Quality in Care Awards

These are part of the vision for an Age Friendly Leeds and to be the Best City to Grow Old in and a place where people age well.

The awards:

showcase and celebrate best practice in adult social care
pay tribute to those who have demonstrated excellence in what they do
recognise the hard work people have undertaken to improve care, raise the profile of care and inspire others to come into care

2024 awards

The 2024 awards ceremony was held at the Civic Hall on Friday 31 January 2025.

We received a great number of nominations, and all the finalists demonstrated a huge commitment through their personal dedication and teamwork. There were many fantastic examples of truly innovative and person-centred approaches to care delivery.

Award winners

There were 10 award categories and the winners and those highly commended were:

Social care nurse of the Year

Winner
Meenu Francis

Highly commended
Ian Latta, Sarah Crabtree

New Paid Care or Support Worker of the Year

Winner

Thandolwenkosi Dube

Highly commended

Chloe Mather, Kiki Hudson

Established Paid Care or Support Worker of the Year

Winner

Tracy Smith

Highly commended

Sharon Caley-Smith and Amy Eggett, Yeluta Berhe

Volunteer of the Year

Winner

Lisa Jones

Highly commended

Patricia Rand, David Hamilton

Registered Manager of the Year

Winner

Lucie Cerna

Highly commended

Indi Matharu, Siphiwe Sibanda, Zsuzsanna Antal

Best Recruitment and Retention Initiative

Winner

Unique Support Solutions

Highly commended

Ghyll Royd Care Home, Leeds City Council SkILs Reablement

Most Innovative Approach to Supporting Independence, Choice and Control

Winner

Health and Homeless Intervention Beds Service

Highly commended

Corinthian House Care Home, Aspire Community Benefit Society

Most Inclusive Service Provision

Winner

Park Avenue Care Home

Highly commended

Leeds City Council, Adults and Health Care Delivery Service, Unique Support Solutions

Digital Innovation to Support Independence

Winner

Park Avenue Care Home

Highly commended

Beech Hall Care Home, Leeds City Council East B Reablement Team

Outstanding Contribution to Social Care

Winner

Julie Brown

Highly commended

Sarah Fox

Congratulations to all the winners.