A dedicated HC-One care home in Chelmsford, Essex, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Climate Action: Towards Net Zero Award’ at The Prospers Essex Care Sector Awards 2024.
HC-One’s Admirals Reach Care Home was nominated for the ‘Climate Action: Towards Net Zero Award’ by HC-One’s Admiral Reach’s Home Manager, Lal Mangalam. Admirals Reach Care Home have implemented a number of Net Zero initiatives, including installing solar panels across the site and introducing a colleague car sharing scheme.
The Chelmsford care home has encouraged colleagues to cycle to work via HC-One’s cycle to work scheme, which provides colleagues with the option of purchasing a new bike, equipment or both at a fraction of the price.
The team at Admirals Reach have been recycling several items, including ink cartridges, food waste and confidential waste, and have been using only recyclable crockery.
The Housekeeping Team have been keeping all the fences and gardens well maintained, including preserving the home’s connection with nature and wildlife, biogeochemical cycle and fighting against climate change. The home has also been replacing paper with the use of technology.
Admirals Reach Care Home streamlined its care plans in February 2024, by replacing paper records and introducing Nourish e-care records. The home has reduced printing by providing all senior colleagues with desktops for them to use an online system, E-Med, to order and record medications.
In addition, as an alternative to printing out records, notices and general information for residents and the home, colleagues use appropriate secure electronic programs and software. Colleagues have also been encouraged to buy e-cards rather than purchasing paper cards.
The Prospers Essex Care Sector Awards 2024, which are running for the seventh consecutive year, celebrates the very best of care to adults living in the Essex County Council’s Local Authority Area. The awards consist of a variety of 15 different award categories that celebrate those who demonstrate innovation, achievement, and outstanding contribution.
Being shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Climate Action: Towards Net Zero Award’ category recognises Admirals Reach’s proactive approach to supporting climate change. The team at Admirals Reach care home have used innovative initiatives to help Essex to become net zero by 2050, making climate change sustainable by reducing carbon in its care setting environment to create a low carbon organisation.
Lal Mangalam, Home Manager at HC-One’s Admirals Reach Care Home, said:
“I am honoured to have been shortlisted as a finalist of the ‘Climate Action: Towards Net Zero Award’ at The Prosper Essex Care Sector Awards 2024.
“I am really proud of the positive impact that the team at Admirals Reach Care Home has made towards the local environment, influencing and raising awareness of climate change to create a lower carbon workplace. I look forward to attending the awards ceremony next month.”
The winners of the awards will be announced at a dinner and awards ceremony at Chelmsford City Racecourse in Chelmsford, Essex on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.