Commercial laundry equipment specialist WASHCO has revealed the finalists of the 2024 Love Laundry Awards.
Since 2021, the Love Laundry Awards have celebrated the care home laundry heroes whose dedication and hard work contribute to the wellbeing and safety of residents.
Shortlisted in three categories – Laundry Hero Award, Laundry Team Award, and Care Home Group Award – the Love Laundry Awards 2024 finalists are:
Love Laundry Hero Award:
- Liane Cook, Scarlet House, Care UK, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Kirsty Gladwish, Lime Tree House, Southcare Homes, Ringmer, East Sussex
- Rachel Weatherill, Shelburne Lodge, Barchester, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Patricia Bell, Florence Justice Care Home, Newport, Wales
- Josephine Scammell, Loose Court, Regal Care Trading Limited, Maidstone, Kent
- Zhu Wang, Marriott House and Lodge, Barchester, Chichester, West Sussex
Love Laundry Team Award:
- Asterbury Place, Care UK, Ipswich, Suffolk
- Nantwich, Richmond Villages, Nantwich, Cheshire
- Ashgrove House, Warmest Welcome Ltd, Sandal, Wakefield
- Shelburne Lodge, Barchester, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Springbank Care Home, Spellman Care, Silsden, West Yorkshire
- Caldy Manor Residential Home, Wirral, Cheshire
- Kington Court Nursing Home, Rotherwood Healthcare, Kington, Herefordshire
- Dorset House Nursing Home, Rotherwood Healthcare, Droitwich, Worcestershire
Love Laundry Care Home Group Award:
- Care UK
- Bupa Care Services UK
- Regal Care Trading Limited
The winners will be announced on Wednesday 9 October at Care Show Birmingham during WASHCO’s talk at the People, Workforce & Wellbeing Theatre at 1:20pm.
The winners will all receive prize vouchers ranging from £250 to £500 to spend on electrical goods.
WASHCO’s marketing director, Emily Stoten, said: “Every year, it gets more difficult to shortlist the nominees. Reading about the dedication and determination of our laundry heroes is humbling. No matter whether they are shortlisted or not, they are all heroes worthy of our recognition.”
