Care UK Colleagues Celebrated At Special Awards Evening

The provider’s annual internal awards ceremony – Care UK Stars – saw more than 360 colleagues from across 18 regions come together as 23 awards were announced last week.

Awards ranged from ‘Apprentice of the Year’ to ‘Region of the Year’, and ‘Most Improved Home’; with all awards showcasing the hard work of all nominees, and celebrating the stories of the winning regions, teams and individual colleagues.

The full list of winners is as follows:

· Administrator of the Year – Elena Lupu, Pear Tree Court (Waterlooville, Hampshire)
· Apprentice of the Year – Aaron Henderson, Harcourt Gardens (Harrogate, Yorkshire)
· Best Dementia Coach – Jason Duffin, Priors House (Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire)
· Best Dining Experience – Metchley Manor (Birmingham, West Midlands)
· Care Assistant of the Year – Raees Rafique, Cedrus House (Stowmarket, Suffolk)
· Chef of the Year – Oliver Jackson, Long Stone Manor (Wilmslow, Cheshire)
· Deputy Manager of the Year – Natasha Webster, Manor Lodge (Chelmsford, Essex)
· Exceptional Customer Service – Jubilee House (Godalming, Surrey)
· Exceptional Housekeeping – Invicta Court (Maidstone, Kent)
· Great Dementia Care – Halecroft Grange (Altrincham, Greater Manchester)
· Lifestyle Colleague of the Year – Amy Thornton, Invicta Court (Maidstone, Kent)
· Local Reputation – Lonsdale Mews (Loughborough, Leicestershire)
· Maintenance Person of the Year – Brian Thornton, Invicta Court (Maidstone, Kent)
· Anything meant to be here?
· Most Improved Home – Parsons Grange (Reading, Berkshire)
· Most Improved Region – Central London
· Nurse of the Year – Jonsaba Ceesay, Bourley Grange (Church Crookham, Hampshire)
· Outstanding Leadership – Nicole Anderson, Trymview Hall (Westbury-on-Tryn, Bristol)
· Outstanding Leadership – Joleen Rayner, Grangewood (Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear)
· Outstanding Leadership – Joel Ignacio, Ayton House (Angmering, West Sussex)
· Region of the Year – North West
· Sales and Marketing – Elizabeth Lodge (Enfield, Greater London)
· Salesperson of the Year – Dawn Williams, Cranford Grange (Knutsford, Cheshire)
· Team Leader of the Year – Lisa Rowan, Lonsdale Mews (Loughborough, Leicestershire)

Some accolades, such as the ‘Most Improved Region’ award, used a range of internal and external performance data to identify significant improvements over the past 12 months.

Other awards, including ‘Lifestyle Colleague of the Year’ and ‘Deputy Manager of the Year’ are decided through nominations in addition to performance based data.

This year, there were over 5,500 nominations, making the shortlisting process even more of a challenge. From nominees to winners, colleagues from across the organisation are celebrating their achievements and reflecting on the past year of hard work after the event.

Andrew Knight, Chief Executive Officer of Care UK, was in attendance and said of the event: “Care UK Stars is one of the highlights of our year – a moment when we pause, come together, and shine a light on the remarkable people who make Care UK what it is. Every day, across every home, our colleagues bring warmth, dedication and compassion to the lives of residents and their families. It’s a privilege to celebrate that commitment with them.”