Here are the care homes, care groups and suppliers that judges have shortlisted as finalists for the National Care Awards 2023. Look out for Part 2 of this blog where we’ll list the individuals nominated for awards such as Carer of the Year and Care Home Manager of the Year...

Care Home Group (Small)

This award will go to an outstanding care group with between 2 and 7 care homes which is able to demonstrate exceptional client care combined with excellent staff development and impressive financial results.

• Boutique Care Homes
• Danforth Care Homes
• Hengoed Care
• KRG Healthcare
• Majesticare
• Olea Care

Care Home Group (Medium)

This award will go to an outstanding care group with between 8 and 40 care homes which is able to demonstrate exceptional client care combined with excellent staff development and impressive financial results.

• Black Swan Care Group
• Hallmark Care Homes
• Hamberley Care Homes
• Hartford Care Group
• Oakland Care
• Stow Healthcare Group

Care Home Group (Large)

This award will go to an outstanding care group with 40 or more care homes which is able to demonstrate exceptional client care combined with excellent staff development and impressive financial results.

• Aria Care
• Care UK
• Healthcare Homes
• Minster Care Group
• Sanctuary Care

Care Home of the Year

This award will go to a care home with 15 or more residents which can demonstrate exceptional quality care across all of the services it offers.

• Charrington Manor, Hamberley Care Homes
• Danecroft Residential Home, St Andrews Care Homes
• Fitzwilliam House, Excelcare Holdings
• Hill Brow Residential Home
• Holmwood Care
• Sandown Park, Healthcare Homes
• Tudor Bank Nursing Home, We Care Group
• Wiltshire Heights Care Home, Porthaven Care Homes

Care Team of the Year

This award will go to a staff team who have developed and maintained an outstanding standard of care and team ethos within any care setting.

• Bridge House Care Home, Bridge House (Oxfordshire) Ltd
• Clarendon Nursing Home, Bondcare
• Hill House Nursing Home, Woodlands & Hill Brow
• Laurel Home (Beechwood College), Iris Care Group
• Mumby’s Live-in Care
• Sandown Park, Healthcare Homes
• Signature at Coombe Hill, Signature Senior Lifestyle
• Wiltshire Heights Care Home, Porthaven Care Homes

The Dignity & Respect Care Home of the Year

This award will go to an exceptional care home which can convincingly demonstrate that it has put dignity and respect for its residents and staff at the very heart of all it does, and that this emphasis has resulted in tangible benefits for residents, relatives and staff alike.

• Admiral Court Care Home, Hallmark Care Homes
• Brampton Manor, Boutique Care Homes
• Broadlands, Greensleeves Care
• Ebury Court Care Home
• Landermeads Nursing Home, Landermeads
• Loveday Kensington, Loveday
• Melford Court Care Home, Stow Healthcare Group
• Primrose House Care Home, HC-One

Care Home Design of the Year

This award will acknowledge an outstanding dwelling that puts emphasis on a homely and welcoming atmosphere, great care and wellbeing, while also maximising infection control.

• Abbots Wood Manor, Hamberley Care Homes
• Angmering Grange Care Home, Hallmark Care Homes
• Ashton Manor, Evermore Care
• Brook House, Aria Care
• Brownscombe Care Res, CHD Living
• Chartwell House, Boutique Care Homes
• Hengoed Park, Hengoed Care
• Loveday Abbey Road, Loveday

Business Initiative of the Year

This award will recognise a forward-thinking care group that has created and implemented a specific project or projects to support staff and improve outcomes for individuals over the past year.

• Brandon Park and Horkesley Manor Memory Centres, Stow Healthcare Group
• Community Integrated Care & Okta
• Maplewood Court, Oakland Care
• Nexus Events, Nexus Care Services
• OSCE Nurses Initiative/Overseas recruitment, Nellsar
• Our Approach to Dementia Care, Four Seasons Healthcare Group

Training & Development of the Year

This award will recognise an outstanding care home/group that has shown exceptional commitment to training and developing staff.

• Ebury Court Care Home
• Healthcare Homes Academy, Healthcare Homes
• Infection Prevention & Control Team, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
• Landermeads
• Sanctuary Care
• Stow Healthcare Group
• Tricuro
• Walfinch Halesowen and Redditch, Spice of Life (South West Midlands)

Supplier of the Year

This award will recognise suppliers to the care industry that have gone above and beyond for their customers and/or innovated to take their offering to the next level.

• Care Control Systems
• Care Home Life
• CarePlanner
• Cera Care
• Fulcrum Care
• Ontex
• PLMR Group
• Quality Compliance Systems

Tech Innovation of the Year

This award will recognise innovative technology which has played a key role in supporting care home operational performance and the delivery of care.

• CareTech Services by CareTech
• Cavendish Park by Majesticare
• Claire Fances Fuller, Cera
• Cleva Card by Cleva
• Elsyng House, Oakland Care
• PredicAire by PredicAire