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Eidyn Care has been recognised as one of the leading home care providers in Scotland. Members of the team will be invited to a prestigious evening awards ceremony celebrating the best of the independent care at home and housing support sector.
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The winner will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on 17 May at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow. The Awards will be hosted by Michelle McManus, with over 400 people attending.
The Eidyn Care team were delighted to have been recognised. Director Andrew McLennan said: “The organisation was founded in 2016 and in a short time has firmly established itself as one of the leading providers of quality palliative care at home.
“We recognise that to achieve our number one priority of caring for our clients in the best possible manner, we must invest in our staff. We spend a significant amount of time developing and supporting our team and this has a knock-on impact of more contented staff, as well as positive outcomes for our clients receiving care.”
Also nominated is Edinburgh’s Laura Rose (below), who has been recognised as one of the leading home care employees in Scotland.
The Community Care Assistant at Carrick Home Services, has been nominated in the Carer of the Year category at the Scottish Care Awards 2019. This award celebrates the significant role of carers in consistently providing a high-quality standard for people living at home, enabling independence and delivering person-centred care and support.
Laura said: “I am very surprised but thrilled and honoured to be chosen as a finalist in these prestigious awards.”
Andrea Ramsay, Carrick Home Services Director, who made the nomination, said: “Laura has worked as a community carer for over 12 years. She gives her all, every day, to every client she meets. She ensures everyone is treated with dignity, respect, care and compassion. Her passion for caring is a way of life, not just a job.
“We have a client with Motor Neurone Disease whose speech has deteriorated to the extent that they can no longer communicate. Laura, who taught herself sign language, has now passed this skill on to the client, who is less socially isolated as a result. She is the only one who can understand the client, including MND nurses and other specialists. She is a motivated woman with passion, enthusiasm and dedication for every client.”
The awards have been hailed a huge success in recognising individuals, teams and companies, who are delivering care at an incredibly high standard in an era of challenging budgets and within an increasingly demanding work environment.
The care awards will follow a full day conference with speakers including the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Sport, Jeane Freeman.
