We are incredibly proud of our talented Lulworth House Residential Care Home Team for being shortlisted for Care Establishment of the Year at this year’s National Association of Care Catering Awards (NACC).
These prestigious awards celebrate individuals and teams that epitomise excellence, innovation, dedication and outstanding contributions within the Care Catering sector, and a special gala awards dinner took place on Thursday 3 October at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham to celebrate achievements across the sector.
Our Team’s awards submission highlighted how they are commitment to delivering exceptional care focused around the dietary and nutritional needs of our residents. Over the past year, they have demonstrated a commitment to person-centred planning, outstanding service, and meticulous attention to the whole dining experience. The team fosters strong relationships with external professionals such as dieticians, working collaboratively with them to monitor and address the nutritional needs of those living in our Home. Additionally, they host both relative and resident meetings, where insights or concerns can be fed back to our Catering Team to incorporate into menu choices.
We are thrilled that their dedication and hard work has been recognised by the Association, and despite not winning their category, they were delighted to receive their finalist certificate and be part of the celebration evening. Huge congratulations to Katja, Catherine, Karna, Abby and Ashmita.
Our Nourishment and Social Wellness Coordinator Katja, accompanied by Operations & Compliance Manager Torie Sabbarton and Home Manager Catherine Singh, accepted the certificate on behalf of the team and is incredibly proud of their achievement:
“We were very excited and honoured to be a finalist for Care Establishment of the Year. We work hard to ensure person-centred care across Lulworth House, and I am privileged to have been able to support both our Catering Team and our Care Team to ensure our residents get the food and drink at the standard they deserve. What a night at the Awards! It was so glitz and glam and everyone looked so lovely. It was wonderful to be there with the Princess Christian Team. Cosmin works so hard to ensure such a high standard, and the team have done a fantastic job! We had such a lovely time and it shows that Nellsar is a family when you can meet people from another Home for the first time and feel a bond with them and share their joy for winning their award. We will be back to try again next year!”
Torie commented:
“I’m absolutely ecstatic to have celebrated with Team Lulworth at the NACC Awards; what wonderful recognition of the positive hard work undertaken by Catherine and her team. The focus of nutrition is driven by the realisation that good food and healthy diet improves mental health and general well-being, health outcomes and brings people together. Katja is inspirational in meeting person-centred nutritional needs, working within the Catering Team to develop dishes to provide tasty foods and expand choice. I am so proud of the team at being finalists for such a prestigious and recognised award.”
