Bluebird Care Awards Recognise Outstanding Employees

Care assistant Joyce Morton, customer care manager Katy Cresswell, and registered manager Valerie Holland are recognised as outstanding employees at this year’s Bluebird Care Awards.

Care assistant Joyce Morton, customer care manager Katy Cresswell, and registered manager Valerie Holland are recognised as outstanding employees at this year’s Bluebird Care Awards.

The three national winners were chosen from 18 regional finalists who had been picked at an earlier stage from the 19,000 Bluebird Care staff across the UK.

• Carer of the Year – Joyce Morton
• Team Member of the Year – Katy Cresswell
• Registered Manager of the Year – Valerie Holland

At a special afternoon tea hosted at Fortnum and Mason in London, all 18 regional finalists took part in a panel interview, pitting themselves against six regional winners chosen from thousands of care staff at more than 200 Bluebird Care offices across the UK.

The judges included Mike Padgham, Chairman of the United Kingdom Homecare Association; Colin Angel, Policy Director of the United Kingdom Homecare Association; and David Brindle, Public Services Editor at The Guardian.

Care assistant Joyce Morton of Bluebird Care North East Lincolnshire, was named Carer of the Year.
  Customer care manager Katy Cresswell of Bluebird Care Slough, South Bucks & South Wycombe, was named Team Member of the Year.
  Registered manager, Valerie Holland of Bluebird Care Eastbourne, was named Registered Manager of the Year.
  All three winners were recognised for the outstanding, and often extraordinary, contribution that they have made over the past year in improving the lives of Bluebird Care customers.