The search to find the overall national winners of this year’s Great British Home Care Awards is almost complete. 2010 category winners of from the each of the nine regions in England have been invited to attend the judging day for the national finals, thus bringing together the crème de la crème of the social care workforce. 

The awards sponsored by h.e.t Software and supported by the Department of Health take place at the prestigious Royal Courts of Justice on the 14^th May 2011 where the winners will be announced.  The evening will consist of a champagne reception, a superb gourmet dinner followed by the awards presentation with Day Break’s Kate Garraway.

Finalists at the judging day represent all regions from all over the country.  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 communities.  Without such people quality care for the vulnerable and elderly people would fail.

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 home 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 said,

“This is just the second year we will be holding the national finals and we have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm from our industry. The quality of the finalists from across the country and throughout the sector is extremely high and the judges will have the unenviable task of choosing an overall winner for each category – a true national champion.  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.  During these testing economic times social care has once again suffered the impact of associated adversity – the awards are a positive way of raising motivation within our social care workforce and indeed the profile of the sector as a whole.  We are looking forward to what promises to be an exciting and uplifting judging day followed by a superb awards evening.”

Finalists for the Great British National Home Care Awards are:

The Care Employer Award

(More than 250 Employees)

Housing 21

Springfield Homecare

Helping Hands Home Care

 

The Care Employer  Award

(Less than 250 Employees)

Renaissance Personnel Ltd

Allcare Shropshire

Ultimate Care UK Ltd

Percurra

Community Care Direct

Care Management Services

 

The Home Care Worker Award

Sophie Roberts - Enara

Sharon Dixon – Anglia Case Management

Kelly Bywater – Black Country Housing Group

Angela Parker – Percurra

Angela Neaves - Mears

Sally Morgan – Mears

Jessica Scott – Platinum Plus Healthcare

David Oxley – Autism Plus

Chris Watson – Direct Health

The Dignity in Care Award

Gillian Marshall – Middlesbrough Council

Christine Mills – Westminster Homecare

Lisa Tobin – Housing 21

Nelson Sibanda – Surecare

Denise Cullen – Housing 21

Shirley Martin – Abel – Way Ahead Support Services

 

The Putting People First Award

Futures Team – Sunderland City Council

Rebound – Personalisation Forum

Personalisation Team – Bracknell Forest

Reablement Service – Leicester City Council

Changing Our Lives Advocacy Team – Changing Our Lives/Sandwell MBC

Kirk Wells – PALS

Emma Curtis & Jo Chandler – First City Nursing

 

The Care Innovator Award

Steve Knight – Essex County Council

Samantha Harrison – Continued Care from Oakville

Su Jamelewski – Northampton County Council

Young People’s Team – the Avenues Trust

Debbie Thompson – Guardian Homecare

Jane Raeside – Swindon Borough Council

Amanda Carr – Coventry City Council

 

The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award

Glenys Robinson - Staffordshire County Council

Sushil Radia - Westminster Homecare

Tina Morley - Ramage - Nottingham County Council

Jill Lucock – Community Integrated Care

Maggie Hawley - Ceretas

Keith & Mary Trowbridge - First City Nursing

Anne Smyth - Carers Resource

Bob Little - Skills for Care

Erica Lockhart - Surrey Care Association
 

The Dementia Carer Award

Sheila Heath – Direct Health

Laura Griffiths – Managing Care

Liz Baker – Northampton County Council

Sally Henwood – Medico

Sue Davis – Radis Group

Lyn Atkinson – City of York Council

Maureen Thompson – Guardian Homecare

Sue Johnston – Independent Living Services

 

 

The Care Team Award

Darwin Domiciliary Care – Barchester Healthcare

Soho Team – Housing 21

Specialist Dementia Team – Northampton County Council

Emma Kelly & Team – Direct Health

Services Placement Team – Essex County Council

The Swaps Team – Swaps

Supported Living Team – Sunhealth Care

Care NVQ Team – Gateshead Council

Independency Living Team – Brighton & Hove Council

 

 

The Care Trainer Award

 

Michelle David – Managing Care

Amanda Pettitt – Active Assistance

Tina Morley Ramage – Nottingham County Council

Julie Thorley – Direct Health

Judith Lahani – Surecare

Gillian Hawes – Direct Health

Julie Mills – Helping Hands Homecare

 

 

The Care Newcomer Award

Susan Breen – Westminster Homecare

Callum Fowler – Housing 21

Jon Paul Grimes – Allied Healthcare

Tom James Goldsborough Homecare

Oliver Rutherford – Oaklands Community Centre

Zara Hardwick – Housing 21

Rebecca Brooke – Allied Healthcare

 

The Home Care Registered Manager Award

Sharon Popps – Home Choice Care Ltd

Carol Law – Crossroads Care

Heather Cave – Radis

Darren Guy – Domus

Nicola Rowland – Ultimate Care UK Ltd

Theresa Comstive – Allied Healthcare

Norvil McClurg – Care Management Services