Scottish Care announce finalists for their Care Home Awards 2015

Scottish Care has announced the finalists for their annual awards which will take place this Friday at the Hilton Hotel Glasgow. 

The Awards form part of the organisations ‘National Care Home Conference, Exhibition & Care Awards’ and recognise the contributions of companies and individuals to the care sector.

This years conference theme is ‘Re-imagining Care Homes: Vision and Reality’ and will explore what care home provision will look like in the future and what role will care homes play in the overall approach to health and social care provision for older people and adults with particular needs. It will also look at how care home provision will be funded and consider the shape of the future regulatory environment.

The following are the finalists in the running for this years awards:

• Ancillary & Support Staff Award – Andrew Baff, Fairview Care Home
• Ancillary & Support Staff Award – Isabel Colquhoun, Greencross Care Home
• Ancillary & Support Staff Award – Kenny Roy, Craigbank Care Home
• Nutrition & Eating Well Award – Beverley Woodman, Annan Court
• Nutrition & Eating Well Award – Joan Fraser, Westerton Care Home
• Nutrition & Eating Well Award – Andrew McIntyre, Marchmont Care Home
• Meaningfull Activity Award – Annan Court Care Home Team, Annan Court
• Meaningfull Activity Award – Joseph McInnes, Loretto Care
• Meaningfull Activity Award – Jane Ward, Muirton House
• Training & Staff Development Award – Dementia Ambassadors, BUPA
• Training & Staff Development Award – Louise Pettigrew, Abbotsford Care Home
• Training & Staff Development Award – Yvette Rodgers, FSHC
• Personalisation & Patnership Award – Clement Park, Harris Academy & St John’s High School 
• Personalisation & Patnership Award – Mosswood Care Home & Clippens High School 
• Volunteer/ Care Home Friend Award – Betty Thompson, Muirton House
• Volunteer/ Care Home Friend Award – Malcolm Gosling, Bandrum Care Home
• Volunteer/ Care Home Friend Award – Hugh Finney, Cradlehall Care Home
• Care Home Resident Achievement Award – Margaret Lamb, Balnacarron Care Home
• Care Home Resident Achievement Award – Charlie Dolan, North Merchiston Care Home
• Care Home Resident Achievement Award – Stanley Muir, Fullarton Sevice
• Care Home Resident Achievement Award – Stanley Brown, Bandrum Care Home
• Dementia & Specialist Care Award – The Elms
• Dementia & Specialist Care Award – Kinmylies Lodge
• Dementia & Specialist Care Award – Fullarton Service
• Management & Leadership Award – Vanita Dowlul, Southview Care Home
• Management & Leadership Award – May McCondiche, Archview Lodge
• Management & Leadership Award – Clyde Court
• Nurse of the Year – Sheena Mcgilvray, Beechgrove Care Home
• Nurse of the Year – Jemma Stevenson, Mosswood Care Home
• Nurse of the Year – Anne Murphy, Morningside Care Home
• Carer of the Year – Nicola Watterson, Abbey Gardens
• Carer of the Year – Margo Grenfell, Lornebank
• Carer of the Year – Julie Wright, Drummond Grange
• Carer of the Year – Debbie Simpson, St Modans
• Care Home of the Year – Balmedie House Care Home
• Care Home of the Year – Creggan Bahn Court Care Home
• Care Home of the Year – Allandale House Care Home