Robi Roccella, Head of Quality of Life at care provider HC-One, has been shortlisted as a finalist in The Outstanding Contribution to Social Care category at the Great British Care Awards 2020.
The Italian native has revolutionised HC-One’s approach to wellbeing in over 300 HC-One care homes across the UK after joining in 2019. She has brought many HC-One wellbeing and dementia-friendly initiatives to life, including HC-One’s dementia support programme, Harmony, and overseen the implementation of challenging and innovative projects designed to improve people’s quality of life, whilst often managing culture change on a large scale.
Robi has galvanised the Colleagues across HC-One homes and seen thousands of Residents engaging in and benefitting from structured wellbeing activities. Her personal mission is to make the lives of those around her better and this is backed up by her unwavering commitment to enable others to have the tools, resources and support to do their jobs to the best of their ability.
Prior to joining HC-One, Robi set up an advocacy project in Wakefield for Mencap for people with profound disabilities, where she worked for five years and received recognition by the Countess of Wessex for her forward-thinking and being the driving force of an innovative project. Robi has also held a number of Local Authority roles as well as working for Four Seasons Healthcare as Head of Quality, Head of Quality and Governance and then Head of Care Projects.
The Great British Care Awards are a series of regional events held throughout the UK in celebration of the excellence of those working in the care sector. The awards pay tribute to individuals in the care sector who have shown outstanding excellence within their area of work. The judging for this category will be taking place virtually this year on Friday 4th December and the Great British Care Awards Gala Evening for this award category is due to take place on Thursday 6th May 2021 at the Grand Hotel Gosforth Park, Newcastle, where the winner of this award will be announced.
James Tugendhat, HC-One’s Chief Executive Officer, said:
“We are delighted to have eleven HC-One finalists chosen by the judging panels for the National Care Awards, National Dementia Care Awards, Care Heroes Awards, Great British Care Awards and The Northern Echo County Durham Together Awards this year. This is an amazing achievement, and I am so proud of our finalists. Robi has made an exceptional contribution to the quality of life of Residents living in our care homes and we are honoured to celebrate this achievement with her.
“Being shortlisted as finalists at these prestigious awards is a testament to the dedication of my Colleagues, even in the most challenging of times. They have truly gone above and beyond to provide the kindest care to Residents living in our care homes, as we strive to be the first-choice care provider in each of the communities that we serve.”
Robi Roccella, HC-One’s Head of Quality of Life, said:
“It is an honour to be nominated in a category that is filled with people who have significantly contributed to social care. It’s amazing to not just be recognised by this nomination, but also by my fellow Colleagues who inspire me every day and make the job so much more enjoyable.”
Lawra Baumane, Quality of Life Advisor at HC-One, who works closely with Robi and nominated her for the award, said:
“Robi’s passion for wellbeing and quality of life has been shown in many ways since she joined HC-One, ranging from implementing a new wellbeing programme, going out of her way to assist myself and other colleagues across different departments, to showing her kindness and going above and beyond to meet, spend time and listen to our Residents and what matters to them. She is one of the kindest people I have ever met.
“Regardless of the scale of her work, Robi brings tremendous energy, attention to detail, passion, compassion, hard work and has the unique ability to inspire, organise and drive positive changes, whereby every Residents’ wellbeing matters.”
Robi is one of eleven HC-One finalists that have been shortlisted in the National Care Awards, National Dementia Care Awards, Great British Care Awards, The Northern Echo County Durham Together Awards and the Care Heroes Awards 2020 across a variety of award categories