Celebrating the achievements of colleagues across the Somerset Care Group
On Wednesday this week (20th March), colleagues from across the business came together to celebrate success at our annual Somerset Care Group Awards. Nominated by customers and colleagues, the awards recognise the achievements of individuals and teams from all areas of the organisation over the last year, including those working in our home care, residential care, learning disabilities care, physical disabilities care and support services.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we were able to hold an in-person awards ceremony for the first time since the pandemic, hosted by Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford.
And the winners are…
Huge congratulations to the winners of our 2023 Somerset Care Group Awards, as nominated by colleagues from across the organisation:
- Carer of the Year (sponsored by Cohesion) – Denise Brooks (Sydenham House, Bridgwater)
- Hidden Heroes – Tina Reynolds (Cooksons Court, Yeovil)
- Learner of the Year (sponsored by Bridgwater & Taunton College) – Hannah Naden (Greenhill House, Cheddar)
- Leadership of the Year (sponsored by Cognique) – Zoe Chilcott (Somerset Home Care)
- Newcomer of the Year (sponsored by Blueleaf Care) – Lauren Guyton, Barry Skilton and Marta Spencer (Community Recruitment Team)
- Team of the Year (sponsored by Kärcher Center Bristol) – The Halcon Centre, Taunton
- Wellbeing Award (sponsored by Hunt’s Food Group) – Jo Leigh (Realise)
- Connecting with People (sponsored by t&s creative communications) – Karen Martin (Wiltshire Home Care)
- Doing the Right Thing (sponsored by Regency Purchasing Group) – Amy Leigh-Farmer (Realise)
- Embracing Change (sponsored by The Business Supplies Group) – Sarah Murphy (Learning & Development Team)
- Making a Difference – Adam Ormston (Cooksons Court, Yeovil)
Introducing the winners of our People’s Choice Award
Our People’s Choice Award (sponsored by Aspen Services) is exclusively nominated by our customers and their families. Congratulations to our colleagues who were identified as deserving of an extra-special thank you:
- People’s Choice (Home Care) – Mark Scottt (Wiltshire Home Care)
- People’s Choice (Specialist Services) – Bwembya Musonda and Edward Karanja (Halcon Centre)
- People’s Choice (Way Ahead Care) – Amy Kelsey (Way Ahead Care)
- People’s Choice (Residential Care) – Jean Meaden (Burnworthy House, South Petherton)
The Harry Patch Award
The Harry Patch Award was introduced in December 2009 following the death of Harry Patch, the ‘Last Surviving Tommy’ and resident of Fletcher House, Wells. The inaugural award was made to Carol Mohide, Manager of Fletcher House, who had cared for Harry for many years.
Since then, the award has developed into recognising those who have delivered exceptional service to those in our care, across our entire range of services.
We’re delighted to announce that the winner of our 2023 Harry Patch Award is Cat Brown, manager of our Southlawns residential care home in Street.
Thank you to our sponsors
We would like to extend our thanks to our Somerset Care Group Awards sponsors, whose generosity and support made this event possible.
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