More than 40 of Plymouth’s most dedicated and enthusiastic adult social care workers and teams were celebrated at the recent Excellence In Care Awards ceremony.
The Celebrating Excellence in Care Awards, organised by Plymouth City Council, were held for the first time since 2019. The event aims to honour and recognise brilliant care workers including those working in care homes, supported living provision, day centres and domiciliary care (supporting people to remain living in their own homes).
People across Plymouth were invited to nominate a member or staff or team in categories such as Care Worker of the Year, Excellence in Dementia Care and Care Home Activity Coordinator of the Year. More than 300 nominations were received and reviewed by an independent panel of judges who chose the winners.
Gary Walbridge, Interim Strategic Director for People, said:
“Care matters – our adult social care workers are invaluable, supporting people to live independently for as long as possible and caring for adults who need extra support with dignity and respect.
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“The Awards are a brilliant opportunity for the whole city to thank these amazing staff. Huge congratulations to our highly deserving winners and well done to everyone who was nominated. We were blown away by the sheer volume of nominations which just goes to show how much brilliant work is going on every single day across Plymouth.”
The awards support the work of Caring Plymouth, a new city-wide health and social care partnership, which is working to tackle staff recruitment and retention in adult social care. The partnership not only wants to encourage more people to work in the sector, but support and celebrate those already doing so.
Anyone interested in working in adult social care, can find out more at www.plymouth.gov.uk/workincare.
