Bea Porup at Kernow House in Launceston has been crowned Activities Coordinator of the Year and has won a Community Engagement Award for the Hospital and Complex Care Division in the Barchester Care Awards 2022 and is through to the national round of judging.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 12,000 residents living in Barchester’s 248 care homes and private hospitals across the country.

Categories range from ‘Registered Nurse of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

More than 2,950 nominations were received from homes and hospitals across the UK.

All entries were a very high standard and Bea Porup is over the moon to have been named the winner for the Hospital and Complex Care Division beating hundreds of other nominees.

As the winner for the Hospital and Complex Care Division, Bea Porup is through to the national finals in which the overall winner is decided.

They will join winners from across the UK at a special awards event in October to celebrate their outstanding achievements and discover if they have won a national award.

General manager, Leigh Stanley said: “This is an amazing achievement and the whole home is supporting Bea. We are so proud of her.”

Kernow House is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals .Kernow House provides nursing care.