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The 'record number' of people working for Caremark Redcar and Cleveland were nominated by their customers. They were all presented with a certificate and pin badge at the annual Carer of the Year awards. Due to the high number of nominees, the awards ceremony was spread across four days and took place in Redcar, Guisborough, and Brotton.
Each staff member had their nominations read out to them and the winners were chosen from the three main areas covered by Caremark: East Cleveland, Guisborough/Middlesbrough, and Redcar. There was also an award for staff who support people in the four supported housing schemes, of which Caremark is contracted to supply care. The Supported Housing Scheme Carer of the Year Award went to Ifeatu Okoye, nominated by her area managers, Emma Crane and Linda Teasdale, who said: "Ifeatu is so engaging with her clients and enjoys seeing them active and as independent as possible.
"She is so motivating to other staff who are on shift with her also." The Guisborough/Middlesbrough Carer of the Year Award was jointly won by Kerry-Anne Silk-Reeves and Amy Christon. One of Ms Silk-Reeves' nominators said: "Kerry-Anne is a ray of sunshine and is very supportive around my mental health and varying moods.
"If I didn’t have her, I wouldn’t know where I would be now." One of Ms Christon's nominators said: "I really like Amy, and she is very good to me. "She takes me where I want to go in the community, and she always goes above and beyond for me.
" The Redcar Carer of the Year Award went to Michelle Burr, with one of her nominators saying: "I am blessed with all of your carers, but Michelle is far and above the best. "She is first class with her work, and she cheers me up." The East Cleveland Carer of the Year Award went to Tracy Hutchinson.
One of her nominators said: "Tracy is always there to listen to me, and she knows how to cheer me up when I am feeling down in the dumps. "It is like she has done the job forever." The winners all received a trophy, certificate, flowers, and an awards badge.
Caremark Redcar and Cleveland care manager, Danielle Laverick, said: "The awards were based solely on the comments made by the people who matter the most, our customers, and this is what makes them so special. "We also realise that not every customer chose, or was in a position, to make a nomination, so many more of our carers did not receive an award, but every single member of staff who works for Caremark Redcar and Cleveland is deserving and in our eyes, they are all winners.".
