Local carers win awards and recognition at Choice Care celebratory awards dinner

By Dean

15 Apr 2016

Local community care provider, Choice Care, held their inaugural Carer Award’s dinner at Ewood Park in Blackburn.

Carer of the Year - Andrew Key, Minhajjuddin Patel, Kate Hollern MP

The prestigious event was held to celebrate and recognise the hard work, dedication and professionalism of their team of carers working in the local communities across Blackburn with Darwen.

Awards were presented by Dawn Goldthorpe NVQ Assessor, Coun Desai, Kate Hollern MP and Choice Care managing director Andrew Key. Categories for the awards were End of Life Carers, Service Users Choice, Long Service and Carer of the Year 2016.

Managing director, Andrew Key, said:“This was an amazing evening for us all, but especially for our carers who absolutely deserved the recognition given. We were keen to show our staff how much we appreciate and value them and we wanted to let everyone know about it!

“As an industry we don’t shout loudly enough about the essential work that our carers do 24/7, 365 days a year, in all weathers and often in very challenging situations.  As a small local business this recognition and celebration of our staff is essential.

“As each carer came up to be presented with their award I remembered doing their initial interviews and felt quite overwhelmed at what we have been able to achieve together. Caring is a demanding job, full of daily challenges and it takes a particular character and unique set of skills to be able to deliver care in a person’s home with consistency and with the highest professionalism.”

Kate Hollern MP said: “I have been mightily impressed by the standard of staff and the general feeling of positivity displayed by all.  I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and wish all of the staff many congratulations on their achievements and successes, it has been great to be a part of this.”

Andrew added: “We would like to build on the success of the awards dinner and continue to promote the work of our carers.  Our vision is that our business is a beacon of what an excellent domiciliary provider should look like in order that we continue to retain our excellent staff and attract others.”

Choice Care was founded in 1999 as Carewatch (Blackburn/Hundburn).  The company rebranded as Choice Care in 2013.  They provide a wide range of social care to people of all ages in their own homes. Choice Care supports local communities by helping people stay at home with independence, choice and dignity, underpinned by highly trained, compassionate home care teams. Choice Care is a member of the United Kingdom Home Care Association, is registered with the Care Quality Commission, Information Commissioner’s Office and are preferred providers for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group.

Enjoyed this? Read more from Dean

Latest news

1

Partner promotions at WNJ Stuart Mercer, left, and Matthew Johnson

Partner promotions at WNJ

21 May 2025

2

Accrington-made Vita Advanced Mattress wins prestigious 'Best of the Best' Award at Interzum 2025 Dr. Emily Schweissinger - Evonik, Dr. Roland Hubel - Evonik, Dr Mike Murray - The Vita Group, Natalie Watson - The Vita Group, Chris Hupfeld - Coverstro, Dr. Annegret Terheiden - Evonik and Dennis Wagner - Covestro

Accrington-made Vita Advanced Mattress wins prestigious 'Best of the Best' Award at Interzum 2025

21 May 2025

3

Napthens advises Calico Homes on land acquisition for £23m Dovestone Gardens extra care facility in Burnley Paul Hardy

Napthens advises Calico Homes on land acquisition for £23m Dovestone Gardens extra care facility in Burnley

21 May 2025

4

Construction begins on new Civil Service office building in Talbot Gateway Alan McBride Muse Will Town Defence Infrastructure Organisation Jennifer Chard Defence Business Services Cllr Lynn Williams Blackpool Council Garry Bowker Vinci

Construction begins on new Civil Service office building in Talbot Gateway

20 May 2025

5

Skiddle raises over £750,000 for charities Skiddle cheque presentation to Alder Hey Hospital

Skiddle raises over £750,000 for charities

20 May 2025

Background image for hub sign up block

LBV Hub

Leverage Lancashire Business View platforms

Post your news
Post your events
Post your offers
Build your network
Improve your SEO
Gain coverage in the magazine
Sign-up
Events
LBV122 May/June Launch Event
121 Lancashire Business View Magazine Launch
Networking
21 May 2025

LBV122 May/June Launch Event

Lancaster and Morecambe College, Lancaster, LA1 2TY

08:30 - 10:30

Sub36 Networking
Networking
11 Jun 2025

Sub36 Networking

British Jewellery School, Scorton, PR3 1BA

15:00 - 17:00

Lancashire Net Zero Carbon Conference
Net Zero Carbon Social 1200pxtrident 2
Networking
18 Jun 2025

Lancashire Net Zero Carbon Conference

Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort, Burnley, BB12 0RT

08:30 - 13:00

Lancashire Built Environment Conference 2025
BEC 315 X 315 Px
Networking
25 Sep 2025

Lancashire Built Environment Conference 2025

Blackpool Football Club, Blackpool, FY1 6HX

08:30 - 13:00

CMI Level 5 Management and Leadership Course
UCLanAerialCampus.jpg.jpg
LBV Hub Seminars
21 Feb 2025 - 21 Feb 2026

CMI Level 5 Management and Leadership Course

Preston Campus, Preston , PR1 2HE

09:00 - 17:00

CMI Level 5 Project Management Course
UCLanAerialCampus.jpg.jpg
LBV Hub Seminars
21 Feb 2025 - 21 Feb 2026

CMI Level 5 Project Management Course

Preston Campus, Preston, PR1 2HE

08:00 - 17:00

RISE - The Academy for Female Leaders and Managers
WENDY BOWERS RISE Illustrstion copy.jpg.jpg
LBV Hub Seminars
02 Apr 2025 - 08 Oct 2025

RISE - The Academy for Female Leaders and Managers

East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Clayton le Moors, BB5 5JR

09:00 - 15:30

The Business Network Central & East Lancashire
LBV Hub Networking
22 May 2025 - 22 May 2025

The Business Network Central & East Lancashire

Mytton Fold, Langho, BB6 8AB

11:30 - 14:15

Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: May
Freelancer Meet-Up May.png.png
LBV Hub Networking
22 May 2025 - 22 May 2025

Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: May

society1, Coworking Space, Preston, PR1 3LT

10:00 - 11:30

Amber River True Bearing quarterly investment seminar
LBV Hub Seminars
22 May 2025 - 22 May 2025

Amber River True Bearing quarterly investment seminar

Cottons Hotel & Spa , Knutsford, WA16 0SU

16:00 - 18:00

Liverpool Business Expo 2025
https---cdn.evbuc.com-images-881365363-4862066883-1-original.20241023-085714.jpeg.jpg
LBV Hub Awards
23 May 2025 - 23 May 2025

Liverpool Business Expo 2025

Aintree Racecourse , Liverpool , L9 5AS

09:00 - 15:00

Advantage: AI – A Workshop for Business Leaders – May 29
Artboard 15.png.png
LBV Hub Seminars
29 May 2025 - 29 May 2025

Advantage: AI – A Workshop for Business Leaders – May 29

Door4 Office, Burnley Wharf, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 1JG

09:00 - 11:00

Advertise with us

Reaching 50,000 members, our print, digital and event platforms offer a fantastic way to raise your business profile and help you grow.

Find out more LBV122 Online Graphic
Subscribe now

Weekly news bulletin