charity, Shorpshire
Ravenhurst Care Team
Sanctuary Care, Worcestershire
Birmingham Home Care Enablement Service
Birmingham City Council, Birmingham
The Care Home Activity Organiser Award
Jill Haden
Avery Healthcare, West Midlands
Sarah Barker
Choices Housing Association, Staffordshire
Christine Humphreys
Coverage Care Services, Monkmoor
Debbie Gill
Greensleeves Homes Trust, Warwickshire
Elaine Brookes
Southern Cross, Tipton
The Home Care Coordinator Award
Sarah Jones
Allcare Shropshire, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury
Christine Humphreys
Coverage Care Services, Shropshire
Charlene Whittaker
Housing 21, Cannock
Sue Burnett
Bancroft Gardens Residential Home, Stratford Upon Avon
The Ancillary Worker Award
Tony Docherty
Coverage Care Services, Shropshire
Sarah Farrell
Elizabeth Finn Homes, Worcs
Anne Stannford
Herefordshire Care Homes, Hereford
Les Tyler
Castel Froma, Warwickshire
The Putting People First Award
Keri Bloor
Allied Healthcare Group, Telford
Care Team
Coverage Care Services, Shropshire
Deborah Wright & Rachel Freeth
Knaves Court , Housing 21, Walsall
Caroline Grant, Kirsten Barnacle & Jason Vine
Mobile Care Services Ltd, Warwickshire
The Care Trainer Award
Edward Grassby
CareTech Community Services, Smethwick
Danny Page
Fairway Care, Birmingham
Carol Brooks
SevacareUK Ltd, Hall Green
Jennifer Bull
Worcestershire County Council, Worcestershire
Susannah Chard
Choices Housing Association, Staffordshire
The Care Innovator Award
Suzanne Lewis
Housing 21, Walsall
Brenda Currill
Medoris, Witney
Shirley Way
Staffordshire County Council, Stafford
Joanna Grainger
Care Plus, Stafford
The Frontline Leaders Award
Sarah Dimmock
Herefordshire Care Homes, Hereford
Michael Scott
Precious Homes Ltd, Birmingham
Angela Massey
Stoke-on-trent City Council, Stoke-on-Trent
Anthony Decola
Sevacare UK Ltd, Brimingham
Helen Grudzinski
Castel Froma, Warwickshire
The Good Commissioner Award
Tracy Kirton & SASCES
Stoke on Trent City Council,
The Joint Commissioning Team
Birmingham City Council,
The Carer's Award
May Hay
C/o Bancroft Gardens Residential Home
Lynne Jevons
C/o Care Companions Ltd
The Housing with Care Award
Jenny Jackson. Lorraine evans & Sue Hazelhurst
Broadway Gardens, Extracare Charitable,
Part of WM Housing Group
Herefordshire SHYPP,
Victoria Pringle & Kathryn Vaughton
Warwickshire Care Services,
Helen Brookhouse, Sue Neal & Denise Guest
Housing 21, Winahala Care Team,
The Outstanding Contribution Award
David Percox
Advance Healthcare UK Ltd, Staffordshire
Rajinder Singh
Creative Support, Wolverhampton
Jan Jarvis
Housing 21, Walsall
Jo Shuker
Interhaze Ltd, Coventry
Helen McNelly
Mobile Care Services Ltd, Warks
Debbie Le Quesene
West Midlands Care Association, Halesowen
To book your table at the Great West 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
