Oldbury and Tividale Care Teams Celebrated at Staff Awards 2026
Care staff from Oldbury and Tividale have been recognised for their skill, dedication and contribution to residents at the Superior Care Staff Awards 2026, held recently at the Copthorne Hotel in Dudley.
Teams from Portway House and Newbury Manor in Oldbury and Warrens Hall in Tividale joined colleagues from across Superior Care’s four homes for an evening celebrating achievements across nursing, care, leadership, maintenance, management and exceptional contribution.
The awards reflected the wide range of roles involved in supporting residents every day and highlighted both individual achievement and the contribution made by teams across the organisation.
Among the West Midlands highlights, Portway House was named Flourish Training Provider of the Year, recognising its commitment to staff learning and development.
Flourish is Superior Care’s in-house training and development programme, designed to help employees build their skills, confidence and professional experience while creating opportunities for progression within the organisation.
At Newbury Manor, administrator Milly Salmon was named Above and Beyond Team Member, while Warrens Hall managers Lavinia Tudora and Chaddel Charles-Grell received the Management Team of the Year award.
The event also welcomed Nadra Ahmed CBE, Executive Co-Chairman of the National Care Association, who reflected on how much social care has changed over the past two decades and the increasing knowledge, skill and responsibility now required of those working within the profession.
She spoke about the growing complexity of the needs being supported within care settings, while emphasising that personalised and relationship-led care remains at the heart of the sector.
Amrit Sumal, Managing Director of Superior Care, said: “Our awards are first and foremost about celebrating our people and the contribution they make to residents and families every day.
“What was particularly special this year was seeing recognition across all of our West Midlands homes, from Portway House’s commitment to training and developing its people and the strength of leadership recognised at Warrens Hall.
“These awards also demonstrate just how many different people and roles are involved in creating a good care experience, proving excellent care is very much a team effort.”
She continued: “Care today requires a huge amount of knowledge, judgement, skill and professionalism, but the human and person-centred side of what we do remains just as important.
“Hearing Nadra reflect on how the sector has evolved over the last 20 years was a powerful reminder of how much social care has developed and why it is so important that we recognise the expertise and commitment of the people working within it.”
Amrit added: “We are extremely proud of the teams working across Oldbury and Tividale. Social care offers real responsibility, the opportunity to develop professionally and, importantly, the chance to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
“We want our teams to feel valued, supported and recognised for what they bring to our homes, and these awards give us an important opportunity to celebrate that.”
