⭐ The Amazing Activity Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Michelle Gillespie & Team
Michelle Gillespie & Team have created a vibrant, person-centred activities programme that brings joy, connection and purpose into everyday life. From tackling loneliness to creating meaningful moments, their creativity and compassion ensure residents feel valued, engaged and part of a thriving community every single day.
🏆 Winner – AGE UK Lincolnshire
AGE UK Lincolnshire has transformed lives through activities that go far beyond entertainment. Their team creates opportunities for friendship, confidence and independence, helping older people stay connected to their communities. With warmth, energy and genuine care, they prove that meaningful activity can change lives at every stage of ageing.
⭐ The Autism & Learning Disability Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Claires Place – Reside Support
Claires Place delivers highly personalised support that empowers people with autism and learning disabilities to feel safe, valued and independent. Their calm, consistent and compassionate approach creates an environment where individuals can truly thrive while families gain confidence and reassurance from the team’s unwavering dedication.
🏆 Winner – The Crescent Team – Engage Support
The Crescent Team at Engage Support puts people at the heart of everything they do. Through patience, positivity and genuinely person-led support, they empower individuals with complex needs to build confidence, independence and meaningful lives. Their warmth, commitment and belief in every person’s potential make them truly exceptional.
⭐ The Clinical Care Collective Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Valerica Sultan & Team, RCH Homes
Valerica Sultan & Team are recognised for combining strong clinical expertise with deep compassion. Their collaborative approach creates confidence among residents, families and colleagues alike, ensuring high-quality care is delivered with professionalism, empathy and dignity. Their leadership continues to raise standards and inspire those around them.
🏆 Winner – Specialist Support Team – Godfrey Barnes Care
The Specialist Support Team at Godfrey Barnes Care delivers outstanding clinical care for people with highly complex needs. Their expertise, teamwork and person-centred approach ensure individuals receive safe, compassionate support while maintaining dignity and quality of life. Their commitment has made a lasting difference to countless families.
⭐ The Complex Care Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – The David Lewis Centre
The David Lewis Centre has built an outstanding reputation for supporting people with complex neurological conditions and disabilities. Their skilled multidisciplinary team combines innovation, compassion and specialist expertise to create life-changing outcomes, helping individuals achieve greater independence, confidence and fulfilment in a truly supportive environment.
🏆 Winner – Shine Partnerships
Shine Partnerships delivers complex care with creativity, flexibility and heart. By working closely with individuals, families and professionals, the team creates truly personalised support that enables people to live fuller, more independent lives. Their collaborative approach and unwavering dedication make them leaders in specialist complex care provision.
⭐ The Culinary Care Crew Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Croft Dene Care Home – Kara Healthcare
The team at Croft Dene understands that food is about comfort, dignity and enjoyment as much as nutrition. Their creativity, attention to detail and resident-focused approach transform mealtimes into meaningful experiences, bringing people together and ensuring every resident feels cared for, listened to and valued.
🏆 Winner – PJ Care Catering Team
PJ Care Catering Team goes far beyond serving meals. They create dining experiences tailored to complex clinical and dietary needs while still bringing enjoyment, comfort and choice to residents. Their passion, teamwork and commitment to quality help make everyday life brighter for the people they support.
⭐ The Dementia Care Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Everyday Care and Support Services
Everyday Care and Support Services delivers compassionate dementia support built on trust, familiarity and genuine relationships. Their team takes time to understand each individual’s story, creating calm, meaningful experiences that promote dignity, comfort and emotional wellbeing for both the people they support and their families.
🏆 Winner – Brooklands Care Home – Dovehaven
Brooklands Care Home has created a truly person-centred dementia environment where residents are supported to live with dignity, joy and purpose. Through innovative activities, compassionate care and a deep understanding of dementia, the team consistently enhances quality of life while supporting families every step of the way.
⭐ The End of Life and Palliative Care Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Murrayside – Care UK
The team at Murrayside provides compassionate end-of-life care that brings comfort, dignity and reassurance during life’s most difficult moments. Their sensitivity, kindness and unwavering support ensure residents and families feel listened to, respected and cared for with warmth and humanity throughout every stage of the journey.
🏆 Winner – Debbie Clark & Team – Egalite Care
Debbie Clark & Team deliver truly exceptional palliative care rooted in compassion and dignity. Their calm, thoughtful approach supports residents and families through emotionally challenging times, ensuring people feel comfortable, respected and never alone. Their commitment to person-centred end-of-life care leaves a lasting impact on everyone they support.
⭐ The Family & Carer Champions Award
🌟 Highly Commended – A Family’s Best Friend
A Family’s Best Friend has built its reputation on trust, compassion and genuine connection. Their team works closely with families to provide reassurance, continuity and support, helping people remain independent while ensuring loved ones feel informed, involved and confident in the care being delivered every day.
🏆 Winner – Visiting Angels West Leicestershire
Visiting Angels West Leicestershire places relationships at the centre of care. Their dedicated team goes above and beyond to support not only clients but also the families around them, providing companionship, reassurance and continuity that makes a real difference to people’s confidence, wellbeing and quality of life.
⭐ The Head Office Heroes Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Patricia Whites Homecare
The team at Patricia Whites Homecare plays a vital behind-the-scenes role in ensuring high-quality care reaches every client. Their professionalism, responsiveness and commitment to supporting frontline teams create the strong foundations needed for excellent care, while always keeping people and relationships at the centre of their work.
🏆 Winner – Community Hub Team – Achieve Together
Achieve Together’s Community Hub Team has transformed the way colleagues and services stay connected and supported. Their energy, collaboration and innovative thinking help create consistency across the organisation while ensuring frontline teams have the tools, guidance and encouragement they need to deliver outstanding support every day.
⭐ The Heart & Home Award (Care Home Teams)
🌟 Highly Commended – Chalfont Lodge
Chalfont Lodge has created a truly warm and welcoming home where residents feel safe, valued and connected. Through kindness, teamwork and genuine relationships, the team has built an environment filled with comfort, dignity and companionship, making everyday life meaningful for both residents and their families.
🌟 Alpine Care Team – Regal Care Trading Ltd
The Alpine Care Team goes far beyond delivering excellent care — they create a culture of warmth, compassion and genuine family spirit. Their unwavering support for residents, relatives and one another shines through in everything they do, building trust, reassurance and meaningful connections that leave a lasting impact on everyone around them.
🏆 Winner – Kevlin House Care Team
Kevlin House Care Team has created a home full of warmth, laughter and compassion. Their dedication to person-centred care ensures residents feel respected, included and truly at home. Families consistently praise the team’s kindness, positivity and ability to create an environment where people can genuinely thrive.
⭐ The Inclusion Champions Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom is passionate about ensuring every individual has choice, voice and opportunity. Their work champions independence, inclusion and equality, helping people overcome barriers and live fuller lives. Through advocacy, empowerment and compassionate support, they continue to make a lasting difference within the communities they serve.
🏆 Winner – Hiyed CIC
Hiyed CIC is transforming lives through culturally aware, community-led support that promotes inclusion and belonging. Their innovative approach helps individuals who may otherwise feel excluded to access opportunities, confidence and connection, while building stronger, more inclusive communities through care that truly reflects the people they support.
⭐ The Independence Champions Award (Community Care Teams)
🌟 Highly Commended – Right at Home Mid Cheshire
Right at Home Mid Cheshire is dedicated to helping people maintain independence while remaining connected to the communities and routines they love. Their caring and consistent approach gives individuals confidence to live life on their own terms while providing reassurance and support to families every step of the way.
🏆 Winner – Blossom Homecare Lincolnshire
Blossom Homecare Lincolnshire empowers people to live independently with dignity and confidence. Their compassionate team tailors support around each individual’s goals, helping people remain connected to their homes, communities and routines while creating trusted relationships that bring reassurance to families and loved ones alike.
⭐ The Innovation Pioneers Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Exceptional Care
Exceptional Care continues to push boundaries in children’s residential support through creative thinking, strong relationships and child-centred practice. Their willingness to challenge traditional approaches has created positive outcomes for young people while inspiring others across the sector to think differently about care and support.
🏆 Winner – Huntroyd Close – Alternative Futures Group
Huntroyd Close has embraced innovation to create a highly personalised support environment where individuals with complex needs can flourish. Their forward-thinking approach combines creativity, teamwork and genuine compassion, helping people build confidence, independence and stronger connections while redefining what excellent specialist care can look like.
⭐ The Joy Makers Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Kisimul
Kisimul brings creativity, positivity and fun into everyday life for people with complex learning needs. Their team works tirelessly to create meaningful experiences that build confidence, encourage communication and promote happiness, ensuring every individual feels valued, included and supported to enjoy life to the fullest.
🏆 Winner – The Mitchell Street Team – Making Space
The Mitchell Street Team lives up to the name “Joy Makers” in every sense.
Through warmth, humour and endless creativity, they create a vibrant and inclusive environment where people feel connected, empowered and celebrated. Their passion for bringing happiness into everyday life shines through everything they do.
⭐ The Learning Legends Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Blue Ribbon
Blue Ribbon has created a strong culture of learning and development that empowers colleagues to grow in confidence and skill. By investing in people and encouraging progression, they are helping to build a more capable, motivated and resilient workforce that benefits both staff and the individuals they support.
🏆 Winner – Trinity Homecare
Trinity Homecare has demonstrated a genuine commitment to workforce development, creating clear learning pathways that support colleagues to progress and thrive. Their investment in training, mentoring and professional growth has strengthened care quality while helping staff feel valued, motivated and confident in their careers.
⭐ The Mental Health Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – MAK Community Care
MAK Community Care delivers compassionate mental health support that focuses on dignity, understanding and empowerment. Their dedicated team works closely with individuals to build confidence, reduce isolation and support recovery, creating meaningful change in people’s lives through consistent, person-centred care and genuine human connection.
🏆 Winner – Bradford Breathing Space – Creative Support
Bradford Breathing Space has become a lifeline for people experiencing mental health crisis. Their compassionate and responsive support helps individuals access help before situations escalate, reducing pressure on emergency services while providing reassurance, safety and hope to people during some of their most vulnerable moments.
⭐ The Rehabilitation & Reablement Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Oxford Head Injury Services
Oxford Head Injury Services delivers specialist rehabilitation that helps people rebuild confidence, independence and quality of life following brain injury. Their skilled and compassionate team supports individuals through challenging recovery journeys, creating positive outcomes while ensuring each person feels respected, encouraged and supported throughout the process.
🏆 Winner – Unity Lives
Unity Lives is transforming lives through personalised rehabilitation and reablement support that helps people regain confidence and independence. Their team’s commitment, creativity and belief in every individual’s potential empower people to achieve goals that once felt impossible while improving long-term wellbeing and quality of life.
⭐ The Rising Stars Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Hyland Support Services
Hyland Support Services has quickly built a reputation for delivering responsive, compassionate and high-quality care. Their ambitious and people-focused approach demonstrates the potential of emerging providers to make a real impact, while their commitment to strong values and positive outcomes sets them apart within the sector.
🏆 Winner – Hudson Team, Milewood Healthcare
The Hudson Team at Milewood Healthcare has shown exceptional promise, energy and commitment in a remarkably short space of time. Their positivity, teamwork and person-centred approach have created meaningful outcomes for the people they support while establishing them as one of the sector’s most exciting rising teams.
⭐ The Shining Stars Team of the Year Award (Midlands)
🌟 Highly Commended – Achieve Together
Achieve Together continues to deliver high-quality specialist support across the Midlands through strong leadership, teamwork and unwavering dedication. Their commitment to empowering individuals and supporting colleagues has created a culture where people feel valued, included and able to achieve positive outcomes in everyday life.
🏆 Winner – ELR Homecare
ELR Homecare has become a shining example of compassionate, community-focused care in the Midlands. Their dedicated team consistently goes above and beyond to support clients with dignity and kindness, building trusted relationships that improve wellbeing while making a genuine difference to people’s lives every day.
⭐ The Shining Stars Team of the Year Award (North)
🌟 Highly Commended – Community Integrated Care
Community Integrated Care continues to lead the way with innovative, inclusive and person-centred support across the North. Their focus on empowering people, investing in colleagues and embracing creativity has created life-changing opportunities for individuals while helping shape best practice across the wider social care sector.
🏆 Winner – Bridge of Weir – Morar Living
Bridge of Weir has created an exceptional care environment where residents feel valued, comfortable and truly at home. Their combination of high-quality care, hospitality and genuine compassion ensures residents can enjoy meaningful, fulfilling lives while families feel reassured and supported every step of the way.
⭐ The Shining Stars Team of the Year Award (South)
🌟 Highly Commended – Barchester Healthcare – Wimbledon Beaumont
Wimbledon Beaumont combines exceptional care with warmth, professionalism and attention to detail. Their team creates a welcoming and luxurious environment where residents feel respected, comfortable and genuinely cared for, while families value the reassurance and trust built through strong relationships and consistently high standards.
🏆 Winner – Bluebird Care Richmond & Twickenham
Bluebird Care Richmond & Twickenham delivers homecare with compassion, dignity and genuine personal connection. Their dedicated team supports people to remain independent in the homes they love while building trusted relationships that bring confidence, comfort and reassurance to both clients and their families every single day.
⭐ The Sparkle & Shine Squad Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Unity Homes
The housekeeping team at Unity Homes understands the difference a clean, welcoming environment makes to wellbeing and dignity. Their hard work, attention to detail and pride in their role help create safe and comfortable spaces where residents feel relaxed, respected and truly at home every day.
🏆 Winner – Abbeygate Manor
Abbeygate Manor’s housekeeping team goes above and beyond to create a warm, spotless and homely environment for residents and visitors alike. Their dedication, teamwork and pride in every detail contribute enormously to residents’ comfort, wellbeing and overall quality of life, making them an invaluable part of the home.
⭐ The Supported Living Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Achieve Together
Achieve Together delivers supported living that is empowering, inclusive and genuinely person-led. Their teams work tirelessly to help individuals develop confidence, independence and meaningful life skills while ensuring every person feels valued, listened to and supported to achieve their own goals and aspirations.
🏆 Winner – Wickleys Team – Ivolve Care
The Wickleys Team at Ivolve Care has created a supportive and empowering environment where people can thrive. Through patience, creativity and unwavering commitment, they help individuals build independence, confidence and meaningful routines while ensuring every person feels respected, safe and fully involved in decisions about their lives.
⭐ The Talent Seekers Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Stronglife Care
Stronglife Care has developed a values-driven approach to recruitment that focuses on compassion, attitude and potential. By attracting people who genuinely care, they are building strong, committed teams that improve continuity, culture and quality of care while supporting long-term workforce stability across their services.
🏆 Winner – Achieve Together
Achieve Together has shown outstanding commitment to recruiting and developing talented people across social care. Their innovative and people-focused recruitment approach helps attract passionate individuals into the sector while creating clear pathways for progression, ensuring colleagues feel valued, supported and inspired to build long-term careers in care.
⭐ The Transitions Dream Team Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Zeno Ltd
Zeno Ltd delivers thoughtful and person-centred transition support that helps young people and families navigate major life changes with confidence. Their compassionate and structured approach ensures individuals feel supported, listened to and empowered while reducing anxiety and creating smoother pathways into adulthood and future independence.
🏆 Winner – Caretech Community Services
Caretech Community Services has demonstrated exceptional commitment to supporting individuals through complex transitions with dignity, stability and compassion. Their experienced team works collaboratively with families and professionals to create tailored pathways that help people move forward positively while maintaining confidence, continuity and emotional wellbeing throughout the process.
⭐ The Unsung Stars Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Head Office Team – Unity Lives
The Head Office Team at Unity Lives plays a vital but often unseen role in ensuring high-quality care is delivered every day. Their dedication, efficiency and constant support for frontline colleagues create the foundations for excellent services while helping teams feel connected, valued and able to succeed.
🏆 Winner – The Admin Team – Blue Ribbon
The Admin Team at Blue Ribbon are the quiet force behind the organisation’s success. Their professionalism, organisation and willingness to go above and beyond keep services running smoothly while supporting colleagues, families and the people they care for with kindness, reliability and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
⭐ The Wellbeing Warriors Award
🌟 Highly Commended – Alternative Futures Group
Alternative Futures Group has placed wellbeing at the heart of its culture, recognising that supported and valued teams deliver the very best care. Through initiatives focused on mental health, resilience and inclusion, they have created a positive environment where colleagues and the people they support can truly flourish.
🏆 Winner – Christian Maggie & Management Team – Stronglife Care
Christian Maggie & Management Team at Stronglife Care have created a workplace culture built on compassion, positivity and genuine support. Their commitment to staff wellbeing, teamwork and open communication has inspired colleagues, strengthened morale and created an environment where both staff and the people they support can thrive together.