A Pembrokeshire supported employment programme and a Pembrokeshire project supporting people living with dementia are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Accolades awards.
The Accolades, which are run by Social Care Wales, are awards that recognise, celebrate and share excellent social care, early years and childcare work in Wales.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s social care and housing department’s ‘Pembrokeshire Supported Employment Programme’ won the award for ‘Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion’ for its work in encouraging people with a disability to aspire to work.
The programme provides supported employment in a range of situations, from cafés to business administration and grounds maintenance to social media. In all cases, people are fully supported in their job role.
Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services won the ‘Supporting people who live with dementia’ award for its ‘Dementia Supportive Communities’ project, which aims to improve the lives of people living with dementia, their families and carers.
The project has created a network of dementia support groups to help people living with dementia achieve the best quality of life possible, feel part of their community and feel confident, understood and respected, and to continue to enjoy their hobbies and interests.
Seven winners were presented with their awards at this year’s Accolades ceremony held in Cardiff on Thursday, 21 April. The awards were hosted by well-known broadcaster Garry Owen and Social Care Wales’s Chief Executive Sue Evans.
More than 70 entries and nominations from across Wales were received for the 2022 awards. A panel of expert judges whittled them down to a final shortlist of 14 projects and 10 care workers.
The judges included members of Social Care Wales’s Board, representatives from organisations across social care, early years and childcare, and people with experience of using care and support.
Mick Giannasi CBE, Chair of Social Care Wales, said: “The Accolades are our way of saying thank you to everyone working in social care and early years and childcare who has delivered great care to make things better for the people they support.
“The past two years have been incredibly difficult, but we should be proud of all our social care and early years and childcare workers who have offered their support, kept people safe and helped those they care for to live the lives that matter to them.
“Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, you should be very proud of your achievements. Thank you all for everything you do.”
Sue Evans, Social Care Wales’s Chief Executive, added: “Once again this year the standard of entries we received has been incredibly high. The judges had a difficult task in deciding the winners as there was very little to separate some of the finalists.
“It was a privilege to host the Accolades awards ceremony and to be among so many who truly make a difference to the lives of the people of Wales. The experience has shown just how many great examples of excellent care and support we have, and the valuable and positive difference social care and early years and childcare workers are making to so many people’s lives.
“Congratulations to all our deserving winners. We’re very fortunate to have so many committed and hard-working people supporting our communities.”
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