Twenty HC-One Colleagues and teams shortlisted for awards at the North East Great British Care Awards 2022

Twenty HC-One Colleagues and teams from care homes across the North East of England have been shortlisted as finalists by the judging panel at the Great British Care Awards 2022, Regional Awards for the North East region. 

The awards recognise individuals’ achievements from frontline staff including care workers and care managers to those who have made an impact in other ways such as in the areas of innovation and training. 

HC-One’s finalists for the Great British Care Awards 2022, Regional Awards for the North East region are:

•    Julie Loscombe, Senior Housekeeper at Defoe Court Care Home, finalist in The Ancillary Worker Award Category
•    HC-One, finalist in the Care Employer Award Category
•    Michael Fawcett, Care Assistant at Ashton Grange Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Worker Award Category 
•    Claire Bailey, Care Assistant at Eden House Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Worker Award Category 
•    Marie Shillaw, Home Manager at Jack Dormand Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Registered Manager Award Category
•    Debbie White, Senior Home Manager at Eastbourne House Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Registered Manager Award Category 
•    Nicola Howarth, Chef at Tenlands Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Cook/Chef Award Category 
•    Jill Carr, General Site Manager at Lothian House and Tenlands Care Home, finalist in the Palliative Care/End of Life Award Category 
•    Julie Merritt, Home Manager at Falstone Court and Falstone Manor Care Home, finalist in The Dementia Carer Award Category 
•    Lothian House Care Team, finalist in The Care Team Award Category
•    Defoe Court Care Team, finalist in The Care Team Award Category
•    Beaconsfield Court Care Team, finalist in the Care Team Award Category 
•    Tracy Graham, Wellbeing Coordinator at Greenways Court Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Activities Organiser Award Category 
•    Stacey Watson Taylor, Wellbeing Coordinator at Redesdale Court Care Home, finalist in The Care Home Activities Organiser Award Category
•    Michelle Bull, Deputy Home Manager at Greenways Court Care Home, finalist in The Frontline Leaders Award Category 
•    Katie Heslop, Resident Liaison at St Clare’s Court Care Home, finalist in The Care Assessor/Care Planner Award Category 
•    Northview Lodge Care Team, finalist in The Putting People First Award Category 
•    Nicola Mould, Home Manager at Orchard Mews Care Home, finalist in The Social Care Nurse Award Category 
•    Lisa Morehead, Regional Director at HC-One, finalist in The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award Category 
•    Chris Bonner, Development Chef at HC-One, finalist in The Workforce Development Award Category 

Nicola Bales, Managing Director at HC-One, commented: 
“I am extremely proud that twenty HC-One Colleagues and teams across our care homes in the North East of England are being recognised as finalists at the prestigious, Great British Care Awards 2022, Regional Awards for the North East region. The pandemic has presented many challenges for our Colleagues and care homes but it has also highlighted the amazing work our Colleagues do in our homes, especially during the challenges of the pandemic.”

The Great British Care Awards consist of 23 awards, which cover a wide range of areas of the social care sector. The awards are a series of regional events throughout the UK and are a celebration of distinction across the care sector. The awards pay tribute to those who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their area of work. The award ceremony of the Great British Care Awards 2022, Regional Awards for the North East region takes place at the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park in Newcastle on Thursday 10th November 2022 when the winners will be announced. Successful winners of the North East regional awards will progress to the national finals of the Great British Care Awards 2023 taking place on Friday 17th March 2023 at the ICC in Birmingham.