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2026 Great British Care Awards West Midlands Regional Finalist Announced

The Care Home Employer Award

BCOP Charity
Macc Care Group
My Choice Healthcare
Inglewood Residential Rest Home

The Home Care Employer Award

Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Bluebird Care Coventry, Bluebird Care Coventry
Bluebird Care Solihull & Birmingham West

Caremark Solihull
Divergent Healthcare Limited T/A Kare Plus Rugby
Elgar Care
Home Instead Market Drayton
Kemble at Home
LJM Homecare
Nexus Care Services
Orbis Care Limited
Supreme Homecare
Unique Senior Care

The Care Home Worker Award

Kay Ayling, Herefordshire Care Homes
Trudie Clayton, Lifeways
Rofel Dean, Welford Healthcare
Kaddy Jatta, Lisieux Trust
Linda Mitchell
Lainne Mold, My Choice Healthcare
Kevin Mountford, Lisieux Trust
Harish Ralhan, Welford Healthcare
Jamie Rogers, Belong Ltd
Augusta Yeboah, EQ Care Group

The Home Care Worker Award

Nazreen Bibi, Bluebird Care
Gail Byng, Astar Home Care
Tim Hughes, Midland Mencap
Bryony Humphries, Bluebird Care
Simon Jay, Bluebird Care
Cassia Junqueira, Midland Mencap
Harleen Kaur, Bluebird Care Coventry
Sallyon Lewis, Midland Mencap
Elizabeth Ohene-Ayesu, FitzRoy Transforming Lives
Sam Pye, Elgar Care
Emma Rogers, Kemble
Theresa Takawira, FitzRoy Transforming Lives

The Care Newcomer Award

Samantha Bowen, Belong
Ellie Breeze, Radfield Home Care
Alice Brown, Elgar Care
Lauren Ellis, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Andrew Filbrandt, Elgar Care
Danielle Jackson, Housing 21
Millie Lawlor, Inglewood Residential Rest Home
Vicki Marshall, Welford Healthcare
Baron Opoku, Supreme Homecare
Julia Pardoe, Lisieux Trust
Ellie Taylor, Bluebird Care Coventry
Fiona Virc, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Fern Yarwood, Bradwell Hall Nursing Home

The Care Home Registered Manager Award

Michelle Ashmore, Potens Limited
Marie Brown, Lisieux Trust
Kerrie Carpenter, Advinia – Hammerwich Hall
Sharon Childs, Herefordshire Care Homes
Jorge Finn, Safe Harbor
Richard Hodgkisson, Kinly Care
Susan Dawn Jackson, Shenstone Hall Residential Home
Ninette Oakes, Bradwell Hall Nursing Home
Dani Pathirage, Runwood Homes
Haleema Shakeel, Enabling Lives
Carla Smith, BCOP Charity
Trish Tarry, Hampton Healthcare
Karen Williams, HC-One

The Home Care Registered Manager Award

Joseph Corbett, Lexrae Support
Laura Farrell, Bluebird Care Coventry

Claire Gwilliam, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Stephanie Jones, New Dawn Care Agency
Iulia-Larisa A Lazar, Divergent Healthcare Limited
Janine Robbins, Burgess Care Lifeways
Toni Scott-Adams, Bluebird Care Worcester, Wychavon & North Cotswolds
Narbir Virk, Bluebird Care
Samantha Ward, Bluebird Care Bromsgrove & Redditch
Tracey Waters, Elgar Care
Sonjha Young, Caremark Solihull

The Dignity in Care Award

Billy Adamu, Supreme Homecare
Georgie Cadden, Bluebird Care Coventry
Sophie Davies, Elgar Care
Amelia Dewey, Lifeways
Emma Dixon, Elgar Care
Sarah Heakin, Belong Ltd
Stephen Howard, Midland Mencap
Emma Lloyd, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Monika Pietraszewska, Elgar Care
Evelyn Reston, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Anna Taylor, Buckland Care
Tinga Umera, Nexus Care Services
Committed2Care Ltd, Committed2Care Ltd

The Dementia Carer Award

Jo Cross, Elgar Care
Lynda Game, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Stacey Heath, Belong Limited
Lucy Heaven, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Keela Hughes, Belong Ltd
Lynn Southern, Bluebird Care Worcester, Wychavon & North Cotswolds
Barbara Wootton, Belong

The Ancillary Worker Award

Daniel Banes, Buckland Care
David Beddowes, Herefordshire Care Homes
Jayne Brannigan, EQ Care Group
Steve Cartlich, Belong
Lynne Goode, Kinly Care
Robert James, Lisieux Trust
Julie Patterson and Jane Burnett, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Linsley Patrick, Swanton Care and Community
Lorraine Pryce and Julie Newton, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Teresa Ryan, Midland Mencap
Maureen Stone, Kinly Care
Emma Tolley, My Choice Healthcare

The Care Home Activity Organiser Award

Gail Bessent, Hamberley Care Homes
Sara Cunningham, Galanos House
Activities Team Galanos House headed by Sara Cunningham, Galanos House
Kimberly Finny, Barchester
Claire Gething, Herefordshire Care Homes
Deborah Gillon, Inglewood Residential Rest Home
Julie Hanvey, Macc Care
Megan Kettle, Highgate Care
Stephanie Maddox, Kinly Care
Emma Palin, Belong Limited
Debbie Rees, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Shikira Steer, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch

The Homecare Co-ordinator Award

Chloe Brown, Caremark Solihull
Dani Green, Cavalry Complex Care
Jade Higham, New Dawn Care Agency
Jazmin Rix, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Clare Slater, LJM Homecare
Joanne Thompson, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)

The Chef Award

Judith Bodenham, My Choice Healthcare
Joshua Busby, EQ Care Group
Knaves Court Chefs, Housing 21
Mark Jones, Herefordshire Care Homes
Matthew Roberts, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Anas Al Saadi, Macc Care
Luke Shaw, Bradwell Hall Nursing Home
Mark Smith, Belong

The Care Home Team Award

Baskerville Hall Team, Lifeways
Burgess Care – Support Team, Lifeways
Care Team Leads, Belong Ltd
Chatterley Unit, Woodview Care Home
Gill Hutchinson, BCOP Charity
Leanne Horton, Welford Healthcare
Isle Court Care Team, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Knaves Court Care Team, Housing 21
Lilly Team, Hampton Healthcare
Annette Martin, Pearlcare Spratslade Ltd
Rider House Care Team, Nursing Home
Wendy Sibley, Hamberley Care Homes
Stapenhill Road Care Team, Lifeways

The Home Care Team Award

Jane Ashley, Laura Simpson and Alan Johanson – Day Centre Care Team, Radfield Home Care
Gertrude Dzirasa-Payne, Impacting Lives Limited
Home Care Team, Kemble At Home Care
Ben Jones, Supreme Homecare
Leadon Vale Care Ltd, Leadon Vale Care Ltd

Lifeways Worcester, Lifeways
Staff Team at 95 Bromyard Road, Priory
Suzanne Sant, The Motivation Hub (Services) CIC
Julia Senah, Almond Care
Team TB, Directly employed carers managed by AJ Case Management
East Locality Team Walsall Adult Social Care, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Unique Senior Care, Unique Senior Care
The Team, Committed2Care Ltd

The Team, Home Instead

The Care Innovator Award

Heather Bushnell, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Swan Court IPC Champions, Precious Homes
Christina Dovkants, Hampton Healthcare
Claire Harris, Welford Healthcare
Robert Harvey House Team, Broadening Choices for Older People

The Care Home Frontline Leader Award

Rebecca Ballard, Lifeways
Gina Cirino, Kinly Care
Annie Frost, Father Hudson’s Caritas
Donna Ganaden, Barchester
Raj Gill, Kinly Care
Kady Hanson, Midway Care Group
Char Lawlor, Lisieux Trust
Josephine Mollison, Belong Ltd
Tabeth Muchechesi, Welford Healthcare
Alison O’Meara, Lisieux Trust
Sarah Simmons, Care UK
Annemarie Stringer, Saint John of God Hospitaller Services
Shannon Sturmey, EQ Care Group
Hayley Williams, Buckland Care

The Home Care Frontline Leader Award

Rhea Clive, Swanton Care and Community
Peter Hyde, Supreme Homecare
Lynne Jones, Unique Senior Care
Paul Jones, Herefordshire Care Homes
Natalie Keel, Lexrae Support
Hannah Marsh, Bluebird Care Coventry
Georgia McNally-Jones, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Daniela Milia, Macc Care
Amie Stone, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Katy Thompson, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)

The Care Assessor / Planner Award

Shelby Bayliss, Inglewood Residential Rest Home
Danielle Bloore, LJM Homecare
Samantha Bones, Radfield Home Care
Donna Price, Calley Hill and Elaine Bryan, Housing 21
Louise Cummings, Caremark Solihull
Kirsty Holland, Bluebird Care Shropshire
Diane McCarroll, Bluebird Care Stafford
Shazana Sajid, Bluebird Care Worcester, Wychavon & North Cotswolds

The Three Rs Award

Soni Atwal, Macc Care Group
Rajwant Gill, Orbis Care Limited
Enos Hove, Supreme Homecare
Tammy Lane, EQ Care Group
Dan Skett, Eagle Rose Healthcare Staffing Ltd
Unique Senior Care, Unique Senior Care
Shelley Weston, Bluebird Care Worcester, Wychavon & North Cotswolds

The Workforce Development Award

Sharon Angel, Macc Care Group
Oscar Donaghy, Bradwell Hall Nursing Home
Meagan Duvall, Cavalry Complex Care
Rajwant Gill, Orbis Care Limited
Sarah Homer, LJM Homecare
Shanie Oliver, Fairway Homecare
Louise Rigby, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Caroline Sampson, BCOP Charity
Jordan Smith, Supreme Homecare
Lindsay Cope Williams, Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme
Deborah Wright, Donna Price, Calley Hill and Elaine Bryan, Housing 21

The Putting People First Award

Alan Alansalon, Hampton Health Care
Emma Copplestone, Woodview Care Home
James Dunn, Lucy Cleaver, Trudie Cartwright, Shannon Price, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Louise James, Cavalry Complex Care
Lindsay Lewis, Lifeways
Samantha Morden, Secure Healthcare Solution
Ninette Oakes, Woodview Care Home
Kerry Rhodes
Allison Trense, CCH
Tracey Ward, Lifeways
East Locality Team Walsall Adult Social Care, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Oakleigh Lodge Staff Team, Potens Limited
Unique Senior Care, Unique Senior Care
Committed2Care Ltd, Committed2Care Ltd

The Palliative / End of Life Award

Lisa Barrett, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Emmanuel Darko, Welford Healthcare
Paul Jones, Herefordshire Care Homes
Elijah Kyeremeh, Welford Healthcare
Sombo Mwanauta, Welford Healthcare
Belong Newcastle Village, Belong
Joanne Wood, Barchester
Barbara Wootton, Belong Ltd

The Social Care Nurse Award

Mercy Appooh, EQ Care Group
Eve Borne, Cavalry Complex Care
Abbie Cliffe, Cavalry Complex Care
Mark Vlademir Fusilero, Macc Care
Akhila Parameswaran, Bond Care
Abbie Richardson, Bluebird Care Worcester, Wychavon & North Cotswolds
Nina Tudorache, Kinly Care

The Co-production Award 

Gemma Baugh, Radfield Home Care
Mandy Brailey, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with Birm
Unique Senior Care, Unique Senior Care
Coventry & Warwickshire Collaboration, Various as nomination
Infection Prevention and Control Care Home Team, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Knaves Court, Housing 21
Shikira Steer, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Swan Court IPC Champions, Precious Homes

The Unpaid Carer Award

Denise Bishop, Welford Healthcare Bidco 5 Ltd
Sarah Kaul, Supreme Homecare

The Outstanding Contribution Award

Lisa Bayliss, Inglewood Residential Rest Home
Andrew Beaman, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Donna Brown, Global Care Ltd
Karen Corcoran, Radfield Home Care
Nicola Hazzard, Thurlaston Meadows Care Home Ltd
Zehra Kantar, Potens Limited
Wanda King, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Helen Lewis, Bluebird Care Stafford
Peter Norman, Belong Limited
Jeanette Rae, Bluebird Care (Bromsgrove & Redditch)
Anthea Reid, BCOP Charity
Dave Rogers, Midland Mencap

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