A Wellington care home has been recognised with a major national award and shortlisted for a national Care Home of the Year award.
Camelot House and Lodge were among 50 homes from across the UK to be awarded a Quality Hallmark Award for the first, second or third time from the National Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Centre, the UK’s largest provider of training in end-of-life care. Staff from the home received the award from Ian Turner, Chairman of the Registered Nursing Home Association at a special ceremony in London last month.
Stephen Teasdale, Development Director for Camelot Care, said: “This award is a totally independent endorsement of the quality of care we provide for the people with dementia and mental health problems who live in our homes, and reflects that it is among the best in the UK, so we all think it is a fantastic achievement.”
“When we heard that we’d made the final seven for the Gold Standard Framework ‘Care Home Of The Year 2016’ as well, we were absolutely delighted. It’s a really meaningful acknowledgement of the person-centred care we deliver.”
To be GSF-accredited homes must achieve 20 quality standards, ranging from leadership and support to dignity and respect as well as submit a portfolio of evidence. GSF Quality Hallmark Awards are presented to homes that demonstrate real improvement in the quality of care they provide. Many halve the number of their residents dying in hospital as well as halving crisis hospital admissions leading to greater satisfaction for families, residents and staff and significant cost savings for the NHS.
Annabel Foulger, GSF Social Care Programmes Manager, said: “As people approach the end of their lives they want to be cared for in familiar surroundings, by people who know and understand their wishes. By engaging all of their residents and their families in detailed conversations about these wishes, allied with a passion for fulfilling them, Camelot House and Lodge provide an exemplar for care homes across the UK.”
Almost 3,000 care homes have completed the GSF Care Homes programme since it was launched in 2004 and 600 have gone on to become accredited.
National award for Care Home
