Devon Bluebird wins Carer of the Year in the South West Regional Finals of The Great British Care Awards 2017

Debbie Foxford, a Devon Bluebird Care Assistant based in the East Devon Care Hub was announced as the Regional Winner at a ceremony in Bristol at the weekend.

Debbie has worked with Bluebird Care East Devon, Exeter and Exmouth for two and a half years and is based from our Care Hub in Honiton serving the East Devon community.

She said: “I worked in the hospitality industry before and have always enjoyed working with people. I never felt nervous about becoming a care assistant. That’s down to two things – I love working with people and I had great training with Bluebird Care.”

Debbie has a Care Certificate and has passed her NVQ2. She’s taken a number of courses with Bluebird Care, including handling and medication, manual handling, food and hygiene and first aid. Currently studying for her NVQ3, specialising in dementia, she recently won Bluebird Care East Devon Care Worker of the Year 2017 in the annual company Summer Awards, due, her Registered Manager Kirsty Warren says, to “her hard work and never saying ‘no’”.

Director William Flint said, ““Sara and I always feel incredibly proud of our team of Devon Bluebirds, who since we launched in 2011 have now delivered over 650,000 hours of care to the communities we serve in Devon. However, ever since Debbie joined us she has shown all the characteristics of a truly outstanding Devon Bluebird – kind, courteous, consistent in her care and her work - but above all, naturally caring and empathetic. We can’t wait to take her to Birmingham in March to the Nationals and represent our region in these important care sector awards.”