Kent and East Sussex based Belmont Sandbanks Care Group, have recently been acknowledged for their excellent contribution to the local community in New Romney, Kent. The care provider focuses on support for vulnerable adults with Dementia and related community support schemes.
These awards are focused on frontline staff members and not the businesses. This is about promoting fantastic community services which take place everyday in Kent and Medway. Having had 4 nominations in this year’s Kent Care Awards (www.kica.care), which took place on 7th October 2016 in Dover. Over 250 people attended the awards involved all care providers across Kent and Medway with the awards ceremony. Independent judging for the awards took place in Ashford in early September 2016.
Belmont Sandbanks eventually ended with 3 runners up in the awards for:
· The Care Home manager award (Sarah Pennington) for Madeira Lodge Care Home in New Romney,
· The Ancillary Worker Award (Kevin Beale) for Madeira Day Care Centre also in New Romney
· Putting People First & Personalisation Award (Janice Dye) also at Madeira Day Care Centre also in New Romney
And finally Mary Kendall – Was the Winner of the Home Care Worker Award for Belmont Home Care Services in Romney Marsh and surrounding areas – this was for her overall contribution and Hardwork in supporting people in their own homes. Having only set up the service in the last 12 months due to the lack of availability for those in need in the Marsh and surrounding areas. By winning this awards Mary is now entered into the South East and London regional finals in London on 26th November 2016 with a chance to advance further to the national finals of the Great British Care Awards (www.care-awards.co.uk) which take place in the Spring of 2017. These national awards have been running for 8 years.
The judges of the awards commented that “Home Care provision was a relatively new offering for the business and Mary was the first employee to begin supporting people in their own homes. Not only did she aid in the initial grounding of the service but her passion and desire to continue to offer an excellent level of service to all new clients being introduced to the service. Mary works tirelessly to the point where she sometimes she has to be told to stop and take a rest. Her passion for care and excellent skills with being a companion to those in need is second to none”
To find our more about their services visit their website at www.belmontsandbanks.co.uk