Kingsway Care wins home care provider of the year

A Brighton & Hove based home care provider, Kingsway Care, is humbled and proud to win UK Home Care Provider of the Year at the prestigious Leaders in Care Awards. This is a huge achievement for our independent home care company based, especially as there are 10,950 registered Home Care Providers in the UK!

Kingsway Care’s founder, Olly Carter, said “Working in Social Care is such a privilege. Yes, there are serious challenges facing the sector, but we are determined to break down the negative stereotypes in the media. We support our Kingsway Care Clients to the highest possible standards and have so many good news stories that we are proud to share.

Recruiting and retaining the very best CareGivers, all of whom are shareholders, is crucial to expanding our positive business model to care for more Clients across Sussex. We are working so hard to reimagine how care at home should be and winning UK Home Care Provider of the Year is a credit to the entire Kingsway Care team.”

Last year, Olly Carter won Executive of the Year for bringing his endless positivity, joy and energy to the home care sector. This year, he wanted a win for the Kingsway Care team, and we were finalists in three categories – “Frontline Carer of the Year”, “Best Communications” and “UK Home Care Provider of The Year”.

He said: “We already felt like winners having received three nominations, but to win the UK Home Care Provider of the Year Award in front of all our industry peers is incredible.”

This is a huge achievement for our independent home care company based in Brighton & Hove. The Leaders In Care Awards recognise organisations that have led the pack in terms of providing outstanding care over the past twelve months.

Why is Kingsway Care Home Care Provider of the Year?

My mum asked why Kingsway Care had won the Home Care Provider of the Year award and I realised a lot of people might not know how much effort goes into winning a Leaders In Care Award.

We had to submit examples of how we had transformed Clients' lives for the better during the past year. Fortunately, we have a stack of Client Stories and five-star Client Testimonials to prove that our brand of first class home care with a dash of fun keeps Clients happy and safe at home.

The independent judging panel for the Leaders In Care Awards is made up of the biggest names in the care sector (see below).

We are so humbled and proud to have been selected by such an esteemed panel.

Jane Townson, CEO of the Homecare Association

Kathryn Smith, CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence

Martin Green, CEO of Care England

Vic Rayner, Executive Director of the National Care Forum

We also demonstrated that Kingsway Care is a company with heart, vision, and values. From the start, we have been breaking down stereotypes of CareGiving being a stressful, low-paid job without career progression.

Kingsway Care focuses on developing CareGivers' pride in their work, with ongoing training and support, as well as enjoying quality time with Clients.

This has attracted Clients looking for more than task-based home care and CareGivers that are empowered to add joy to home care visits or little adventures across Sussex.

CareGiver Recruitment & Retention We leave no stone unturned in finding and recruiting natural-born CareGivers in the local Brighton & Hove community. We have had great success in recruiting people from all walks of life, from a headmistress, performers, students, care professionals, working parents and mid-life career changers.

Kingsway Care encourages CareGivers to bring their hidden talents to work too. From baking cakes, singing, photography, social media or organising day trips, we want our employees to enjoy their work and develop their skills.

Of course, we pay above the minimum Brighton & Hove Living Wage and have a comprehensive benefits package, employee shares and bonus schemes to reward CareGivers for the important work they do.

For all the reasons above, local company, Kingsway Care is the winner of Home Care Provider of the Year and we want everyone in Brighton & Hove to know!

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