Say thank you to someone who cares and nominate them for a Care Award.
Do you have a friend, neighbour or family member who is looking after someone with a long-term illness or disability, or has provided outstanding support for carers? Please take a moment to recognise them, and let us know why they deserve a Care Award.
Nominations are now open until midnight on 8 February 2019.
1. How to nominate
Request a paper nomination form by calling 020 7641 5497 or emailing rsvp@westminster.gov.uk
Take a look at the award categories and criteria to help you with your nomination.
The closing date and time for nominations is midnight on Friday 8 February 2019.
Criteria
The Westminster Care Awards are open to anyone who is an unpaid carer living in the City of Westminster or caring for a Westminster resident, or a local person who has offered outstanding support for carers.
Please provide examples in support of your nomination, if possible. This information will be used by the judges in making their decision.
Commitment
Please provide examples of how the carer helps the person or people they care for to remain as independent as possible in their own home or in their care home. This could include helping to improve their health and wellbeing and other ways they improve the quality of life of the person they care for.
Impact
Please let us know how the person you are nominating has made a difference to the life of the person they care for; this may include taking them to local activities, helping to improve local services or maintaining links with other carers or organisations in the community.
Inspiration
Please let us know how the person you are nominating is an inspiration or role model to carers, people and the wider care community.
Please include any information on how they balance their caring role with the needs of their everyday lives such as by looking after a family, balancing the pursuit of their own ambitions with caring, or ensuring the rights of the person they care for, or other carers, are upheld.
2. Categories
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Unpaid carer of someone with mental health needs
This award is open to any adult who provides care and support to a friend or family member with mental health needs or dementia in their own home.
Unpaid carer of someone with dementia
This award is open to any adult who provides care and support to a friend or family member with mental health needs or dementia in their own home.
Unpaid carer of someone with learning disabilities
Any adult who provides care and support to a friend or family member with learning disabilities in their own home.
Unpaid carer of someone with physical disabilities
Any adult who provides care and support to a friend or family member with physical disabilities in their own home.
Young carer
Anyone under the age of 18 who looks after someone in their family who has a disability, illness, mental health condition or addiction.
Befriender, voluntary or community carer
People who volunteer to provide care and support to others, through volunteering with a local organisation, a charity or the council. This may include being a befriender - often providing support and companionship to a range of people who may be isolated or have no family, usually by visiting them at home.
Unpaid end of life carer
Any person who has helped someone approaching the end of their life, by providing practical or emotional support.
Carer supporting other carers
This award is for an organisation or a paid carer who has provided outstanding support for carers or has improved the visibility of carers in the community
Health visitor
For a health visitor who has provided support to families of young children up to five years old under exceptional circumstances.
3. Guidelines
Please aim for around 300 words, and no more than 500.
Please let us know:
- a little about the caring role of the nominees
- the impact they have had on the life of the person they care for
- any other information that supports your nomination
4. Event
Shortlisted carers and the people who nominate them will be invited to a free awards ceremony on Monday 25 March 2019 at 20 Cavendish Square, the Royal College of Nursing.
As well as the awards ceremony, there will be food, drink, entertainment and a chance to hear the inspiring stories of other carers.
Respite care will be available for the person you care for if required.
Last updated: 9 January 2019