C&SW 2026 Care Awards Winners!
493 of you joined us for the Care & Support West Care Awards 2026 — our biggest celebration yet! 🏆💜
Huge congratulations to our winners, highly commended nominees and every finalist. Your dedication, compassion and care deserved every round of applause last night.
And thanks to your generosity, our raffle raised £1,220 for The Care Workers’ Charity! A huge thank you to everyone who bought tickets and donated prizes. 👏
Thank you to our guests, sponsors, judges, entertainers and everyone behind the scenes who made it such a special evening.
Ancillary Support & Volunteering
Repairs & Maintenance Team, Brunelcare
Winner: Glenn Treasure, Earlfield ZG Limited
Sarah Wells, 3Abcare - The Heathers Nursing Home (Highly Commended)
Admin/Office Support
Laura I’Anson, 3 Trees Care and Support
Winner: Rachel Ballentine, Winash Care Home
Sophie Reed, Milestones Trust (Highly Commended)
Activities / Wellbeing Coordinator
Alex Dickinson-Lovett, Osborne Care Home Ltd (Highly Commended)
Amy Moore-Tozer Winash Care Home
Winner: Rose Sweeting , Allegra Care , Blossom Fields
Chef
Winner: Darren Nelson, Trymview Hall, Care UK
Julian Mairs & Nikita Ace, Oriel Lodge
Jose Varghese, Winash Care Home
Training, Development and Innovation
Winner: James Punch, James Punch Training
Alex Roland, Love Community CIC (Highly Commended)
Joe Westwood, Joe Trains Dogs
The Dignity in Care Front Line
George Cumming, Milestones Trust ( Highly Commended)
Winner: Nicola Higgins, Quality & Compassionate Care Ltd
Clair Wetton, Right at Home Swindon
Community Care Front Line
Winner: Sian Bott, Personal Assistant
Rebecca Hacker, AMG Care Services
Clare Knight,Right at Home Swindon
Clare Mason, Right at Home North Somerset
Evidence Mupinga, Heritage Healthcare Bristol
Winner: Ashel Sikaruva, Heritage Healthcare Bristol
Care Home Front Line
Winner: Henry Nnaji, Milestones Trust
Ceri Squire, Manor Community
Karolina Nowadczyk , Brunelcare (Highly Commended)
Danielle Smith, Winash Care Home
Winner: Jacqueline Thornycroft, Windmill Care Ltd
Supported Living Front Line
Luke Vandeleur-Boorer, 3 Trees Care and Support
Yaquelin Douglas, SeeAbility
Lynette Mutukumira, 3 Trees Care and Support
Winner: Chinedu Okafor, Brandon Trust
Winner: Helen Tyron, 3 Trees Care and Support
Tim Whitfield, Supported Independence
Care Coordination/ Team Leadership Front Line
Winner: Marvis Abu, Oriel Lodge
Winner: Nicola Baker, friend4friend ltd
Michelle Byrne, MHA
Della Darcy, Windmill Care Ltd
Nicola Higgins , Quality & Compassionate Care Ltd
Winner: Sophie-Louise Lamb, Freeways
Bismark Musindo, Osborne Care Homes ltd
Amy Newton, Bluebird Care
Nursing & Palliative Care
Nicola Higgins, Quality & Compassionate Care Ltd
Winner: Salma Sadasivan, 3Abcare - The Heathers Nursing Home
Kate Salisbury, Winash Care Home
Care Team of the Year
Bosun Care Ltd Supported Living Team
Winner: Collingwood Care Home Team
Dementia@Home Team
Manor Community Care Home Team
Stratton House Team, MHA
PK’s Team, Fresh Haven Healthcare Ltd
Winner: Sam Hawkins & Sam Kerr, SeeAbility
Winner: The Mayo House Team, Milestones Trust
Deputy Manager
Winner: Fran Drew, Neighbourhood Care
Tanya Hicks, Community Therapeutic Services
Emma Pearce, Mendip Lodge Care Home
Care Home Manager
Amanda Davidson, Cholwell House Nursing Home
Kayleigh Harding, The Willows, Autonomy Life Ltd
Winner: Lizzy Hilliam , Collingwood Care Home, Linkside Services
Laura Gardiner, Susan Hampshire House, Freeways
Winner: Laura Tolan, Felix House, Milestones Trust
Tracy Mexson, Butterfly House Dementia Care
Byju Vasudevan, Ladymead Care Home, Healthcare Homes
Winner: Emma Vickers, The Meadows, Windmill Care
Community Care Manager
Kelly Brickell, 3 Trees Care and Support
Igor Correia Gouveia, Pride health and Social Care
Winner: Becky Deer, 3 Trees Care and Support
Winner: Joanna Lander, Honeysuckle Home Care
Kim Phillips, Manor Community
Winner: Patricia Reid, Right at Home North Somerset
Nicola Shepherd, Freeways
Amy Thornhill, 3 Trees Care and Support
Community Based Organisation of the Year
Abney & Baker
Winner: Faith House Care
Care Home Organisation of the Year
Winner: Badgers Care Home, Brandon Trust
Friend 4 Friend LTD
Oriel Lodge, Oriel Healthcare
Employer of the Year
Elborough Care Services
Winner: Enabling Lives
The Rainbow Heart Award
Luke McCubbin, Dohatech Healthservice
Winner: Julie Matthews, Maples Community Care Ltd
Ivy Tang, Katherine and Griffiths House Care Home, The Cote Charity - (Highly Commended)
