TWO Puddington care homes are in the running for two national awards.
Chapel House has been shortlisted in the sixth annual Caring UK Awards, which recognise excellence and achievement within the care sector across the UK.
The award categories include ‘Excellence and Innovation in Dementia’ and ‘Best Commitment to Training and Development’.
Chapel House has two care homes in Puddington - Chapel House Nursing Home and Plessington Court Residential Home – which have been independently owned and run by the Moore family for over 30 years.
Cathrina Moore, who is also an Admiral Nurse, said: "We have a brilliant team at Chapel House Care, ably led by manager Keith Ley, and I’m really proud that we have been shortlisted for these two awards.
"We pride ourselves on our high standards of dementia care, which is very specialised care, and on our commitment to the training and development of our care staff at all levels."
An awards spokesperson said...
An awards spokesperson said: "We have received hundreds of nominations from all over the country and so many were testament to the wonderful work from carers across many different elements of care.
"Never has there been a more appropriate time to recognise the amazing and selfless contribution that our carers make and how they have given so much to protect and care for their residents in the face of unprecedented challenges."
The awards are organised by Script Events in conjunction with leading care industry magazine Caring UK, with support from headline sponsor Virgin Money.
In each category up to seven finalists have been selected and they will now go through to the next stage of the judging process.
The winners will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at The Athena in Leicester on Thursday, December 7 when the industry will gather to salute all that is great about the care sector.
Earlier this year, Chapel House Nursing Home and Plessington Court Residential Home became the first care homes in the UK to receive the Incus Gold Award for their proactive approach to sensory loss.
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