We have achieved one national winner (End-of-Life/Palliative Care) in 2020, seven regional winners (Activities Organiser, Ancillary Worker, Care Newcomer, Covid Social Care Hero, End-of-Life/Palliative Care, Outstanding Contribution to Social Care and Registered Manager), two highly commended (Activities Organiser, Care Home) and twenty-three finalists so far between 2020 and 2023.
Winner:Debbie Day from Cedars Care Home won the coveted National Palliative Care/End-of-life Award in 2020. This was Debbie’s fifth award for her work as the home’s End-of-Life Lead (she has since won more), which involves the planning and co-ordination of end-of-life-care, ensuring that residents’ final wishes are upheld, supporting their families and communicating with medical professionals.
“She had a clear passion for ensuring a good death. She described how she would hold a person close and take them through a memory to calm them if they showed fear near the end-of-life. She goes above expected performance, staying in her own time with those she cares for while in hospital. Every care home needs a Debbie. When our time comes, we want a Debbie!” said the judges.
Laura Taylor, head of activities at Barty House Nursing Home, won the Care Home Activities Organiser Award at the south-east regional final in 2022. Wanting to make a bed-restricted resident’s 100th birthday memorable, Laura appealed to the community to send birthday cards. The home received 723 – from all over the world – as well as balloons, cakes and hampers! Laura has also strengthened ties with the local community and spearheaded fundraising for local charities.
The judging panel said: “Laura showed the power of thinking outside the box and pushing the limits of what can be achieved. She demonstrated her love for the role and the way what might be seen as small things can have an incredible impact on a person’s life. Her personality shone through during the interview and it’s not hard to see why she was nominated, and now a winner!”
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