The Care Employer Award
Winner
Ben Blackburn, Creative Care
Ben demonstrated his passion for the health and social care industry, showing sincere care for service users and staff alike. His philosophy is that his services should be the best place to work as well as the best place to live, providing all the tools and resources for his staff to care well, develop in their careers and have all the opportunities to achieve.
Highly Commended
Damian Taylor, EarlyBird Lifestyle Support Ltd
Damian demonstrates a clear and concise understanding of what it means to be a care employer. His dedication to the role ensures the wellbeing of both staff and service users alike.
Sarah Murray, Safe Haven ACG Ltd
Sarah is a highly motivated individual whose tireless work makes Safe Haven a great care employer. Her person-centred approach is what particularly stood out.
The Care Home Worker Award
Winner
Maisie Brabben, Wellbeing Care
Maisie is a very bright and bubbly individual who clearly puts the residents at the heart of everything she does. Maisie recognises the importance of person-centred care and strives to develop her career within the social care sector.
Highly Commended
Christine Graham, Melbourne House Care Home
Christine showed a clear passion for her role as the head of care. She is extremely knowedgeable and is a big advocate of teamwork and maintaining a supportive system that aims to achieve the best for the residents.
The Home Care Worker Award
Winner
Judith Tweddle, Forget Me Not Home Care
Judith is a passionate and motivated individual who exemplifies the ideal home care worker. She keeps a person-centred approach at the forefront of her work at all times.
Highly Commended
Kelly Henderson, Early Bird Lifestyle Support
Kelly should be very proud of her work, as she continues to go above and beyond for her clients. She is outstanding at what she does, and many could seek to learn from her example.
The Care Home Newcomer Award
Winner
Megan Butler, Salutem
Megan embodies all the values you would expect in a care home worker despite being new to the sector. She is a true asset to her company and I am sure she will go far in this career path.
Highly Commended
Jake Jones, Advantage Healthcare
A new care entrant, Jake left a high paying role to join the sector as wanted to give back to the elderly. He looks after end of life service users and wants to expand progress further in the field.
The Home Care Newcomer Award
Winner
Ben Brown, Autism East Midlands
A highly capable individual whose passion for his sector shone through. He was diagnosed with Autism a few years ago and has gone through a personal journey himself and brings the learnings into his daily job to ensure he is giving the best care.
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Winner
Ben Thomas – Safe Haven ACG Ltd
Ben is a remarkable young professional, with a laser focus on delivering the very best outcomes for the young people in his care. There is no doubt in my mind that in the hands of people like Ben, the future of the care sector is in great hands.
Highly Commended
Jim Watt – Ashbourne Lodge – Millford Care Group
As the Manager of a service which has already achieved Outstanding, Jim demonstrated an amazing passion, focus and dedication to constantly improve the quality of care at Ashbourne Lodge.
Michelle Hood – Brookhouse – 3AB Care
After starting her career at Brookhouse as a 17 year old kitchen assistant, Michelle has been on a remarkable journey to Service Manager; 25 years on, she retains passion, love and joy for the service and the people she supports.
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Winner
Emma Wheatley, Home Instead
What an incredible leader, placing company values and mission at the heart of recruitment and never compromising on quality really set Emma apart. With such passion Emma will continue to achieve great things.
Highly Commended
Rachel O’Donnell, Unique Homecare Lincoln
Rachael places so much emphasis on the wellbeing and happiness of her team, ensuring they are respected and have a work life balance that keeps them healthy, happy and supported. Rachael places a great deal of importance on building and maintaining strong community connections which only adds to the success of the organisation.
The Care Home Chef Award
Winner
Victoria Meakin, HC-One
An absolute star and a joy to listen to: totally passionate about making sure that every resident, whatever their preferences or dietary needs derives the maximum possible benefit – and pleasure – from the food and drink prepared for them.
Highly Commended
Richard Glover, Milford Care
Richard is brimming with innovative ideas and has the vision and ability to become highly influential in the development of culinary management and practice in the residential sector.
The Dignity in Care Award
Winner
Sonia Newhouse, Home Instead Hinckley, Burbage and Nuneaton
Sonia demonstrates how dignity is involved in the whole package of care and brought aspects of dignity into all clients. She was clear on the difference she made to people’s lives.
Highly Commended
Sandy Chapman, The Old Hall Care Home
Sandy was clearly passionate about the work she does and involved the residents in the day to day running. She is keen to ensure people are treated as they would wish to be. Sandy embraced the fact residents lived in their home and not in their workplace.
The Dementia Carer Award
Winner
Stephen Downs, The Old Hall
Stephen clearly understands dementia and has a unique way of engaging with residents. Having joined care on a ‘whim’ he is clearly a dedicated advocate for residents with dementia and ensuring they lead the best life possible
Highly Commended
Abigail Shaw, Milford Care
Abigail is a very well trained dementia carer who demonstrates that she uses these skills to enhance the lives of the people she cares for. Abigail supports her team with further training and guidance to spread the knowledge.
The Care Home Team Award
Winner
Ashdene Angels, Ashdene Care Home
As a judge, I would employ every one of this team, they bring empathy and kindness in bucketloads, dignity and person centre lead they were stand out winners
Highly Commended
Church Farm Care
Unfortunately, I cannot have two winners, or they would have been one of them- a cohesive team who strive at every opportunity to put those they look after first
The Home Care Team Award
Winner
Gemma Gattens, Nurture care Ltd
The team provides a specialist service and provide care to terminally ill individuals who would otherwise not have good quality of life and experiences prior to their end of life. The team are really enthusiastic about growth and maintaining their quality standards.
Highly Commended
Victoria Joseph and Team Brook, St Andrews Healthcare
Family values are carried through the company and extended to the staff team. Brilliant staff initiatives like wheels to work to help colleagues learn to drive. The team provide services such as decorating and gardening as part of their care packages to ensure good community quality of life.
The Care Home Activities Organiser Award
Hayley Sandison, HC-One
Hayley has the heart of her residents and the community, her kindness shines through her passion is unquestionable, Hayley has made the most effort to keep activities going, she has built a strong foundation of love and trust from her residents, their families and her colleagues, Hayley is a true example of care and understanding.
Highly Commended
Cristian Hoca, Wellbeing Care
Cristian knows the needs of his residents, he is so very passionate about the care and well-being, he takes person centred approach and applies it in every part of his work. During covid 19 pandemic he even moved into the home to provide the best care he could offering each resident 1:1 support mentally and physically. Cristian takes holistic care to the next level.
The Ancillary Worker Award
Winner
Martyn Culy, The Old Hall Care Home
Martyn was unusual in that his part time work was a second job but he brought all of the skills he had acquired over his career into the home, benefitting costs of the place but more importantly providing a competent and timely response. In doing this, he built up good relationships with colleagues and residents alike and recognised the privilege of his position. A gem!
Highly Commended
Housekeeping Team, Ashbourne Lodge, Milford Care
This five woman team had everything, skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience to deliver all of the requirements needed from the housekeeping service at an outstanding level. Like all candidates, they loved and enjoyed their work, but this group fizzed with pleasure regularly going beyond what was required to deliver excellence.
The Care Innovator Award
Winner
Whitefriars team, Orders of St Johns Care Trust
What an amazing initiative, giving residents the opportunity to volunteer and feel a sense of pride and purpose. What can be more meaningful as a resident than to have a voice and be heard. Great to see team collaboration so high on Shelly’s agenda too, she clearly values teamwork.
Highly Commended
Sarah Murray, Safe Haven Adolescent Care Group
Incredible to witness such passion, determination and drive, and by implementing a love and care model, the positive impact they are having on the lives of young people in their care is evident. Keep on striving to change the lives of young people for the better for ever.
The Frontline Leaders Award
Joanne Mcgarva, Gray Healthcare
Joanne’s enthusiasm, passion and commitment to her role could be heard through her voice as she spoke. She is an asset to her company and the care sector alike.
Highly Commended
Sabrina Bennet, Premier Community
Sabrina’s dedication to her role is what sets her apart. A pillar of integrity, commitment and passion she ensures only the best outcomes for service users.
The Home Care Co-ordinator Award
Julie Horton, Forget-Me-Not Home Care
Julie came across as very passionate about her role, she feels she has an extraordinarily dedicated team that we are all supportive to each other and that it is the team that helps her deliver an exceptional high level of care to all residents.
The Putting People First Award
Winner
Margaret Esberger, Mak Care
Margaret is brimming with positivity and genuine compassion for her clients. Margaret sees the person first and foremost, never judges, she is just there for them; reliable and gracious in moments of great darkness. She brings light to their lives and advocates when they need her in the most sensitive of ways. A true social hero!
Highly Commended
Lucie Walker, Salutem-Ambito Care
Lucie is a mum, a carer for many of her family members, and still has time to be a wonderful compassionate carer who always goes the extra mile to bring sunshine and positivity to people’s lives. It is clear that Lucie makes a huge difference to her client group and always ensures they are at the very front of all decision-making processes to respect their personal goals and outcomes.
The Palliative Care/End of Life Award
Winner
Donna Calladine, Woodleigh Care Home
Well done Donna. There are very few people that could operate with such compassion and empathy given the tremendously challenging circumstances you work in. It was heart warming to hear you talk about the impact of simply staying calm and holding someone’s hand. A simple act that can mean so much.
Highly Commended
Nicola Vickovic, Wright Care at Home
Nicola has the ability to hold it all together in unbelievably emotional circumstances, never failing to put her customer and their families needs before her own. The fact that Nicola maintains contact with the family members of previous customers is testament to her and the impact she has on those in her care.
The Social Care Nurse Award
Winner
Rani Mose, HC-One
Rani’s inspiration to become a nurse was to make a difference in peoples’ lives. Rani felt the best way to understand the culture of the people of the UK was to work in the Social Care in the homes of the people she nurses.
Highly Commended
Donna Green, Yarningdale Exemplar Health Care
Donna’s passion for nursing shines and her warmth is everything you would want from a nurse caring for you. Donna’s committment to her work ensures she responds to all individuals she supports in a manner that champions their unique needs and wishes. Donna’s tenacity and inspiration is infectious and just what we need more of in Social Care.
The Three Rs Award
Winner
Tara Scarff, Bluebird Care
Tara is an outstanding candidate who was able to evidence how Bluebird Care really value and look after their staff. Her passion for the role and the care that she demonstrates for the people who work for Bluebird Care makes her a worthy winner of the 3 Rs Award
Highly Commended
Shemu Nessa, Choices Care
Shemu has introduced an International Recruitment Programme into the company and despite the challenges she faced aquiring a licence, Shemu was successful in doing so and has now recruited 10 members of staff; staff care and wellbeing is clearly a priority and Shemu spoke of the ways that she supports staff who have come from abroad to work for the company
The Workforce Development Award
Winner
Liz Norton, Collingham Care Consultancy
Liz is passionate, committed, flexible, responsive, knowledgeable, engaging and great fun! Her warmth and enthusiasm for her role is truly inspiring and her genuine concern for the colleagues she supports and her impact on how well they in turn care for people is very moving.
Highly Commended
Sam Cave, Ashmere Derbyshire
Sam is a committed and supportive training manager who genuinely cares about the teams she supports and helps them feel relaxed and valued by her approachable and warm style. A very close second, Sam is a great asset to her company.
The Care Assessor/ Care Planner Award
Winner
Jaime Chan II, Langdale Care Homes
Jamie is passionate and effective and clearly takes pride in the service he delivers. Great to see how much emphasis Jamie puts on the wishes and feedback of family members to ensure the most personal approach possible is delivered.
The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award
Winner
Christie O’Connor, Safe Haven ACG Limited
Christie has such enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to the lives and wellbeing of children and young persons. She has introduced new working practices within the homes using a loving care approach and has received “outstanding” in CQC inspections.
Highly Commended
Neil Sanderson, NCHA
Neil is an inspirational, kind and genuine individual who was once a service user himself. He is extremely passionate in empowering the people in his care.
The Social Care Covid Hero Award
Deb Patrick, Premier Community
At a time where the world was at breaking point, Deb rolled up her sleeves and put in the work to help in whatever way she could. A true inspiration: she is well deserving of this award.
The Social Care Covid Hero Team Award
Jim Watt and Kara Gratton, Milford Care Ashford
A dynamic duo, Jim and Kara went above and beyond during the pandemic to put their clients first and ensure both their safety and wellbeing.