The Hertfordshire Care Awards | 23rd November 2018

For individual Support at Home staff members who have made a difference and have tailored care specifically for an individual. There must be evidence of great ideas and innovation.

• This individual has made a difference within an organisation and evidence from others supports this
• They have tailored care specifically for an individual and improved their life quality
• They are innovative, caring and compassionate

For an individual who works in a residential or nursing home setting and has shown outstanding compassion.

• This individual is committed, communicates well, is competent and courageous. Their care reflects this
• They are flexible and deliver care to meet individual needs
• Feedback has been received from service users and families about their compassionate and personalised care

For an individual who works day-to-day supporting a person, or people who live with a learning disability. There must be evidence of great ideas and innovation.

• This individual is committed, communicates well, is competent and courageous. Their care reflects this
• They’re flexible & deliver care to meet individual learning disability needs
• Feedback has been received from service users and families about their outstanding and personalised care

For a care employee in a leadership position who has proved to be an excellent leader, coach and support to others.

• This leader engages fully in leadership training
• Motivates staff and coaches them to achieve identifiable outcomes for service users
• Is self-motivated in promoting their ‘can-do’ attitude to everyone else

A whole domiciliary care team or business who have made an outstanding achievement in the last year in relation to innovation and development.

• This team meet regularly to share best practice and implement it
• The team work in partnership to create clear wellbeing outcomes for service users: This includes utilising specialist training
• Specific innovative ideas have been implemented by the team that have made a difference

A whole residential, nursing or other care team or business who have made an outstanding achievement in the last year in relation to innovation and development.

• This team meet regularly to share best practice and implement it
• The team work in partnership to create clear wellbeing outcomes for service users: This includes utilising specialist training
• Specific innovative ideas have been implemented by the team that have made a difference

A whole learning disability care team or business who have made an outstanding achievement in the last year in relation to innovation and development.

• This team meet regularly to share best practice and implement it
• The team work in partnership to create clear wellbeing outcomes for service users: This includes utilising specialist training
• Specific innovative ideas have been implemented by the team that have made a difference

Open to anyone who you think has made an outstanding achievement in supporting or caring for others in a care setting. Domestic Staff, Kitchen Staff, Volunteers, Handymen, Care – Co-ordinators, Care Staff, whole teams or a business. Anyone can be nominated.

• This individual or team is committed, communicates well and is caring, and the way they deal with users of services reflects this
• They are flexible and deliver their work or support to meet individual needs
• Feedback has been received from service users and families about their compassionate and outstanding way of supporting users of services