Delta Wellbeing shortlisted for five Great British Care Awards

Delta Wellbeing – a local authority trading company which is owned by Carmarthenshire County Council – has been shortlisted as finalists in five different categories in the Wales region: the Care Team Award, Care Innovator Award, the Putting People First Award and the Workforce Development Award, whilst response manager Sarah Vaughan is shortlisted for the Frontline Leaders Award.

Delta Wellbeing has a 24-hour community-based response service which supports residents in communities across Carmarthenshire with domiciliary care and other needs, helping to avoid hospital admissions and allowing people to live independently for longer.

They provide care for a short time until reablement or long-term care providers are found after patients leave hospital and provide emergency social care support to families who are struggling to care for loved ones while waiting for further assessments, increases in care provision or just need additional short-term support.

The response team provides support if there are concerns with care breakdown, sudden deterioration, crises, or concerns over the level of care needed, to allow the individual to regain strength and independence and remain at home for as long as possible.

Delta Wellbeing’s service is the first of its kind in Wales to be registered with Care Inspectorate Wales and it allows staff to provide the necessary care and support when visiting a client at their home.

Cllr Jane Tremlett, the council’s cabinet member for health and social services, said: “I am delighted that Delta Wellbeing’s response service has been recognised in the Great British Care Awards. To be shortlisted in five categories demonstrates just how unique and innovative this service is, helping our most vulnerable residents in times of crisis.

“Delta Wellbeing works closely with the council’s social services teams and with the health board to ensure residents’ ongoing care and support needs are met at home until reablement or a long-term package of care is put in place, helping to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.

“I would like to congratulate the team for this much-deserved nomination, they work in sometimes very difficult circumstances, but their dedication and compassion never ceases to amaze me, always going the extra mile for their clients, and doing all they can to help improve their quality of life as much as possible.”

The Great British Care Awards will take place on November 15 in Cardiff.