“There’s a great pride at Vida because of it.”
That’s the verdict of Vida Healthcare, which picked up a trophy at Skills for Care’s Accolades awards this year.
Vida Healthcare from Harrogate, which offers services to people who are living with dementia, won the best employer of under 250 staff category.
The annual Accolades are open to any adult social care organisation or individual employer in England providing high quality, person centred care.
The process begins with an application form to complete, telling us why your work is potentially award winning. Those who make the final shortlist for their category win a place at a national awards ceremony, which will be held in Liverpool in March 2017.
Bernadette Mossman, healthcare director at Vida Healthcare, says the organisation decided to enter because it wanted to celebrate how it had built a skilled and caring team since opening three years ago.
“We have a magnificent team of staff and we wanted recognition for that,” Mossman adds. “We wanted to be identified as a service which offers exceptional care.”
The team at Vida are committed to the delivery of person centred support in a setting where everyone is considered unique. They are proactive at reviewing staffing, changing roles and adding new ones to help support the needs of the people they work with.
When the Vida Healthcare team read about Accolades, Mossman said they were really impressed and wanted to be a part of it.
“We’re a prime example, just because you’re a new company or you’re struggling at some point, that doesn’t mean you’re not fantastic. If you can show people that you’re passionate about making a difference, the Accolades is an opportunity for social care organisations to celebrate what they do and share it with people.
“The event was the best event I have ever been to. The energy in the room was amazingly exciting and positive – and the celebrations and recognition were fantastic! We’ve had some wonderful congratulations from a whole range of fellow professionals and businesses since we won our Accolade.”
Applications for this year’s Accolades are now open.
The 2016-17 award categories
- Best employer of under 50 staff.
- Best employer of between 51 and 249 staff.
- Best employer of over 250 staff.
- Best individual who employs their own care and support staff.
- Best recruitment initiative.
- Best employer support for apprenticeships.
- Best employer support for registered managers.
- Most effective approach to leadership and management.
- Most effective approach to integration and new models of care.
- Best endorsed provider of learning and development.
For more information on the Accolades awards visit our website.
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