Simply The Best - local carer scoops coveted national title

Agata Prendota at Glenroyd Care Home in Blackpool has beaten all the competition to be crowned National Activities Coordinator of the Year in the Barchester Care Awards 2025.

- Agata Prendota

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,500 residents living in Barchester's 268 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from 'Team of the Year' and 'Carer of the Year' to 'Dementia Care Champion' and 'Activities Coordinator of the Year'.

More than 5,250 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK. All entries were a very high standard and Agata is over the moon to have been named the national winner, beating hundreds of other nominees to the coveted title.