Elsie MacLennan, Service Manager of Larkfield View wins National title at the Great British Care Awards 2018

March 18, 2018

On Friday 16th March, 900 of the very best in social care attended a glittering awards ceremony at Birmingham’s ICC, for the National Finals of the Great British Care Awards, where the national category winners were announced by presenter Jeremy Vine.

The Great British Care Home Awards, hosted by Care England, brought together the winners from the nine regional Great British Care Awards held in Autumn 2017. Winners from each region were invited to compete once again to become the national champions.

Industry supporters include the Department of Health, The National Care Forum, Alzheimer’s Society, The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) as well as commercial organisations.

There were a total of twenty one award categories available for nomination, which represented all areas of the care sector, ranging from older people or specialist services, frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to people who have made an impact in other ways such as training, and specialist care in areas such as dementia and innovation.

Holmes Care Group were represented at the awards by Service Manager of Larkfield View, Elsie MacLennnan. Elsie who won the regional award back in November 2017, also went on to scoop the National award in the 'Care Home Registered Manager' category.

Judges were impressed by Elise's determination to turn around Larkfield View which initially had problems, to a care home which now has a good rating and is respected in the community. The panel also acknowledged how Elsie and her team continuously raise money and have successfully managed to take the residents on holidays and short breaks, giving them opportunities to create new memories and live a fulfilling life.

Elsie said "I am honored to have received such high recognition for my work at the Great British Care Awards, National Finals - it has been a very rewarding and exciting experience all around, having met the other finalists at interview stage I know first hand how high the competition was in this category and feel so proud and humbled to have been chosen as the winner."

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