The Care Employer Award
Winner – Ebor Homecare
Paula Pidd goes above and beyond as a care employer to ensure the best possible outcomes for staff and clients alike. Kind, compassionate and dedicated, she is a worthy winner of this award and many can learn from her approach.
Highly commended – Community Integrated Care
Delivering world-class support for over 34 years, Community Integrated Care are a force for good in the sector. Triumphing in the face of adversity, CIC continue to put their staff and clients first.
The Care Home Worker Award
Winner – Emily Miller, Exemplar
Emily really showed what working in care meant for her. She demonstrated great selflessness and a dedication to ensuring that people received high quality care – especially commendable as a night worker.
Highly commended – Jade Evans, Keswick care
Jade is so passionate about her role and dedication to supporting young people in her care. She really advocates for the joys of working in care and how each day can be different. Jade really understood what made a great team culture and her desire to one day be a manager
The Home Care Worker Award
Winner – Martin Raistrick, Care Dynamics Yorkshire
Martin’s passion for the job just shines through. Enthusiastic and engaging, Martin shared some inspirational stories. Martin has made a positive difference to the lives of the people he supports and said care work is more about heart and less about the pay package.
Highly commended – Louise Mundy, Care Dynamics Yorkshire
Louise is a bubbly and engaging person, demonstrating a passion for the job that is palpable. She truly loves her job and the fact that she gets to make a positive difference to people’s lives everyday.
The Care Newcomer Award
Winner – Chloe Gibson, Saint Cecilias Care Group
Despite having no prior experience, Chloe is a remarkable and dedicated newcomer to the sector who makes a real difference to those she cares for. Endlessly patient and conscientious, Chloe is true asset to social care and will undoubtedly go far.
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Winner – Sam Noble, Proudfoot Care Group
A creative and exceptional leader who believes that everyone has the right to a life lived with meaning and purpose. Sam’s passion and ambition for the possibilities for the people she supports is impressive. Sam has a background in the military as a medic and is passionate about people with a clear focus on respect and dignity.
Highly commended – Amiray Chilton, Esk Hall Care Home
Amiray has been working in care since taking her A’levels. She is an asset to the care sector and her organisation, starting as a senior care assistant now the home manager. Amiray considered going into nursing at one point but ultimately stayed in care as she loves helping people and the intrinsic sense of purpose care work gives you.
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Winner – Sara Booth, Complete Care West Yorkshire
An outstanding manager who supports her staff to provide a quality, person centred service. Sara works in partnership with other providers to raise standards and the profile of social care. Her passion and determination to succeed is admirable!
The Care Home Chef Award
Winner – Alex Tomlinson-Wood, HC-One
Alex demonstrates a high level of best practice modelling within his work. He demonstrates actions that have brought significant improvements to his kitchen which helps to meet the needs of people they support to a high level of satisfaction considering their health and wellbeing and personal preferences.
Highly commended – Helen Hare, Exemplar Health Care
Helen clearly has a great passion for her role and prides herself on bringing homestyle cooking to the residential setting. Helen works hard to recognise people’s individual taste and preferences and supports the kitchen team to train to meet the needs of people they support.
The Dignity in Care Award
Winner – Christine Middleton, Continued-Care
Christine is clearly in love with her work and genuinely makes an incredible difference to people’s lives in a dignified and respectful way. She is very knowledgeable about the importance of dignity in care and ensures the best possible outcomes for those under her care.
Highly Commended – Francesca Santo, Westwood Care and Support – Dales House
Francesca is passionate about dignity in care and moves mountains to make sure her service users feel safe and respected with dramatic positive outcomes. A highly motivated and positive individual, she is well deserving of this award.
The Dementia Carer Award
Winner – Janet Thompson, The Rainbow Care Group
Janet is very passionate and caring person, maintain great relationships with all individuals she works with. Janet always put’s the client first. She has great knowledge of dementia and she makes sure all her clients are treated with care and respect as individuals.
Highly commended – John Higgins, Ward Green Lodge
John is very personable and takes the time to get to know his clients, an approach to care that is always important, but especially so in dementia care. John should be very proud of the impact he has on those around him.
The Care Home Team Award
Winner – The Glynn, Bond Care
Jake is so thankful for his staff team who have all gone above and beyond with this service. They are bespoke team focusing mainly on eating disorders and mental health and can be faced with very challenging situations. Every and every team member go above and beyond in all they do for the residents
Highly commended – Mill Lodge, Zenith Ltd.
The Mill Lodge Team are exceptional – working together to ensure a pleasant workplace environment and the best care for their residents. They are much deserving of high commendation for this award and should be proud of the work they do!
The Home Care Team Award
Winner – Complete Care West Yorkshire Ltd
Complete Care West work closely together to support each other in ensuring the best for their clients, supporting each other and ensuring everyone has the right skills and tools to do their job effectively.
Highly commended – Bluebird Care Leeds North
Sherree and her team work together to meet the needs of a mixed client group, ensuring they all receive the care they need. The team has a strong communication network and are able to ensure they are always able to provide good quality care.
The Activity Co-ordinator Award
Winner – Joanne Meredith and Katie Pickering, Anchor
Jo and Katie seem to bounce off each other and work great as a team being able to add meaningful activities to the lives of their residents – they understand what meaningful activities are any how to encourage extra stimulation for each of their residents
Highly commended – Kim Quean, HC-One
Kim has taken to this role marvelously well and is making huge changes for the residents to improve their life – Kim has a great mind to understand person centered care and is able to adapt to different situations well.
The Ancillary Worker Award
Winner – Mark Darbyshire and John Dean Maintenance, Dearnvale part of Exemplar Health Care
Despite their differing football loyalties, these two finalists work amazingly well together to bring a great deal of joy and sense of satisfaction to the lives of the people living in their service. Their commitment and passion really shone through.
Highly Commended – Jenny Palmer, Ward Green Lodge
Jenny’s experience in hospitality gives her a strong customer focus, coupled with that lovely bubbly personality and caring nature, Jenny is a huge asset. Her passion for her work is inspiring and contagious.
The 3 R’s Award
Winner – Vida Healthcare
With a clear dedication to recruitment, retention and recognition, Vida Healthcare are everything you could look for in a finalist for this award. They are well deserving of high commendation.
Highly commended – Kay Radford, Visiting Angels
Diligent and conscientious, Kay takes care recruitment seriously – going through applicants with a fine-tooth comb to ensure the best possible outcomes for all involved. Always remembering the importance of small gifts and giving thanks, Kay ensures great retention within Visiting Angels staff and that their efforts are recognized.
The Workforce Development Award
Winner – Stacey Davidson, Hesley Group
Stacey has been able to create a workforce development role within her organization that sees people for the individuals they are and has managed to adapt her role to suit each person. She is a true asset to the workforce.
Highly Commended – Mandy Coult, Hesley Group
Mandy has great skill in workforce development and is able to put this into practice everyday. This approach ensures the best outcomes for everyone involved.
The Care Innovator Award
Winner – Matthew Nutting, Radfield
Matthew could see how important it is that staff who work in care are valued correctly and is leading the way to ensure fair pay and conditions match the role and responsibility of the job. His initiative to bench mark and use his own organization prove it can be done.
Highly commended – Sharon Giller, Medication Management group
Sharon is so passionate about ensuring the safety of people who live in care homes and has set up a unique training and audit package around medication which not only prevents errors but gives people the right tools so that everyone in the care home benefits.
The Frontline Leaders Award
Winner – Zoe Howard, Bluebird Care Leeds North
Zoe is an all-round frontline leader who has undertaken lots of new roles, bringing new ideas and building upon the strong relationships she has with the people she supports and her colleagues. Zoe is one to watch for the future.
Highly commended – Clare Walker, Radfield Homecare
A calm and supportive manager who supports her colleagues to be great carers, Clare’s approachable and friendly style is the perfect balance for this busy role. She should be proud of herself and the care she provides.
The Home Care Co-ordinator Award
Winner – Becky Bartlett, Complete Care West Yorkshire Ltd
Bubbly and enthusiastic, Becky leads from the front. She is a natural leader with an infectious passion for care and support. Leading with empathy and a focus on training and development of her teams ensures she provides the highest quality of personalised care to the vulnerable people she supports.
Highly commended – Pauline Thompson, Complete Care West Yorkshire Ltd
Pauline’s passion for care was palpable. She goes above and beyond in providing support not only to the service users but also the staff whenever they need it. Pauline’s pride for what they do was clear to see.
The Care Assessor Award
Winner – Victoria Longbottom, Anchor
Victoria’s passion for quality was clear to see. Putting the person supported at the very forefront of everything she does. She is much deserving of this award.
Highly commended – Oona-Mai Sharp, Bluebird Care Leeds North
Oona has an infectious enthusiasm and passion for the work she does. A bright star within our sector and one to watch for the future. Oona goes above and beyond in her role with her responsibilities covering everything from care assessing to social media to events planning. A real stand out candidate.
The Putting People First Award
Winner – Lynne Taylor, Happy Futures
Lynne showed dedication to her role and her residents and goes above and beyond to ensure their needs are met – whether that is in the home care setting or in a hospital setting. Lynne is incredibly dedicated to ensuring all health professionals have the correct training to support someone with a learning disability or mental health problems.
Highly commended – Amy Shearsmith, Blossom Homecare
Amy showed dedication during her interview and it was inspiring to see the passion she had for her role and the clients her company cares for. She is certainly one to watch in the future!
The Palliative Carer Award
Winner – Care Team at Twelve Trees
Demonstrating kindness, empathy and genuine heartfelt care, the Care Team at Twelve Trees should be very proud of what they do. If a loved one needed end of life care, this is a team you would trust to treat them with the upmost respect.
Highly commended – Cameron Luntley, St Cecilias
Cameron is the essence of what care should be: hard working, kind and full of empathy. He may be young, but he is incredibly professional and someone who will go far in the industry
The Social Care Nurse Award
Winner – Amanda Mitchell, Bennets Court part of Exempler Care
Amanda shows enormous dedication in her role and is making a difference to the lives of residents and service users in her care. She has a wide range of knowledge and experience which she is able to ultilise to deliver best practice
Highly commended – Julie Bassendale, Part of Ward Green Lodge
Julie is a holistic practitioner showing compassion and using her expanse of knowledge and experience to improve the lives of service users in her care. She is continually striving to improve continuity of care and ensuring services are integrated across health and social care.
The Housing with Care Award
Winner – Kirkdale House, Community Integrated Care
This is a service that proudly promotes and works hard (including with other services) to support the integration for people who have a mental health condition into their own local community actively supporting to create a sense of well-being, belonging and fulfilling life opportunities.
Highly commended – Horizon Housing & Support
The service has a clear passion for ensuring the service is designed and inclusive of the people that they support as well as supporting people to access activities they choose and enjoy They have not been afraid to advocate for the rights of people they support to access their local community without discrimination.
The Unpaid Carer Award
Winner – DISC Graduates, Making Space
These finalists show great dedication to the sector and are deserving of the upmost praise for their voluntary work. The sector is built on the back of people like these and this effort should be celebrated.
The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award
Winner – Bernadette Mossman, Vida Healthcare
Bernadette found her true vocation in dementia care. She is an amazing, inspiring leader who has set up 3 innovative facilities providing outstanding care. Through research, continual learning and moving forward Vida allows residents to thrive. Bernadette’s passionate commitment supports her staff empowering to be their best selves.
Highly commended – Katie, Leeds Autism Services Team
Katie has engaged with other organisations to build a knowledge base and provide a comprehensive and innovative autism service offer. As Operations Director she uses out of the box thinking to create a personalised care service.
The Social Care Covid Hero Award
Individual – winner – Liz Whyte, HC-One
Liz was contemplating slowing down and taking semi-retirement when Covid hit. She took on the role as Covid lead for the whole company with over 300 homes. Liz’s approach did not feel corporate, but personal. Her care and commitment for every resident, their loved ones and staff member, really shone through.
The Social Care Covid Hero Team Award
Winner – Pete Hughes, Leeds Autism services
Pete led his team to continue to provide support at a time when similar services were closing their doors. Without guidance specific to their services, Pete and his team adapted existing guidance and provided quality information to the people they support, and used feedback to make safe and sensible decisions about how best to continue working safely. Pete is exceptionally proud of the team.