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Apr 27, 2021
A renowned animator who once worked for Disney, a sector leading number of outstanding rated homes and innovative use of new technology has helped Care UK be shortlisted for no less than 17 highly regarded national awards.
The Care Home Awards recognise and reward excellence and innovation in UK care home management, operation and delivery.
Shortlisted in 17 different categories, including ‘Best Larger Care Home Group’, ‘Best Response to Covid-19’, ‘Best for Nursing Care’ and ‘Best for Training and Development’, to name a few, Care UK is nominated for more awards than any other provider in the 2021 cohort.
In the category for ‘Best Larger Care Home Group’, judges noted that 18 of Care UK’s care homes are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, the highest rated of the five biggest care home providers in the UK. Despite the challenges of 2020, Care UK opened six new care homes, creating hundreds of new jobs and offering new homes for older people across the country.
Dedicated to strong team retention rates, morale and motivation, the ‘Best for Recruitment, Motivation and Staff Retention’ category highlighted Care UK’s commitment to investing in its people. A focus on value-led recruitment has seen a 34 per cent increase in recruiting team members new to the care sector, and a monthly ‘Going the Extra Mile’ (GEM) scheme implemented in each home has improved team confidence and engagement.
2020 was the year technology became an essential part of delivering safe and fulfilling care for thousands of care home residents, and the ‘Best for Use of Technology’ category aims to highlight providers that have shone in their adaptability. Care UK was commended by judges for quickly supplying all of its homes with fogging machines, air purifiers and thermal imaging cameras for enhanced infection control, as well as creating air sealed visiting suites to enable residents to meet family and friends safely. Homes also implemented the use of specialist apps to help broaden the range of online activities on offer and to help families keep in touch with their loved ones.
Partnering with The Big Draw Festival and former Disney illustrator, Gary Andrews, Care UK has also been nominated for ‘Best Care Home Marketing, or Advertising Campaign’ for its virtual delivery of an activity-based campaign which saw residents in a large number of homes taking part in live drawing classes as well as others creating a variety of different kinds of artworks to prove that older people can still enjoy painting and drawing.
The shortlist also sees 13 individual Care UK homes make it to the finals, including Davers Court, in Bury St Edmunds, and Oak House, in Slough, which have been nominated for ‘Best Individual Care Home’, while Bickerton House, in Bracknell, has been shortlisted for ‘Best New Care Home’.
Andrew Knight, CEO of Care UK, said: “I am so pleased to see that we have been shortlisted in 17 categories of the Care Home Awards 2021.
“After a challenging year for the care sector, it’s wonderful to see the hard work of so many teams recognised at such a high level, and it’s testament to the skill, resilience and dedication of everyone at Care UK that we are finalists in so many areas. It’s also particularly pleasing to be commended for our use of technology and approach to recruitment, both of which enables us to better support residents to lead fulfilling lives.
“I’d like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone that contributes to making Care UK a wonderful place to work or call home. Each and every colleague is greatly appreciated by myself, residents and relatives alike. We have our fingers crossed for ceremony later this year!”
Care UK has been shortlisted for:
Best Larger Care Home Group
Best for Use of Technology
Best Response to Covid-19 - Stanley Park
Best Individual Care Home or Care Community - Davers Court
Best for Specialist Care - The Terrace
Best for Communication - Buchanan Court
Best Facilities Management or Maintenance Team – Gary Smith, Hadrian House
Best Care Home Marketing, Advertising or PR Campaign
Best for Sporting, Social or Leisure Activities - Catherine Court
Best for Nutrition, Food & the Dining Experience - Skylark House
Best for Recruitment, Motivation and Staff Retention
Best for Training and Development - Perry Manor
Best for Nursing Care - Hollins Park
Best New Care Home - Bickerton House
Best Individual Care Home or Care Community - Oak House
Best for Communication - Brook Court
Best for Sporting, Social or Leisure Activities - Sherwood Grange
With over 35 years’ experience, Care UK puts resident’s preferences, wellbeing, independence and safety at the heart of its care. For two years running, the provider has won more major care sector awards than any other large care home provider, and also has more outstanding rated homes than any other organisation.
Providing an impressive range of services for older people, ranging from short stay respite care to nursing care, end of life care, plus specialist care and support for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, Care UK is trusted by over 6,500 families to care for their loved one.
To find out more, visit www.careuk.com
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Ancasta Grove
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Catherine Court
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Cathkin House
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Cumberland
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Darlington Court
Bradley Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7GF
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Davers Court
93 Chester Road, Huntington, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 6BS
Deewater Grange
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Echelforde
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Elizabeth Lodge
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Elmstead House
Elwick Road, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS26 9LX
Elwick Grange
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110 Golf Links Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8DA
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Field Lodge
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Forrester Court
Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7FB
Foxbridge House
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Franklin House
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Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 4RB
Grangewood
Greville Road, Richmond, Greater London, TW10 6HR
Greville House
Garden Street, Blaydon, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE21 4AG
Hadrian House
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Hadrian Park
Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3FS
Harrier Lodge
Castleton Way, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DD
Hartismere Place
Reckitts Close, Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6PG
Haven Lodge
Beacon Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1AS
Heather View
442 Bullen Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8YU
Heathlands House
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Heavers Court
127 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2DS
Highbury New Park
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Highmarket House
Victoria Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3JA
Hollins Park
Gidd's Pond Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5FY
Invicta Court
Pound Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1BX
Jubilee House
4 Spring Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2HB
Kenilworth Grange
Market Place, 14 Market Place, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8ND
Kings Court
Kingfield Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9EQ
Kingsleigh
59 London Road, Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6JE
Knebworth
2 Langley Oaks Avenue, South Croydon, Greater London, CR2 8DH
Langley Oaks
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Larkland House
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Lauder Lodge
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Laurel Dene
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Lonsdale Mews
Manor Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0EP
Manor Lodge
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Martlet Manor
538 Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4EH
Mercia Grange
St John’s Close, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7NX
Mildenhall Lodge
Sunnyside Close, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4QW
Mill View
Curbridge Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5HR
Millers Grange
Fore Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13 9DF
Mills Meadow
Ermyn Way, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8TX
Milner House
Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0YS
Montfort Manor
Helston Lane, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5GG
Mountbatten Grange
Coltsfield, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8LH
Mountfitchet House
Kirkton Road, Stonehaven, Scotland, AB39 2PB
Mowat Court
37 Muriel Street, Islington, London, N1 0TH
Muriel Street
34 South Beechwood, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5YS
Murrayside
39 Portmore Park Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8HQ
Norfolk House
Forest Close, Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4FA
Oak House
1 Oakfield, Sale, Greater Manchester, M33 6NB
Oakfield Croft
Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6QH
Oxbow Manor
38 Gemini Drive, Dovecot, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 9LT
Paisley Court
Westall Street, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9AU
Parsons Grange
Portsmouth Road, Horndean, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 9LN
Pear Tree Court
Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1ET
Perry Manor
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Pinetum
Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE20 9PZ
Ponteland Manor
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Prince George House
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Priors House
1 Dedworth Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5AZ
Queen's Court
Manchester Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 2DE
Riverside
St George’s Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3EL
Sandfields
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Scarlet House
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Sherwood Grange
Tenpenny Hill, Thorrington, Essex, CO7 8JG
Silversprings
St Marks Lane, Horsham, Sussex, RH12 5PU
Skylark House
2 Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LF
Smyth Lodge
Baldock Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9DT
Snowdrop House
49 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9QH
St Vincent's House
Spook Hill, North Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4EG
Stanecroft
Wear Road, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6AH
Stanley Park
Victoria Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7SF
Station House
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Tall Trees
Mill Road, West Drayton, Greater London, UB7 7EQ
The Burroughs
187 York Road, Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, BH18 8ES
The Potteries
Maison Dieu, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7AX
The Terrace
Woodside Resource Centre, Cavendish Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS4 3EB
The Willows
Hogshill Lane, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2AQ
Tiltwood
North Deeside Road, Milltimber, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB13 0HR
Tor-Na-Dee
Southmead Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5DW
Trymview Hall
22-28 Trinity Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7AZ
Ventress Hall
Bourchier Close, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1PD
Weald Heights
316 Whitby Road, Eastcote, Greater London, HA4 9EE
Whitby Dene
Burleigh Road, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 7EP
Whitebourne
Vicarage Road, Twickenham, Greater London, TW2 7BY
Whitefarm Lodge
Maple Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1LN
Winchcombe Place
Clamp Hill, Stanmore, Greater London, HA7 3BG
Woodland Hall
Leicester Road , Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN
Oat Hill Mews
1 Stock Road, Eastern Bypass, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3FU
Cuttlebrook Hall
Ty-Draw Road, Lisvane, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF14 0AW
Llys Herbert
Gardner Way, Adderbury , Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3FW
Seccombe Court
2 Bourley Rd, Church Crookham, Fleet, GU52 8DY
Bourley Grange
Speedwell Road, Edgbaston, West Midlands, B5 7PR
Edgbaston Manor
2 Shepherds View, Dappers Lane, Angmering, West Sussex, BN16 4EN
Ayton House
123 Westmead Road, Sutton, Greater London, SM1 4JE
Tennyson Grange
107 Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2JH
Long Stone Manor
3 Buttercup Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7GQ
Charlton Lodge
Fletcher Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7ER
Ladden View
287 Court Lodge Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8RG
Amherst House
The Row, Lane End, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3JS
Ridley Manor
Jeddah Way, Kennett, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JY
Kentford Manor
Welshmill Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2AA
Rossetti House
Church Street, Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1QF
Maids Moreton Hall
7 Parker View, Redlands Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0AF
Parker Meadows
370 London Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2QH
Newbury Grove
Shapland Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EJ
Salisbury Manor
134 Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PP
Bishops Manor
71 Hatch Lane, Chingford, Greater London, E4 6LP
Ivy Grove
Rectory Lane, Little Bookham , Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4DY
Liberham Lodge
Sway Place, Church Lane, Sway, Hampshire, SO41 6AD
Sway Place
Cross Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9QX
Anning House
12 Streets Heath, West End, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9QY
Greenview Hall
Clarks Way, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2TR
Rush Hill Mews
Land at Morningside Farm, Icknield Way, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 4JU
Tring
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3JN
Saffron Walden
Tippethill House Hospital, Armadale by Whitburn, West Lothian, EH48 3BQ
Tippethill
Bannister Road, Off The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1SX
Southampton
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