Belong Morris Feinmann celebrates awards of excellence in social care.
The spirit of compassion and devotion is well and truly thriving in Manchester as carers at dementia specialist, Belong, scooped accolades at its annual Champion Awards. Colleagues from the Belong Morris Feinmann experience team, alongside Caroline Clifton and Lisa Armstrong, were all recognised for their exceptional performance supporting older people to live an active and fulfilling later life.
Winners from the Didsbury village, and its corresponding home care service, Belong at Home, collected their trophies to rousing applause from colleagues from across the region at the iconic Hallé St Peter’s venue in Manchester
The experience team picked up the Community Engagement Award after a distinguished year of projects working with local personalities, businesses, and schools for its vibrant experiences programme. It has also opened its doors in the name of neighbourly support for those in need of an extra helping hand.
A notable triumph from the past year, they established The Tomforte Community Choir, enlisting Manchester choirmaster extraordinaire, Dan McDwyer, to lead the weekly rehearsals and stage special performances for the King’s Coronation, Chanukah, and Christmas.
The re-launch of Morris Minors, a weekly stay-and-play session inviting babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to share multi-sensory learning experiences with the older residents has also proven to be a hit. In a similar theme, the benefits of intergenerational relationships have been seen in many a session with visiting schoolchildren to share in singing and dancing or when enjoying coffee and a catch-up.
In other examples, utilising close links with the Jewish community has resulted in experiences including previewing young artists’