The social care sector employs 1.6 million people caring for some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

We are so proud of the team at Eckington Court Care Home, who have WON the 'Care Home Team' Award at the East Midlands Great British Care Awards 🏆. Amazing recognition for all of the team for the hard work and selfless effort that they have put in for the residents.

All eyes are now on the national final on 25th September in Birmingham 🤞

Full story on our website (link in bio)

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As many of you know, we have developed a Facebook Frame to show our support for Social Workers.

Now, to honour Social Care and celebrate #SparkleForSocialCare, we have created a new one that you can add to your profile picture! Share your support with your friends and family with the new frame! Simply click on this link:

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or search for Thank And Praise when adding the frame, and you will find the selection of TAP frames there.

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Another fantastic #SparkleforSocialCare story today with The Great British Care Awards! Hayley was nominated by manager Tracey:

'During lockdown, Hayley came to me and said let’s continue to fundraise for the emergency air cushion required in the community to help with clients who have hurt themselves after falling. Those who fall may be unable to get up which could increase the stress on ambulance services.

I asked Hayley what she had in mind, she suggested a sponsored hair shave. When I asked whose hair, she said her own! Hayley knows how much this seat riser is needed in our local community which made her determined to push on.

Hayley arranged the date of the shave and put it on Facebook live so everyone could see, she raised over £800 reaching the target to buy the emergency seat riser.

Hayley is a very fun outgoing person who is willing to help anyone in any circumstance to ensure they have the best care required, she loves to fundraise and has remained committed to this during the lockdown periods despite supporting her own family through health issues she always putting others first before herself! She is one amazing lady. ...

We knew she was the No1 in the NE - now it’s official. Congratulations to our Head of Professional Care Services Kerry Parker. This win goes out to all of our social care heroes. Thank you all #winner #gbcareawards2021 #sparkleforsocialcare championingsocialcare gbcareawards ntcouncilteam ...

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We just love receiving messages like this and delivering them to those that deserve them! Send one today as well via www.thankandpraise.com!

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Incredible Home Manage Rachael from Hollybank Rest Home has been nominated as a COVID hero by a wonderful family member of one of her residents.

'Rachael encourages and facilitates regular phone calls and FaceTime contact between residents and their families. She knows every resident’s family personally.

She goes above and beyond her duties to be both friend and family to her residents during these difficult times, she is always there to offer a listening ear or hold a hand, if someone such as my mother, is having a “ low “ day.'

We love sharing the incredible COVID hero nominations with you from the Great British Care Awards

Nominated your Social Care COVID Heroes here - http://ow.ly/g4C650DxFJF

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Our COVID hero today is Kelly from Westmorland Homecare - South Lakes! Kelly put herself forward to oversee the COVID response back in Feb 2020, since then she has been at the forefront of COVID policy on top of her normal workload she has been keeping up with daily changing guidance, Kelly has developed a bespoke system to ensure staff feel supported, safe and looked after.

Kelly has been working extremely hard behind the scenes ensuring staff had access to PPE, providing extra training and reassurance. When there have been issues with last-minute sickness Kelly has been straight on her feet to ensure our clients feel supported and well looked after.

To Kelly, homecare is far more than a job it is a passion and way of life, she is a real credit to the whole community.

Kelly never realised the scale of the COVID work but has embraced it with a fantastic can-do attitude, a credit to Westmorland Homecare and the south lakes community.

Nominate your Social Care COVID Heroes with Great British Care Awards - http://ow.ly/g4C650DxFJF

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Our COVID hero today is Kristina! Kristina is a single working mum, who throughout the pandemic has gone above and beyond for all service users and her colleagues.

Kristina gave up her own life as a single mum, with her little boy going to stay with his nan. She has worked so hard ensuring every single client had all their needs met in our community, working long shifts. She worked over Christmas 2020 having only a short time out to sit in the cold in a garden watching her 6-year-old son open Christmas pressies through a door.

We agree that Kristina deserves all the recognition for her hard work, dedication and commitment to the service users and her colleagues. She takes everything in her stride, caring for covid-19 patients risking her health just to ensure everyone else is cared for.

Nominate your Social Care COVID Heroes with gbcareawards - http://ow.ly/g4C650DxFJF

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Another fantastic COVID Hero Julie from The Orchards Residential Home showing how incredible Care Home managers have been throughout the pandemic.

Julie is a registered nurse and is a manager of a residential home, but has upskilled staff by utilising the community nurses so that insulin can be completed in house to reduce foot traffic from external parties.

Julie motivates the team by demonstrating and she is knowledgeable. Julie is fair to the staff team and always has a solution to the problem. Julie puts the safety and wellbeing of the residents and staff first on every occasion. When vaccines were introduced to our home, she completed additional training so that she could vaccinate alongside the nurses in attendance. I had the privilege of being someone she vaccinated against coronavirus. Throughout the pandemic, Julie has lead from the front and guided the team. She has arranged train the trainer courses in infection control, safeguarding, and health and safety. Julie would work 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year if The Orchards needed it, and her commitment motivates the team to be the best they can be. With Julie in pole position with all guidance from PHE and the government followed, the service has been without coronavirus for 10 months. She is an inspiration and I aspire to be as successful as her.

Shout about your Social Care COVID Heroes, nominate now on Great British Care Awards website - http://ow.ly/g4C650DxFJF #ThisisCare #ThankyouSocialCare #SparkleforSocialCare #championingsocialcare ...

It’s been a very challenging year but our staff have risen to that challenge and gone above and beyond. They’ve supported each other and the people in our care through some difficult times throughout 2020, something that we are proud to have seen and it’s why we can truly say that they are all stars. We thank you, our staff, for everything you do which ultimately not only makes a difference to the lives of the people we support, but also their families.

Wishing everyone all the best for a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.
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