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Regional Winners | Great British Care Awards 2023

UPDATE - REGIONAL RESULTS

It was a fantastic night at the regional Great British Care awards in Cardiff yesterday. Our Western Bay Domiciliary care team took home the ‘Putting people first’ award, and are through to the National finals in Birmingham later this year.

That wasn’t team M&D Care’s only success at last nights ceremony, our People & Culture team, Michelle Martin and care newcomer nominee, Kian Blake came highly commended in their retrospective categories.

The regional win was a fantastic start to the year, and we look forward hopefully for continued success and colleague recognition throughout the coming year.

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We are excited to be attending tonight’s (Thursday 26th January 2023) Regional Great British Care Awards. 

We’re delighted to have been nominated in a fantastic eight categories, which continues to highlight the extraordinary talent, and passion of our M&D Care team. 

We wish all those attending tonight’s awards ceremony in Cardiff the best of luck! Find out more about the awards, and our nominees below. 

Meet our nominees!

This award will be given to the Care Home Registered Manager who has demonstrated a high level of expertise together with exceptional skills in managing the complex business of running a care home. A Manager who shows vision in developing person centred care and supporting staff to meet the ever changing needs of the residents
Hannah DaviesHomecare Manager Nominee
Hannah Davies
This award seeks to acknowledge and celebrate a new member of staff who ideally commenced and remained in employment in the care sector within the previous 12 months. The individual can either be returning to the sector after at least two years away or be joining for the first time.
Kian BlakeCare Newcomer Nominee
Kian Blake
This award recognises the significant role of the Home Care Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard, for people living in their own homes. Evidence of dedication, awareness of colleagues and career development through training will be important elements for the judges.
Aaron ReynoldsHomecare Worker Nominee
Aaron Reynolds
This special award will be presented to the individual whom the judges believe has made a long-term outstanding contribution to social care. Nominations are welcomed from across the care sector.
Michelle MartinOutstanding Contribution Nominee
Michelle Martin
This award will acknowledge the importance of the role of workforce development within the care service and looks for a person who has shown incredible enthusiasm and determination in identifying training and development needs of care staff, establishing rolling training programmes, searching for and gaining funding and proving their ability to enthuse and energise staff to attend and request training.
Chris CarmichelWorkforce Development Nominee
Chris Carmichel
This award seeks to recognise a team who have embraced the ‘Putting People First’/Personalisation agenda and can demonstrate an innovative approach to empowering people to have more control over the support they need in their lives. Please note that a maximum of three people may represent the team at the judging day
Western Bay ServicePutting People First Nominee
Western Bay Service
This award will be presented to the team who are able to best demonstrate a shared vision and agreed goals. The team should have a leader whose role is known and accepted and who takes personal responsibility for their tasks. Teams should have an excellent communication process and each member’s skills should be recognised within the team. Demonstrating a commitment to dignity and privacy for clients and also respect for team members is paramount.
Ty Hiraeth ServiceBest Team Nominee
Ty Hiraeth Service
This category recognises organisations and individuals who have adopted an innovative approach to Recruitment, Retention and Recognition. We are looking for examples of strategies that recruit on values, promote diversity and inclusion, value and recognise excellence in the workplace and retain a highly motivated and skilled workforce.
People & CultureThe Three R's Nominees
People & Culture
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About the awards

The Great British Care Awards are a series of regional events throughout the UK and are a celebration  of excellence across the care sector.  The purpose of the awards are to pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.

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5* for Tegfan

Our fantastic team at Tegfan Specialist Residential Service achieved a 5* food hygiene rating yesterday (Tuesday 17th January), after an unexpected inspection from the Food Standards Agency.

The visit inspects varies aspects of food hygiene within the service, including the handling, storage and preparation of food, cleanliness of the facilities and the management of food safety. The 5* rating is the highest rating given by the Food Standards Agency, and is a huge complement to the expectational work carried out by our catering team.

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“I'm thrilled to have been able to help Tegfan achieve a 5* food hygiene rating, a massive well done to the team, and a special congratulations to Pat, our Chef and the Tegfan management team, who are always extremely conscientious when it comes to compliance and food safety. A massive congratulations to all!”

Rhys Griffiths, head of catering

First Look: Ty Richards

Our new development Ty Richards in partnership with Thomas Homes West Ltd is close to completion.
 
This exciting new Carmarthen service, located within our Ty Hiraeth site, will be opening it’s doors early 2023 and we can’t wait. Take a sneak peak at the service in the video below!

We're Hiring!

If you are caring and passionate individual looking to start a rewarding career in care this, then we want to hear from you! You do not need any qualifications or previous work experience, what’s really important are your values and attitude towards working with people who need care and support.

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New Year. New Career.

If you're looking to make a difference to the lives of those around you this year, then we have just the role for you!
We are looking for caring and passionate individuals to join our growing support teams within the Swansea, Llanelli & Carmarthenshire areas.
 
You do not need any qualifications or previous work experience, what’s really important is your values and attitude towards working with people who need care and support.
Start your new year, new career with us. View a full list of our current vacancies;
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Tegfan | Phase 2 Opening

Following the opening of our newest Specialist Residential Service, Tegfan, we are pleased to have opened the service’s Phase 2 development. 

Working with Thomas Homes West Ltd, the Tegfan site was transformed from a derelict local authority care home into a state of the art residential service, and opened to its first new inhabitants in May 2022. The service, like its sister services Ty Hiraeth and Ynystawe, boasts bespoke and adaptable environments to assist those with complex and changing needs of the individuals requiring support. 

Tegfan phase 2 provides additional rooms to enable us to provide a safe and adaptive space for more individuals with complex challenges, including individuals with needs relating to Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health. 

The space mirrors the flat-led model and utilisation of assistive technology from Phase 1, utilising sensory lighting, audio systems, and interior styling to create a soothing and calming ambience. 

We hope this addition to the Tegfan service will enable us to provide even more supported people with a nurturing environment and access to personalised support. 

We look forward to growing our Tegfan family, by welcoming our new supported people and their families to the service. 

Take a look at phase 2 below:

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