Altrincham Care Home Creates Resident Award Ceremony

MHA Handsworth took inspiration from the annual awards ceremony, the MHA OSCAR’S, which provides the organisation to credit, highlight and celebrate the wonderful work staff and volunteers do.

The home decided to call their awards ceremony the ‘Glitz and Giggles’ awards, with an aim to spread humour and encourage lively conversations.

The ceremony was led by activities coordinator Charlotte Fowke, who created an awards ceremony-like atmosphere by having a red carpet and decorating the home with balloons and bunting.

Speaking after the awards ceremony, Charlotte said:
“In the weeks leading up to our afternoon residents and staff were encouraged to vote for the residents they wanted to win the awards, and we had 10 award categories to choose from.

“We started the afternoon off by showing some of MHA’s OSCAR’s awards evening using our tiny tablet, before moving on to our own ceremony.

“It was lovely to see all of the residents come together and celebrate each other in a fun and exciting way.

“The lounge area was opened out with a red carpet running through the middle where residents were encouraged to walk along to the presentation area to collect their awards.

“There was lots of laughter during the afternoon with residents cheering each other on, we also handed out glasses of prosecco and cupcakes and enjoyed a party after the awards had been given out.

“Residents received a medal and a certificate to celebrate their winnings.

“The awards were created with humour and residents were reminded at the beginning that none of the awards were set to offend anyone.

“It was also a time for the staff to take a minute and enjoy the afternoon with the residents.

“The feedback from staff, residents and relatives has been lovely with a lot of them talking about the attention to detail and we will now aim to carry out this awards afternoon each year.”

Here is a list of winners and what they won the award for

The Positive Attitude Award – Irene Eckersley

The Always Dancing Award – Margaret Kelly

The Most Active Award – Bill Sherlock

The Friendliest Person Award – Betty Clift

The Potty Mouth Award – Yvonne McAlister

The Cheeky Chappy Award – Gordon Dunbabin

The Gossip Guru Award – Pat Gaskin

The Story Teller Award – John Rowe

The Green Fingered Award – Sue Rowe

The Walking Encyclopaedia Award – David McKnight

The special recognition awards went to:

Julie Maddock – The Always Smiling Award

Denis Hilton – The Legacy of Strength Award.