Care home worker is named charity champion

Staff and residents at Glenroyd care home in Blackpool are celebrating because their wonderful colleague, Amy Melia, has been named Foundation Champion for the Midlands and North West division in the Barchester Care Awards 2025.

- Agata Prendota

The Barchester Charitable Foundation supports older people and other adults living with a disability or mental health condition by helping them to connect or reconnect with others in their local communities.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,500 residents living in Barchester's 267 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'.