This award is made to an outstanding Registered Manager who embodies Agincare’s values and behaviours, demonstrated by a consistently high level of skill, expertise and management abilities. The leadership of this Registered Manager has yielded an exceptional outcome for those who draw on our care, team members, and the overall service they lead.   

Our Nurse of the Year Award recognises the vital role our nurses play in delivering exceptional clinical and complex care – ensuring the very best outcomes for the people we support. This award shines a spotlight on their expertise, compassion, and dedication – particularly as our nursing and clinical services continue to grow.

This award recognises the invaluable contribution our chefs make to the care homes in which they operate. Our outstanding Chef of the Year creates innovative and exciting menus whilst meeting the nutritional needs, dietary requirements, and choices of those that they cater for. They manage a busy kitchen, work within budgets and food hygiene regulations, whilst also possessing excellent personal skills to work collaboratively with residents and colleagues to devise menus and meal choices.

This award reflects essential behind the scenes work which takes place to enable direct care teams to consistently deliver high quality, personalised care and support to some of the most vulnerable in society. This team’s outstanding performance may also be key to Agincare’s ongoing year-on-year success and sustainable growth as a leading independent care provider nationwide.

This award will be presented to a care team which brings true dedication, resolve and heart to make a real difference to the quality of life of those they support. This team will have developed and maintained an outstanding standard of care and Agincare team ethos within any setting. They will be able to best demonstrate a shared vision and agreed goals, working together to demonstrate passion and commitment to those they support, with respect and support for each other.

This award recognises the vital role of care and support workers in delivering excellent person-centred care and support true to Agincare’s standards and values, whatever the setting. This outstanding, often unsung star, has demonstrated remarkable skill, resilience and compassion to go absolutely the extra mile above and beyond their normal care duties. Evidence of dedication and kindness with sensitive handling of matters of importance to those they support, will all be taken into account. They are aware of personal development, and look for opportunities to absorb knowledge and skills through formal training and informal opportunities to learn and improve.

This award will recognise an exceptional leader in any Agincare setting. They will live and breathe Agincare’s values. This leader will command respect, show passion and demonstrate the ability to support, develop and motivate their team whilst building the confidence and trust of everyone they come into contact with.

The Rising Star Award recognises emerging top tier talent that is sure to shine brightly in the future. Their exceptional attitude and ability to build strong relationships with those around her are undeniable markers of success, paving the way for a truly brilliant future.

This award is named in remembrance of Agincare colleague Will Mitchell, who sadly passed away at a young age in 2022. Will was dedicated to care, and passionate about Agincare. Will worked in many care branches and locations before taking a senior role in recruitment at Agincare Head Office. Will was much-loved with an infectious personality, and an inspiration to those around him.

The award will be presented to an exceptional individual who has made an incredible difference to the people they have supported, or to the team they are part of. It may be someone who has made a long-term outstanding contribution over the years, or excelled and inspired over the past 12 months.

The Agincare Hero Medal is our elite award. The medal is awarded to an exclusive band of Agincare team members who have performed an incredible act of valour, gallantry, or devotion that is deserving of recognition and reward. This could be in the line of their care duties or outside of work, but captures the spirit, courage and values of the Agincare family.