Staff from Balhousie care homes in Perthshire named as finalists at prestigious Scottish Care Awards

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Staff from care homes in Perthshire have been announced as finalists in a prestigious awards ceremony next month.Four members of the Balhousie Care Group team are in the running for top honours at the Scottish Care Awards.Cammy Head, senior carer at Balhousie Pitlochry and Lysette Ingram, carer at Balhousie Coupar Angus, have been selected as finalists for the Emerging Talent award.Balhousie Rumbling Bridge’s specialist Huntington’s Unit, meanwhile, has been shortlisted for the Specialist Service Unit of the Year award.Kyle Manns, regional learning and development facilitator, has been announced as a finalist in the Training, Learning and Staff Development award category.Since Cammy joined Balhousie Pitlochry three years ago, he has “shone” in his role as a carer and has “displayed an aptitude and passion for training others”, including his colleagues at Pitlochry and throughout the wider business.Cammy said: “I was really surprised to be nominated for this award and even more so to be a finalist.

It feels great to be nominated and that my passion has been recognised.”Fellow finalist, Lysette, was completely new to the care sector last year.She has gone on to apply to study to become a nurse while continuing to work at Balhousie Coupar Angus and has been accepted on a fiercely competitive student programme with the Open University.Lysette said: “It’s an honour to be a carer to all our lovely residents.

Shout out to my brilliant co-workers at Coupar Angus.”Balhousie Rumbling Bridge’s 18-bed Huntington’s unit is one of the only specialist facilities of its kind in Scotland that helps people living with a complex, degenerative disease.The unit provides its residents with a home where they feel safe and can continue to enjoy