CARING UK AWARDS 2026 SHORTLIST

Below you can find out who has been shortlisted in the various categories at this years prestigious Caring UK Awards.

The awards ceremony will take place at The Athena, Leicester on December 3rd 2026.

Good luck!

Activities Team of the Year

Norton House Residential Home – Poole Beresford Ltd

Nirvana Care Home – Nirvana Care

Hatfield Manor – Morar UK 

Tuxford Manor – Strong Life Care

Meadowbrook Care Home

Averley Lodge Care Home – Parmenter Care

Best Initiative in Care

Macklan Ferrao

Sanctuary Care

Estherene House

Connaught Care Ltd

Sefton Hall Care Team – Southern Healthcare 

Ollie Smith, Welwyn Grange Residential Care

Best Outdoor Environment

Lisieux Hall – Best Lives

Lynne & Steve Heahcoate, Tuxford Manor – Strong Life Care

Willowbrook View Care Home

Abbeydale Residential Home

Care Employee of the Year

Rachel Hustin, Llys Cyncoed – Care UK

Natalie Sugden, The Chase

Sophie Moody, St Mary’s Riverside – North Bay Care Services

Jemma Redhead, Grosvenor Park Care Home – North Bay Care Services

Emma Euston, Langham Manor Care Home – Morar UK

Santosh Shahi – We Care Group

Care Employer of the Year

Condover College Ltd

Care UK

MACC Care Group

Chetna Satra, Optimal Living

We Care Group/Summit Care Group

Julie Scott, Radfield Homecare

Care Group of the Year

Rotherwood Healthcare

Care UK

Fortava Healthcare

St Michaels Homes Ltd

We Care Group/Sumit Care Group

Elizabeth Finn Hoes

Stow Healthcare

Care Team of the Year

Collingwood Court – Care UK

Wansbeck Care Home – North Bay Care Services

Trinity Manor – Morar UK 

Southern Healthcare Ltd

Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield

Halstead Hall – Stow Healthcare Ltd

Catering Team of the Year

Llys Cyncoed – Care UK

Knowle Park – Care UK

Burnlea House – Pepperwood Care

The Chase Care Home – Connaught Care

Waterhaven Place – Connaught Care 

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes

Commitment to Training and Development

Future Leadership Programme – Care UK

Lizzie Barnett – Strong Life Care

Dr James Punch – IBC Healthcare

Annie Hannant/Kishori Jaikar, Fourways Residential Home

Andrew Wrensch – Connaught Care 

Kelly Major, Dairy Lane Care Centre

Community Involvement Award

The Chase Care Home – Connaught Care

Parklands Care Homes

Cooper House Care Home – Strong Life Care

Forefaulds Care Home – Sanctuary Care

St Vincent’s House Care Home – Care UK

Dementia Care Team of the Year

Lynhales Hall Nursing Home – Rotherwood Group

Buddleia House – Milford Care

St Mary’s Riverside – North Bay Care Services

Botham Hall Care Home – Marton Care Homes – North Bay Group

Joseph Nursing and Care Home – Senkoun Care

End-of-Life Team of the Year

Charlotte House – Care UK

St Michael’s Homes Ltd

Bethesda Eventide Homes

The Chase Care Home – Connaught Care

ExtraCare Charitable Trust 

Excellence and Innovation in Dementia Care

Thornhill House – Strong Life

Milford House

Connaught Care Collection 

Morar at St Andrews – Morar UK

Hadleigh Court Care Home

Premier 1 Healthcare Ltd

Management Team of the Year

Condover College

Greensleeves Care Broadlands

Jim Watt & Lee Glover – Ashbourne Lodge Care Home

Stepehn Mclachlan, Morar at St Andrews

Neil Todd, We Care Group/Sumit Care Group

St Vincent’s House Care Home – Care UK

Regional Care Home of the Year Midlands and Wales

Cuttlebrook Hall – Care UK

Blythe Rose – MACC Care

Hollybank Residential Care Home Ltd

Whittington Care Home – We Care Group

Buddleia House – Milford Care

Premier 1 Healthcare Ltd

Regional Care Home of the Year North

Montagu Hall – Care UK 

St Mary’s Riverside – North Bay Group

Thornhill House – Strong Life Care

Norton House Care Home

Sowerby House Care Home – We Care Group

Holly Bank Nursing Home – Max Healthcare Group Ltd

Outstanding Achievement

Vikki Pryce, Condover College

Claire, Jayne, Matthew & Andrew Callaghan – The Knoll Care Partnership

Jackie Nealis – Healthcare Trust Ltd

Gillian Lavery, Rina Maharjan & Kayleigh Stewart – Morar UK

Amanda Smith – Connaught Care 

Donna Brown – Global Care Ltd

Amrit Dhaliwal – Walfinch Ltd

Quality in Housekeeping

Theresa Ford, Weald Heights – Care UK

Sharon Ange – MACC Care

Tenlands Care Home – Strong Life Care

Peta Spirovski – Connaught Care

The Chase Care Home – Connaught Care

Willowbrook View Care Home

Regional Care Home of the Year Scotland

Lauder Lodge – Care UK

Abercorn House Care Home – Sanctuary Care

Allanbank Care Home – Sanctuary Care

Oakeshott House – Morar UK

Fidra House Nursing Home – Randolph Hill 

Regional Care Home of the Year South

Grove Court – Elizabeth Finn 

Abbeygate Manor Care Home – Morar UK

Portsdown View – Connaught Care 

The Chase Care Team – Connaught Care

Sefton Hall Care Home – Southern Healthcare

Aveley Lodge Care Home – Parmenter Care