Wales Care Awards announce shortlist for their annual event

The shortlist for the 13th annual Wales Care Awards has just been announced.

The awards nominees for 17 categories are listed below and a final special award will be announced on the night. The black tie awards reception will take place on November 6 in Cardiff’s City Hall.

the Wales Care Awards 2015 shortlist is as follows:

Supported Living or Small Group Community Living Care Practitioner Award

  • Sharon Aspray, Embrace Group, Denbigh
  • Sian Roberts, Wrexham Council
  • Vicky Bailey, Regard Partnership, Kingston, Surrey
  • Wayne Brookfield, Wrexham Council

Residential Care Practitioner

  • Chris Balahura, Fairways Care Ltd, Treborth, Bangor
  • Janet Davies, Tracscare, Swansea
  • Stacey Moore, Procare Wales Ltd, Rhyl
  • Samantha Thomas, Clwyd Alyn Housing Association – Plas Bod Llwyd Care Home, Newbridge

Leadership in Residential Care Services

  • Jacqueline Innis, Talbot Court Care Home, Neath
  • Martin Taylor, Summerhill Group, Cwmbran
  • Judith Richards, Clwyd Alyn. Pennaf Housing Group, St Asaph
  • Marina Bowles, Careinn Ltd, Rhayader

Leadership & Management in Supported Living or Small Community Award

  • Audra West, Independent Living Ltd, Wrexham
  • Sam Evans, Abacare Ltd, Bangor
  • Wayne Bickford, Ucan Care Ltd, Treharris

Promoting Fulfilled Lives Award

  • Dawn Derrick, Handsale Ltd, Aberavon, Neath
  • Gareth Moxon, Calon Lan Community Care, Llandudno
  • Kate Galloway, Wales Care & Support Team, Action on Hearing Loss Cymru, Cardiff

Nurse of the Year

  • June Edwards, Talbot Court Care Home, Neath
  • Madel Kuhn, Hallmark Care Homes, Cardiff
  • Aine Loughran, Hallmark Care Homes, Merthyr Tydfil

Outstanding Service

  • Catherine Robinson, Gofal Bro, Caernarfon
  • Bronwen Morris, Old Vicarage, Wrexham
  • Busisiwe Zuma, Barchester, Llanelli
  • Christine Lovell, Ludlow Street Healthcare, Cardiff

Leading Practice in Learning Disability & Mental Health Services

  • Alexander Smith, Life Long Learning 4 Living, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham
  • Carys Pritchard, Abacare Ltd, Bangor
  • Laura Haysham, Orbis Education & Care Ltd, Cardiff

The Social Care Health & Safety Award

  • Sarah Jackson, Ludlow Street Healthcare, Cardiff
  • Tracy King, Pendine Park Care Organisation, Wrexham

Commitment to Quality in Housekeeping & Hospitality

  • Deborah Price, Talbot Court Care Home, Neath
  • Hannah Clatworthy, Embrace Group, Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Kath Thomas, Barchester, Swansea

Excellence in Palliative & End of Life Care

  • Ceri Breeze, Handsale Ltd, Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot
  • Helen Wooding, Wrexham Council

Innovation in Residential Child Care & Young People

  • Louise Irving, Afon Goch Children’s Homes, Gwynedd
  • Helen Rees, Orbis Education & Care Ltd, Bronllys, Brecon

The Peter Clarke Award for Promoting Excellence in Services for Children and Young People

  • Hazel & David Owen, Conwy County Council , Conwy Child & Family Service

Excellence in Catering Award

  • Lisa Anderson, Hallmark Care Homes, Cartref Annwyl Fan Care Home, Carmarthenshire
  • Daniel Cole, Hallmark Care Homes, Shire Hall Care Home, Cardiff
  • Karolina Raslawska, Embrace Group, Cartrefle Res. Home, Llanwrst

Commitment to Training & Workforce Development

  • Simon Powell, Tracscare, Swansea
  • Joyce Williams, Smartcare Pendine Park Teaching Care Centre, Wrexham
  • Brenda Davies, Embrace Group, Cartrefle Residential Home, Llanwrst

Excellence in Dementia Care

  • Claire Mathe, S & S Care Ltd, Caergwrle, Wrexham
  • Cheryl Beer, Grwp Gwalia, Swansea
  • Shamilla Yoganathan, Barleyblind Ltd, Cartref Ael Y Bryn, Ammanford

Exceptional Newcomer

  • Angelo Corria, Home Instead, Cardiff
  • Susan Lloyd, At Home – Vale Senior Care, Denbighshire
  • Aneurin Brown, Hallmark Care Homes, Greenhill Manor, Merthyr Tydfil

For more on the event, visit: Wales Care Awards