27 Exemplar Health Care colleagues announced as regional finalists in the Great British Care Awards 2021
17 October 2021
27 colleagues from across our care homes have been selected as regional finalists in the 2021 Great British Care Awards.
In addition, the company as a whole - which supports over 700 service users and employs 3500 colleagues - has been shortlisted in the ‘Care Employer Award’ category, for our commitment to making every day better for the people we support.
The Great British Care Awards celebrate excellence across the care sector. The awards pay tribute to individuals and teams who have demonstrated outstanding excellence.
We’re pleased to announce this year’s finalists from seven of our 35 complex needs care homes across England.
They'll join finalists from other care providers across the country at a gala dinner in November 2021, where the winners will be announced.
Great British Care Awards – Yorkshire and Humber
Well done to our colleagues from Yorkshire and Humber.
Dignity in Care Award
This award will be presented to an individual who can demonstrate the significance of maximising client independence and choice, whilst respecting and maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
- Sophia Feurtado – Service User Engagement Manager
The Ancillary Worker Award
This award will recognise an excellent, person centred service to clients, demonstrating dignity and respect through ancillary services, (for example, handy persons, cleaners and receptionists).
- Lauren Lowe – Marmaduke
- Michelle Ritchards – Fairburn Mews
The Care Employer Award
This award seeks to acknowledge and celebrate employers’ commitment to care and how this is achieving success in delivering an excellent service.
- Exemplar Health Care
The Care Home Activity Award
This award will be given to The Care Home Activity Organiser who has demonstrated they can provide a ‘needs led’, varied and appropriate programme for care home residents.
- The Life Skills Team at Dearnevale
- Dawn Hubbard – Longley Park View
The Care Home Cook Award
This award recognises the ‘whole home approach’ to food and nutrition issues within the care home, providing recognition to the catering and care staff and nutrition-related activities in the home e.g. staff training / awareness sessions, linking to residents activities, water provision, the use of local produce.
- Sharon Moore – Fairburn Mews
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
This award will be given to the Care Home Registered Manager who has demonstrated a high level of expertise together with exceptional skills in managing the complex business of running a care home.
- Helen McGowan – Dearnevale
The Care Home Worker Award
This award recognises the significant role of the Care Home Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard, for people living in residential care.
- Megan Jackson – Marmaduke
- Vicky Hales – Fairburn Mews
- Ian Inman – Fairburn Vale
The Care Newcomer Award
This award seeks to acknowledge and celebrate a new member of staff who ideally commenced and remained in employment in the care sector within the previous 12 months.
- Caroline Brown – Marmaduke
The Social Care Nurse Award
This award acknowledges the important role that specialist nurses working in the Care Sector have in promoting the emotional, physical, psychological and social health of the people who they support.
- Claire Bell – Dearnevale
- Bina Misbah – Willowbeck
- Venna Mutanda – Fairburn Mews
- Lynn Jackson – Fairburn Vale
Great British Care Awards – North West
Well done to our colleagues from the North West.
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
This award will be given to the Care Home Registered Manager who has demonstrated a high level of expertise together with exceptional skills in managing the complex business of running a care home.
- Lindsay Abraham – Ribble View
The Care Team Award
This award will be presented to the team who are able to best demonstrate a shared vision and agreed goals.
- The team at Ribble View
The Ancillary Worker Award
This award will recognise an excellent, person centred service to clients, demonstrating dignity and respect through ancillary services, (for example handy persons, cleaners and receptionists).
- Violet Hicks – Ribble View
The Care Innovator Award
This award will recognise the person who has shown exceptional entrepreneurial skills in identifying, developing, implementing and establishing a new service; or a new administrative system; or the launch of a new product.
- Pam Hicken – Ribble View
Great British Care Awards – North East
Well done to our colleagues from the North East.
The Care Home Cook Award
This award recognises the ‘whole home approach’ to food and nutrition issues within the care home, providing recognition to the catering and care staff and nutrition-related activities in the home e.g. staff training / awareness sessions, linking to residents activities, water provision, the use of local produce.
- Ross Baxter - Tyne Grange
The Care Team Award
This award will be presented to the team who are able to best demonstrate a shared vision and agreed goals.
- Tyne Grange care team
The Front Line Leaders Award
This award will be given to a person who is a supervisor, senior care worker, team leader or a first time manager and has shown clear commitment to improving the delivery of care and support within their team.
- Helen Wilson
The Social Care Nurse Award
This award acknowledges the important role that specialist nurses working in the Care Sector have in promoting the emotional, physical, psychological and social health of the people who they support.
- Lyn Askew - Tyne Grange
Great British Care Awards – East Midlands
Well done to our colleagues from the East Midlands.
The Ancillary Worker Award
This award will recognise an excellent, person centred service to clients, demonstrating dignity and respect through ancillary services, (for example, handy persons, cleaners and receptionists).
- Claire Holmes - Pathways
The Care Home Worker Award
This award recognises the significant role of the Care Home Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard, for people living in residential care.
- Jayne Crump - Pathways
- Luke Turton - Pathways