Kinga Kowaliczek, registered Home Manager at HC-One’s Greenways Court Care Home in Consett, County Durham has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Care Home Worker of the Year Award’ category by the judging panel at The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards 2022 in partnership with County Durham Care Partnership.
The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards are running for the second consecutive year, and are the culmination of a search to find the very best examples of excellence across the North East and North Yorkshire regions within the health and care sectors. The awards celebrate and recognise those who have gone the extra mile, shining a spotlight on those who richly deserve credit who have risen to the challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming adversity, showing strength, bravery, kindness, compassion and tenacity to serve their local communities, continuing to put others first.
Kinga has been named as a finalist in the ‘Care Home Worker of the Year Award’ category - an award that recognises the contribution made by an individual care home worker who always strives to improve the delivery of care within the care home sector, through developing ways to enhance nursing care. Kinga has been named as a finalist due to showing outstanding levels of commitment in the care services she provides at Greenways Court Care Home, always putting the Residents being cared for at the heart of everything she does.
Kinga has progressed from being a Carer to her current position as Home Manager at Greenways Court, a residential and residential dementia care home. In her role as Home Manager, Kinga is essentially ‘everything to everyone’ - a listening ear and friend for the Residents and their loved ones, a role model and leader for the team, and a regulatory and compliance manager for the organisation who manages the service to deliver good commercial outcomes.
Hearing of the news of her being shortlisted as a finalist Kinga Kowaliczek, Home Manager at Greenways Court Care Home, said:
“I am so happy and grateful for this amazing recognition! It’s a huge honour. I’m looking forward to The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards ceremony taking place next month.”
The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards 2022 ceremony will be hosted by Wendy Gibson and is due to be held as a virtual online event on the evening of Thursday 28th April 2022, when the winners will be announced and receive a special trophy.
James Tugendhat, HC-One’s Chief Executive Officer, said,
“We are delighted that Kinga has been shortlisted as a finalist by the judging panel at The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards this year. This is an amazing achievement, and I am so proud.
“Being shortlisted as a finalist at these prestigious awards is a testament to the dedication Kinga has demonstrated, even in the most challenging of times. Kinga has truly gone above and beyond to provide the kindest care to Residents living in Greenways Court Care Home and support to Colleagues, Relatives and those within the local community, supporting our mission to be the first-choice care provider in each of the communities that we serve.”
Kinga is one of eight HC-One finalists shortlisted in The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards in conjunction with County Durham Care Partnership across a variety of award categories. The finalists were carefully chosen in recognition of their hard work, kind care shown to Residents and support to Relatives, Colleagues and local communities, as well as the dedication and passion they demonstrate in their job roles. In addition to having eight finalists at The Northern Echo Health and Care Awards 2022, HC-One is delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Health Care Employer of the Year Award’ category.