St Ives House, a Care South home situated near Ringwood has scooped the ‘Care Home of the Year’ award at the company’s annual Stars Awards ceremony.

Now in its 13th year, the Stars Awards recognise and reward individuals and teams from across the company for their outstanding achievements and excellent care provision. They are an important event during which time is taken to celebrate care staff and thank them for their frontline duties and commitment to residents. The ceremony was held live over Zoom with Care South’s chairman, Jane Stichbury and chief executive Simon Bird hosting each care home and Care South at Home office joining online and having an afternoon of celebration offline afterwards.

All Care South care homes enjoy some friendly competition and there must be a winner, but it was not an easy decision for judges as the high-quality of care and feedback consistently received from residents and relatives is second to none. The team was delighted to be presented with the award based on a number of criteria including feedback and reviews from residents and relatives. The fundamental principles of food, fun and friendship are ever-present in all Care South homes.
Emma Cotton, home manager at St Ives House, said: “We’re delighted to have won the award.
“The team are always going above and beyond to help residents to continue to lead rich and fulfilling lives and all our hard work has paid off. We all love what we do and wouldn’t want to change it. Thank you to our fantastic team for helping make this happen.”
Chief executive Simon Bird added: “What a challenging year we’ve had, and our Stars Awards event is a wonderful way to highlight the commitment and hard work from all our care homes.”