Pictured above: Graham Kelly
Graham Kelly, a senior home care worker with Sutton Coldfield
based Care Companions Ltd is celebrating after reaching the finals
of The Great West Midlands Care Awards which form part of The Great
British Care Awards.
Graham, who is from Streetly, was entered in to the Home Care
Worker Award by his boss Sushila Patel who commented: "I
wanted to nominate Graham for the Home Care Worker award as he is
absolutely passionate about delivering excellent service and our
clients have, in their own words, been 'blown away' by the
exceptional care he provides".
The Great British Care Awards are a celebration of excellence
across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote
best practice within the sector and pay tribute to those
individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within
their field of work.
Graham has worked in the health and social care sector for over
25 years, he has a Level 2 National Vocation Qualification in
Health and Social Care, has completed an extensive range of
practical training and has specialist experience of working with
people who have challenging behaviour and learning
disabilities.
Graham commented: "I was happy to be entered for the award as it
recognises the important and sometimes challenging role which the
home care worker has in ensuring that the elderly and people with
disabilities and learning difficulties can continue to enjoy a high
quality of life whilst remaining in their own homes".
The ceremony took place at the National Motorcycle Museum on 9th
October where there were around 400 people entered into the 17
award categories.
Sushila concluded: "I believe it is important to highlight and
commend excellence within the care sector. Graham is
representative of the majority of staff at Care Companions who are
highly experienced, competent and professional. All our staff
either have a nursing qualification or an NVQ in Health &
Social Care. This is something that I am proud of, and I
always urge people to ascertain what qualifications a care worker
has before instructing a home care agency.