Mayo finalist goes for honour at national care awards

NHI have announced that a representative from a Mayo nursing home will be vying for top honours as a finalist in the Nursing Home Ireland Care Awards 2019, in association with Homecare Medical.

Madeline Syron of Sonas Nursing Home Moyridge, Ridgepool Road, Ballina, is a finalist in the Nursing Home Social and Recreational Programme Award.

Ballina native Madeline is one of 27 finalists across a range of disciplines within the nursing home sector who are going forward to the national awards ceremony final that will take place Thursday, November 14, at Citywest Hotel in Dublin. She is one of three finalists in the Social & Recreational Programme Award category.

RTÉ presenter Marty Whelan will MC the awards ceremony.

Nominations were invited and submitted from 382 NHI member nursing homes that are based in communities across Ireland. The 10 award categories recognise nurses, carers, ancillary workers, activity coordinators, catering in nursing homes, innovation in dementia care, community initiative, end of life care and the contribution of residents to nursing home life.

Tadhg Daly, NHI, CEO, congratulated Madeline. “Congratulations to Madeline and Sonas Nursing Home Moyridge for reaching the final of this national awards ceremony. It is a marvellous accomplishment and well deserved.

“With nominations coming in from nursing homes across the country, and the standard of applications proving as outstanding as always, to be a finalist is deserving of recognition.

“The staff and residents of Sonas Nursing Home Moyridge, and the wider community, should be immensely proud of Madeline’s achievement in reaching the final.”