Laura Taylor, head of activities here at Barty House, has won the Care Home Activities Organiser Award at the South-East Regional final of the Great British Care Awards.
Laura and her team organise activities to stimulate residents and maintain their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Wanting to make a bed-restricted resident’s 100th birthday memorable, Laura appealed to the community to send birthday cards. The home received 723 – from all over the world – as well as balloons, cakes and hampers! Laura has also strengthened ties with the local community and spearheaded the home’s efforts to raise money for charities such as Heart of Kent Hospice.
The judging panel said: “Laura showed the power of thinking outside the box and pushing the limits of what can be achieved. She demonstrated her love for the role and the way what might be seen as small things can have an incredible impact on a person’s life. Her personality shone through during the interview and it’s not hard to see why she was nominated, and now a winner!”
Delighted by her win, Laura said: “Nothing is ever ‘too much’ for my residents. This is their home and why shouldn’t we try to make them as comfortable as possible? Just buying a piece of drainpipe so someone with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy can join in with boules or encouraging them to get involved in baking is what should be done in EVERY home.”
Laura goes through to the Great British Care Awards final in March 2023.
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