Local Social Care provider is finalist at Great North West Care Awards!

Oct. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- On Friday 12th October the Blackpool Tower provided a spectacular backdrop for the finals of the *Great North West Care Awards, where the team from local social care provider Living Ambitions, based in Lostock Hall, Nr. Preston proudly took their places as a regional finalist.

Helen Livesey and Mo Hunstone Operation Managers for Living Ambitions were **nominated by their team under the ‘Putting people first/Personalisation Award’ Helen commented “ It was a complete shock to be put forward and being nominated as finalists was just an extra bonus!”

The gala award evening started in style with a champagne reception, followed by a superb gourmet dinner with an awards presentation by Julie Hesmond-Halgh and David Neilson (Roy and Hayley from Coronation Street!) and dancing into the night.

There were a total of nineteen award categories available for nomination, which represented all areas of the care sector, from older people or specialist services and from frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to people who have made an impact in other ways such as training and specialist care in areas such as dementia and innovation.

“Helen and Mo deservedly take their place as finalists” adds Robin Bush, Managing Director of Living Ambitions, “They have both worked with passion and skill to help develop and implement-putting individuals at the centre of their support planning and implementing our ‘Nothing happens about you, without you!’ guiding principle”

To get to the final, Helen & Mo were interviewed by panel of sector experts. “Reaching the Regional Final” adds Mo “Was just so rewarding and a recognition of the work the team and ourselves have done over the past 18 months to make  Living Ambitions a ‘Person Centred Organisation’ not only for the citizens we  care for but for the staff as well.”

For further information on ‘person centred ‘supported living and outreach services for people with a range of complex needs, including learning disability, autism spectrum conditions (Inc. Asperger’s Syndrome), mental health concerns, sensory  impairments and physical disabilities, please contact

Robin Bush
Living Ambitions
38 Brownedge Road,
Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire
PR5 5AD
Tel: 01772 310 280   Fax: 01772 378 796
E-Mail: admin@livingambitions.co.uk
Web: www.livingambitions.co.uk


Notes for the Editor:
•   *Registered as an excellent 3* provider with the Care Quality Commission, Ofsted and the Social Care Inspectorate the organisation is also a preferred social care provider of Lancashire County Council, Wigan and Salford. With demand for ‘Supported Living’, ‘Outreach’ and a variety of innovative services from support providers increasing, as local government comes under financial pressures, the organisations move to Preston ensures its infrastructure is best placed to respond to its support services.

•   *Based on Brownedge Road, Lostock Hall, in Preston, Lancashire, the organisation has been an innovative provider of social care services for over 20 years. Originally part of the Watson Healthcare Group operating in Salford & Greater Manchester, it now focuses on developing small bespoke services for individuals of all ages in their local communities throughout the North West

•   * The Great North West Care Awards, supported by the Department of Health, are part of the Great British Care Awards, a series of regional awards which celebrates excellence in social care and pay tribute to those who work in the sector throughout England.  The awards are all inclusive, bringing together the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors, as well as unpaid carers; promoting joint working.

•   ** The Great North West Care Awards received nominations and support from all corners of the sector. Sector support includes the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Skills for Care, Ceretas and the English Community Care Association.  Local Authority support and commercial organisations are also supporting the awards.  Care Talk magazine is the media partner.