A UK-based network of private nursing and care centres focused on family-feel, comfortable, and exceptional-quality residential care, Forest Healthcare, has hosted its second annual awards event. The conference was created to recognise and celebrate talent, commitment, and excellence within its care teams.
Forest Healthcare, which has 13 care centres across the group, held the event at The Village Hotel in Watford, presenting awards, marking milestones and announcing fundraising outcomes contributed to by varied teams alongside the group’s CEO.
Recognising Care Teams and Personal Achievements in the Forest Healthcare Network
Part of the annual event is the much-anticipated awards ceremony, where the company uses the opportunity to bring teams together, focus on the Core Living Values that act as a central priority throughout its centres, and recognise efforts and achievements.
Awards are presented to individuals who embody the Forest Healthcare values and have been nominated as recipients, with the 2024 winners as follows:.
Core Values Awards
- Choice Champion Award: Promoting choice about how residents live: Ruby Osbourne
- Above & Beyond Champion Award: Going the extra mile to support the hopes, desires and needs of residents: Rajiv Jeebun
- Respect Champion Award: Demonstrating high levels of respect for residents and colleagues every day: Sarah Little
- Empathy Champion Award: Providing a residential setting that feels safe, friendly, and where residents' feelings are acknowledged, valued and understood: Paula Young
- Support Champion Award: Respecting personal independence while providing dedicated support to meet individual needs: Gabriela Vasiloanca
Individual Awards
- Circle of Excellence Award: Grace Manor Care Centre
- Game Changer Award: Anidora Ion
- Leadership Legend Award: Dorcas Mukuzwazwa
- Lifelong Learner Award: Anastasia Abdel-Malek
- Mover of Mountains Award: Tracy Smith
During the day, attendees heard from three guest speakers, including Arifa Akbar, author and journalist for The Guardian; Neil Flack, National Account Manager at The Care Workers Charity; and Ian Askew, former senior executive of a global logistics company and Parkinson’s sufferer, whose story received a standing ovation from the audience.
Forest Healthcare Announces Outcomes of Fundraising Efforts
Over the course of the year, the Forest Healthcare group has been collectively fundraising in support of the Care Workers Charity, with a guest speaker from the charitable organisation in attendance.
CEO Amanda Scott was personally involved, having completed a skydive towards the cause, with other team members taking on sponsored 5K walks, virtual cycle challenges equivalent to the distance between Lands’ End and John O’Groats, dog walking, raffles, and multiple other initiatives, events and activities.
The group raised a remarkable £10K in total, which was presented to Neil Flack on the day. The Care Workers Charity was founded in 2009 and supports care professionals by preventing financial hardship, providing support for mental well-being, and offering crisis grants to those in need.
To date, the charity has assisted over 12,000 care workers facing personal struggles and contributed over £6 million in grant funding alongside its Mental Health Support Programme.
Forest Healthcare’s Core Living Values
Now in its second year, the awards ceremony is focused on celebrating and promoting the highest standards of care, where the support, compassion and kindness carers and broader teams provide their residents showcase the principles and ethos of the group.
The Core Values spell out CARERS and clarify the specific principles that contribute towards the mission to provide family-feel care with respect and dignity for every person who works within the Forest Healthcare group, accesses its services as a resident, or uses the company to care for the needs of a loved one.
CEO Amanda Scott reflected on the event, saying, 'What a wonderful celebration and recognition of our Core Living Values at our conference at The Village Hotel.
It was great to see so many managers and care teams together and to enjoy the energy and atmosphere they brought to the occasion. It was a fantastic day, and we were delighted with the outcome of all the planning that went into this special event.
Thank you to all of our superb care teams and partners for attending and for providing support and updates. We hope to carry this positive energy and momentum into the coming months as we continue to champion all things Forest Healthcare and our values-based care approach.’
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About Forest Healthcare
Forest Healthcare is an established care provider dedicated to consistently delivering an outstanding quality of life to the residents they serve. With a network of care centres across South-East England, Forest Healthcare specialises in catering to a wide range of care requirements, including; residential, nursing, dementia and specialist care. The organisation’s mission is to provide a family feel to the exceptional care they deliver by valuing, respecting and caring for each and every person who lives and works at Forest Healthcare.
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