Kirklees and Calderdale Care Awards 2025
We are delighted to announce the finalists for the Kirklees & Calderdale Care Awards 2026.
This year, we received the highest number of nominations in the history of the awards, with the quality of nominations continuing to improve. Our finalists reflect the dedication, compassion and professionalism that make such a difference to the people they support.
We are pleased to share the full list of finalists below:
Activity Co-ordinator
- Majeeda Bibi Longwood Grange Care Home
- Kath Lynch St Winifreds Nursing Home
- Chloe Ganford Bridge House Care Home
Calderdale Care Worker
(Care Home)
- Benedict Okogba The Brambles Apartments
- Meljean Joy Colmo St Winifred’s Nursing Home
- Gillian Burnside Lee Mount Care Home
Calderdale Care Worker (Community)
- Katie Taylor Community Support Services (CSS)
- Jane Perrin Routes Healthcare
- Emma Shepherd Aachen Hall
Calderdale Registered Manager
(Care Home)
- Sharon Costello White Windows
- Sadie Suthern Eden Court Care Home
- John Field-Lee St Winifreds Nursing Home
Calderdale Registered Manager (Community)
- Godwil Mirirai Madamombe Trailblazer Social Care
- Claire Turner Community Support Services
- Kirsteen Loveland The Care and Support Group
Calderdale Team Leader
(Care Home)
- Nathaniel Olayemi The Brambles Apartments
- Sarah Sykes St Winifreds Nursing Home
- Claire Simons Cambian Group
Calderdale Team Leader (Community)
- Alya Boubakri Rosegarth Community Support Services
- Beverley Swift Comfort Call Ltd
- Natalie Robertson Limitless Day Service
End of Life Care
- Raheel Rafi Routes Healthcare
- Erum Nazir Comfort Call West Yorkshire
- Noel Heherson Laciste Thornhill Care Home
Kirklees Care Worker
(Care Home)
- Abraham Eure Aden Court Care Home
- Mopelola Esan Longwood Grange Care Home
- Carol Robinson Longwood Grange Care Home
Kirklees Care Worker (Community)
- Augustin Balibuno Active Social Care Limited
- Beth Wadsworth Nova Care Yorkshire Ltd
- Kelly Mitchell Diamond Social Care
Kirklees Registered Manager
(Care Home)
- Laura Davy Langdale House
- Laura Bigley Living Well Street, Hennessy Partnership
- Rachel Beech Holme House Nursing Care Home
Kirklees Registered Manager (Community)
- Clair Byrne Abhi Rose Homecare
- Katie Fowler Caremark Kirklees
- Laura Hirst Alliance Community Homecare
Kirklees Team Leader (Community)
- Sarah Novak Active Social Care Limited
- Ibrahim Nana Active Social Care Limited
- Rachel O'Sullivan Elms Activity Centre Day Service
Kirklees Team Leader
(Care Home)
- Kulsum Patel Aden Mount Care Home
- Farzad Rezaei Holme House Nursing Care Home
- Danielle Walker Holme House Nursing Care Home
New To Care
- Nina Buchkovska Routes Healthcare
- Joshua Wrigley Aden Court Care Home
- Nishant Dinodia Choices Homecare
Nursing Professional
- Heather Jackson Aden Court Care Home
- Eleanor Luke Heatherstones Nursing Home
- Natalie Gray St Winifred's Nursing Home
Support Team Member
- Cheryl Page Aden Court Care Home
- Louise Murray Longroyds & Pilling House Care Home
- Lisa Rawlings Aden Court Care Home
Congratulations to everyone who has reached the finalist stage. We look forward to celebrating your achievements at the awards ceremony.
Kirklees & Calderdale Care Awards 2026
Thursday 12 November 2026
Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield
6pm until midnight
We wish all our finalists the very best of luck!
Headline Sponsors
“We are delighted to be sponsoring KirCCA’s Care Awards again this year! We are a KirCCA partner, and we help Care Homes and Nursing Homes with their commercial laundry equipment and dishwasher service and supply requirements. We are looking forward to recognising and celebrating the amazing social care workforce in Kirklees and Calderdale at the Care Awards in November!”
“We are very excited to support KirCCA’s Care Awards 2026! As experts in Corporate Immigration & Compliance Law, we are proud sponsors of KirCCA and have established an excellent relationship with care providers across the sector. We recognise the dedication of the people and organisations working to improve the lives of vulnerable residents in our society. We wish all the nominees the best of luck and look forward to celebrating the amazing work happening across Kirklees and Calderdale!”
Award Sponsors
