Care home staff hope to pick up top awards
A care home manager in Sunderland has been nominated for awards in one of the care sector’ s most prestigious awards.
Five members of the Ashlea Lodge Care Home in Millfield have been shortlisted in The Great British Care Awards, North-East Region – a series of regional events throughout the UK that celebrate excellence across the care sector.
Gill Varley has been shortlisted in the Registered Manager category along with Joanne Dodds and Lynn Freckleton who also qualified in the Care Home Worker category.
Chantal Cloughton has been nominated in the Dementia Carer category and Maria Hackett has been shortlisted for The Care Home Cook/Chef award.
The 21 award categories represent all areas of the social care sector, including older people or specialist services, residential or home care. Among those recognised are frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to those who have made an impact in other ways such as training and innovation.
Gill, Lynn, Joanne, Chantal and Maria were nominated for giving everything to all areas of their work and consistently ensuring the residents have all they need and more.
They are all delighted to have reached the second stage of judging.
The winners will be announced at the 2020 Regional Finals which, due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held at the Gala Evening on Thursday, May 6, at the Grand Hotel in Gosforth.
Ashlea Lodge Care Home provides residential, residential dementia and short-term respite care and is part of Orchard Care Homes’ portfolio of homes in the North of England and the Midlands.