27 Exemplar Health Care colleagues announced as regional finalists in the Great British Care Awards 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. 

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

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

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

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