A prestigious evening Awards Ceremony celebrating the best of the independent care at home and housing support sector will be held tonight (Friday 17 May) at Radisson Blu in Glasgow.
The awards are a perfect opportunity to recognise the workforce in the homecare sector, who work tirelessly day and night to allow people to live independently in their own homes.
Scottish Care, the representative body for independent social care services across Scotland and organisers of the event are encouraging those working in the sector and the wider public to join the Awards Ceremony to recognise and celebrate the role of homecare workers.
Winners will be announced by the Awards Host – Pop Idol winner, Michelle McManus.
Awards will be presented over ten categories:
- Emerging Talent Award
- Care Services Coordination/Administration Award
- Care Learning Award
- Leadership Award
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- Care Worker of the Year
- Care Innovation Award
- Technology & People Award
- Provider of the Year
- Positive Impact Award
Dr Donald Macaskill, CEO of Scottish Care and the co-host of the Awards Ceremony said: “Homecare services and the remarkable individuals behind them play a vital role in fostering connections, independence, and community inclusion for those they support.
“They serve as lifelines for thousands across Scotland, enabling others to flourish and thrive. It’s essential that we acknowledge and appreciate the invaluable contributions of these dedicated professionals who make such a profound difference in people’s lives every day.
“The awards ceremony serves as a platform to honour and recognise the exceptional dedication and commitment of our workforce and sector as a whole.”
The awards have been hailed as a huge success in recognising individuals, teams and companies, with more entries than ever flooding in each year from employers, homecare staff, service users and relatives nominating their peers, colleagues and local services.
The Care at Home and Housing Support Awards follow a full-day conference for the homecare sector.
The title of the conference is ‘Care Revolution: Time to Act’, bringing people together from across the sector and addressing key themes like evidencing social value and effective voice. Through a range of insight sessions, delegates will explore topics as diverse as experiences of ethical commissioning; international recruitment; wellbeing; homecare software; technology, digital and data.
The conference, exhibition and care awards are the largest of their kind for the care at home and housing sector in Scotland.