The Care Employer Award
Winner – Diane Clarkson, Keate House Residential Home
A close-knit family run home that in the past 2 years have ensured the safety of their residents and staff. Putting on events for the residents, for pride week they had a drag queen come in which the residents and staff loved. Prioritising staff, this employer organises team days out which included go-karting and cocktail making. Diane is a big believer that happy staff makes a happy home.
Highly commended – Paul Blane, Care Business Associate Training & SVL Care
Paul came into the care home following a bad CQC report. The staff were deflated, and had no support, so Paul implemented a plan to change the workplace culture and ethics. This plan was incredibly successful, as SVL now have 96% retention, higher pay, are flexible employers, 0 agency use, and 0 death related to covid.
The Care Home Worker Award
Winner – Sylvia Skalka, L&M Healthcare Finney house
Sylvia clearly cares: a lot. She is dedicated and passionate and prioritises a person-centered approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for residents. She is well deserving of high commendation for this award.
Highly commended – Zoe Foster, Coniston house care home
Zoe was a very nervous interview but was an exceptional candidate, she is obviously caring and full of empathy and kindness – a very worthy winner of this award who should be proud of her work!
The Home Care Worker Award
Winner – Sharon Haigh, belong at Home Wigan
Sharon epitomises the characteristics of a great carer. She is compassionate, has a fun personality and puts a smile on people’s faces. Sharon really loves her job, and that passion and commitment shines through. I would want Sharon to care for a member of my family!
Highly commended – Melanie Duncan
Melanie is a lovely lady who is rightly proud of what she has achieved. She is very person centred in her approach and just wants people to live the best lives possible
The Care Newcomer Award
Winner – Hannah Bates, The Knoll Care Partnership
Hannah will go far in her career, her personality shone through. She has used challenges in her own life to learn and be able to enrich the lives of those she supports.
Highly commended – Laura Holliday, Home Instead South Lakes
Laura shines with warmth and empathy for what she is doing demonstrating that her change of career was a great option. Her enthusiasm to the role and the passion to enhance people’s lives from all challenges is amazing.
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Winner – Brendan Prior, Fairfield – ROC NorthWest
Brendan is very passionate about his role and the service he manages. He has a clear vision for the future and the difference they are making and aims to continue to provide a person centered service. This has been recognised during inspections.
Highly commended – Joshy Abraham, Tudor Bank Care Home, We Care Group
Joshy is very bright and has a clear vision of how the residents shape everything he does. He works hard to maintain standards so he can continue to achieve the best quality of life for the residents.
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Winner – Leanne Stubbs, Home Instead
This candidate proved to be extremely knowledgeable in all operations around the business. She also demonstrated passion and a caring personality. I believe her to be a great leader and manager.
Highly commended – Clare Coke, Right at Home North Cheshire and Leigh
Clare proved to be very caring and supportive of staff and team members. She displayed what it means to be a great home care manager and should be proud of this high commendation.
The Care Home Chef Award
Winner – Paul Wright, Mysing Care
Paul’s innovations with food in the care home have helped to enhance the lives of the residents. His attention to detail is extraordinary and very person centered.
Highly commended – Cath Clark, Millenium care group
Cath is a very enthusiastic lady who clearly loves her job and puts her residents first. The sensory garden she helped create is a great asset and enjoyed by the residents. Well done Cath!
The Dignity in Care Award
Winner – Martyna Kozielska, Astar
Compassion and care just oozed from the minute Martyna spoke – she is just so loving and you can tell by the way she talks about her work she puts her all into her role. She is such a delight to talk with and her warmth was palpable – even via zoom!
Highly commended – Cheryl Steadman, Hanover Anchor
Cheryl loves getting all the residents together to chat and share their life experiences. She takes great pleasure in resident feedback, and reports that they are happy, safe and secure.
The Dementia Carer Award
Winner – Amelia Dean, Rochcare
Going above and beyond for the clients she supports; Amelia exemplifies all you could want in a dementia carer. Often going in to work on her days off, Amelia is clearly a born carer and sees her role as a calling. A well deserving winner.
Highly commended – Natalie, Bankhall Care Home
Natalie is fabulous. She demonstrated a passion and commitment that is rarely seen. She appears to involve her residents as much as possible and is very holistic about the way she cares for them. Very knowledgeable about how roles overlap to ensure that all aspects of the care are covered.
Highly commended – Gary Heckle, L & M Healthcare
Gary showed great commitment to his job and those he supports. He was very emotional when talking about the way he viewed his role and how he supported each resident as an individual. Gary should be proud of the work he does.
The Care Home Team Award
Winner – Holmdale, Community Integrated Care
The Holmdale team go above and beyond to provide as much independence and person-centred care as possible to individuals with learning disabilities, profound physical disabilities, and complex health conditions. A well-knit and effective team that are well deserving of this award.
The Home Care Team Award
Winner – Right at Home Mid Cheshire Care Team
The Right at Home Mid-Cheshire Care Team are a small, but exceptionally dedicated group who go above and beyond to support each other and those they care for. Passionate and hard-working, they are everything you could look for in a home care team.
Highly commended – Extar Care and Supported Living Care services, Persona Care and Support
This team show great cohesion and passion for what they do, two factors that ensure the best outcomes for staff and clients alike. They are well deserving of high commendation and should be proud of their work.
The Activity Co-ordinator Award
Winner – Lesley Pearson Moore, HC-One
Lesley is energetic and enthusiastic about her job role, a true worthy winner in this category.
Highly commended – Joe Ward, Prospect House, Mysing Care
Joe is known as ‘Mr Sparkle’ to his residents and he definitely shines! His approach ensures that those in his care continue to have new experiences and make new memories. Combining a person centered approach with the clever use of new technology, ‘Mr Sparkle’ ensures his residents experience a fulfilling and vibrant life.
The Ancillary Worker Award
Winner – Jayne Hudson, We Care Group
Jayne’s passion and commitment to the people she supports and works with absolutely shines through. She is clearly very skilled and able to switch roles to meet the task in hand. She demonstrated how she has utilised her previous employment and personal experiences to ensure the best outcomes for those she supports.
Highly commended – Eve Jones, Prospect House
A truly inspiring and passionate person who clearly puts the needs of people she supports above herself. She understands the importance of the smaller things and promotes and combines her work, her family and farm life to ensure an inclusive approach across the home. Known as the ‘The Queen of Juggling Jelly’, she demonstrated her commitment to her role and beyond.
The 3 R’s Award
Winner – Victoria Hilton, The Birtenshaw Group
Vicky is clearly very humble yet her passion and care still shines through as she talks about her role and the company. Vicky is an engaging individual and had lots of amazing and unique ideas and ways to retain her staff. A worthy and just winner. Well done.
Highly commended – The Knoll Care Partnership
A long standing Manager with valuable skills and knowledge, this individual knew exactly how to retain her staff and innovated created ways of doing so. Really engaging and friendly, you can absolutely see why staff stay. Highly commendable Manager.
The Workforce Development Award
Winner – Young Person Project, Persona Care and Support
This project keeps workforce development at its core, aiming to show younger people the value of a career in care. A labour of love, the team behind this project are clearly passionate and successful in raising the profile of the sector
The Care Innovator Award
Winner – Beccy Incledon- Blevin, Parkhaven Trust
Beccy introduced some technology to a dementia care home which was really innovative and has clearly made a difference to the lives of residents at her service. Taking a collaborative approach, Beccy’s reports as to the improved quality of life for residents was impressive to hear. Well done Beccy!
Highly commended – Kurtis Marsh, Community Integrated Care
The partnership that Community Integrated Care has formed with the Rugby League World Cup has generated incredibly exciting and varied volunteering opportunities for those who are generally excluded from such opportunities. This innovative partnership is clearly making a difference to people promoting people’s confidence and sense of self-worth, as well as opening doors for future work and experiences
The Frontline Leaders Award
Winner – Corrine Riley, Making Space
Corrine demonstrated her ‘lead by example’ approach and the importance her team play, for whom she is their biggest cheerleader. She clearly enjoys her current role and the positive impact she can make – she is a great frontline leader with a lot more to come.
Highly commended – Joanne Holland, Persona Care and Support
Joanne clearly demonstrated how her willingness to go the extra mile which has had positive outcomes for both people who access the day service and those in the staff team. The difference her perseverance and support has provided has equipped people with the skills to go on and develop further. She is all you could want in a frontline leader.
The Home Care Co-ordinator Award
Winner – Tracey Courtney -Sandback, Blueberry Care
Tracey’s dedication and commitment are what set her apart. She always puts clients first. She is very approachable, honest and elicits a great feeling of trust. She is a worthy winner of this award.
Highly commended – Jodie Griffth and Caroline Moreland, Consensus and Right at Home North Cheshire and Leigh
Jodie and Caroline both dedicated carers, always thinking of the staff and clients they work with. They are both exceptional at maintaining these relationships upon which care lives and dies. Their works is more than deserving of high commendation.
The Care Assessor Award
Winner – Ffion Caunes, Millenium (Worthington Lake)
Ffion is very keen and confident in what she is doing, deftly demonstrating examples of the care she provides. An adaptable and innovative thinker, Ffion trains staff to deliver exceptional person centered care.
Highly commended – Pamela Ward, Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospital
Pamela has a very good understanding of her role and the expectations that come with it. She is able to navigate both the needs of the residents and the home and highlights a sense of job satisfaction that is heartwarming. Keep up the good work Pamela!
The Putting People First Award
Winner – Casicare Holistic Approaches
The nominee gave an inspiring example of encouraging a service user to use transport. This individual was fearful of a bus and as such had a limited field of what they could access and enjoy. The nominee removed all other vehicles from a car park, worked patiently and introduced alternative methods to encourage the individual which resulted in the person living a fuller life with more options available to them. They should be proud and certainly deserve the Putting People First award!
Highly commended – Mandy Joseph, Anchor
Mandy is worthy of consideration as she is a fine example of a care worker forging forward for her home despite many organisational challenges. Without a manager and surrounding teams she maintained a CQC rating and is a role model for others coming into the industry
The Palliative Carer Award
Winner – Britannia Household, Belong Crewe
This household team go above and beyond to ensure their end of life care is the best it can be. They always go the extra mile with knitted butterflies that the resident and family exchange to keep connections even when the loved one has passed and memory boxes full of photos and a signed card from all staff is sent to love one after the passing. These little steps make their palliative care exceptional, and much deserving of this accolade.
Highly commended – Delma De La Cruz, MMCG
Delma is an inspirational leader, who leads with passion and purpose. Delma classes herself as “nothing special” but it is this humility that makes her special in her outlook, approach and care. Delma obviously loves what she does and this exudes when you speak with her.
The Housing with Care Awards
Winner – Victoria Yates, Willowbrook (Hyndburn) Ltd
Victoria is an exceptional finalist who is more than deserving of this award. Her tireless efforts should be appreciated and can be an example to all who work in the sector. Well done Victoria!
Highly commended – Crawford Gardens, Community Integrated Care
The Crawford Gardens team maintain a good ethos, championing better pay in the work force. A community with in a community, this team ensure the best for those they care for.
The Social Care Nurse Award
Winner – Jamie Ashton, Orchard Care Homes
Jamie’s commitment to social care nursing is exceptional. Inspired by both grandmothers who were nurses, Jamie has always wanted to be a nurse since he experienced his grandad dying at home and saw the care the nurses gave him and their family. He is now able to give back this care in his role.
Highly commended – Jade Leigh Corris, Ribble View (Exemplar Homes)
Jade began nursing to make a difference, having seen the poor treatment of a friend with learning disabilities. Driven by this personal investment, Jade qualified as a nurse just before Covid, and has since been on an enormous learning journey at one of the hardest times. She should be very proud of her work.
The Unpaid Carer Award
Winner – Eunice Potter, Anchor Trust
Eunice has volunteered for over 20 years. The residents are blind, but Eunice has engaged with them all on various trips out of the home, acting as their sighted guide. An inspirational lady and a worthy winner!
The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award
Winner – Phil Orton, Making Space
Phil is an exceptional finalist whose contributions to social care can be described as nothing short of “outstanding.” In this way, he exemplifies this award, and is a well deserving winner. Congratulations Phil!
Highly commended – Katie Fallows, Shelton Care, National Care Group
Katie truly goes above and beyond in her role and is an asset not only to those around her but the sector as a whole. Many could learn from Katie’s example, as her efforts are highly commendable. Well done, Katie.
The Social Care Covid Hero Award
Winner – Kevin Lyon, Abbey Healthcare
As covid overwhelmed the sector, Kevin rolled up his sleeves and got to work. Carrying much responsibility on young shoulders, he proved himself more than capable in the face of crisis. Kevin should be proud of his work and carry this pride with him throughout his life.
The Social Care Covid Hero Team Award
Winner – Manchester South Team, Making Space
This team went above and beyond during the pandemic, reaching far and wide to ensure people remained connected and supported in the face of great fear, loss and alienation. Their efforts should be remembered and celebrated, and are more than deserving of this award.