A team of staff at a Hamilton care home has been shortlisted at the Scottish Care Home Awards 2022.
The McLelland Unit's care team within Douglas View Care Home - a 100-bed nursing and dementia care home on William Street - has been shortlisted for The Specialist Service of the Year Award category.
The nomination for the award is in recognition of the team’s hard work and kind care shown to residents, relatives and colleagues as well as the dedication and passion the team shows every day to ensure the people they support receive the best quality care.
The team were recognised for working extremely hard throughout the pandemic to help residents who were in need of rehabilitation programmes.
Over the last 12 months, the team have developed a new rehabilitation programme, which not only provides skills development, but promotes personalised positive risk taking to re-engage and re-skill residents.
They are also are always looking for new ways to develop their practice and programmes and the families of residents cannot speak highly enough of the staff their ongoing support.
Mental health officer/social worker, Stacey Morgan, who nominated Douglas View care team for the award, said: "The McLelland Unit’s care team continue to demonstrate excellence and innovation in their practice while keeping the Residents at the centre of their rehabilitation and support."
Louise Fulton, care home manager at the home said: “Myself and the team are thrilled to be shortlisted for this award.
"We are looking forward to the awards ceremony.”
The Scottish Care Home Awards consist of 13 awards, which cover a wide range of areas of the social care sector.
The award’s ceremony takes place at The Hilton Hotel, Glasgow on Friday, November 18.
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