Mayo finalist goes for honours at national care awards

A REPRESENTATIVE from a Co. Mayo nursing home has been included in the final shortlist vying for top honours at the Nursing Home Ireland Care Awards 2023, in association with Homecare Medical.

Mary McEveney, a kitchen assistant, has been working in the catering department at Cuan Chaitriona in Castlebar for the past 18 years. It has been both an honour and privilege for her to serve her residents during this time.

Mary is a powerful force in the workplace and uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed.

She gets great job satisfaction from helping our most vulnerable in society. Mary is inspired at work daily and there isn’t a day that goes by that one of her residents doesn’t put a smile on her face.

Mary is one of 24 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 on Tuesday, November 7, in The Round Room at The Mansion House.

Over 200 nominations were submitted to the awards process to recognise excellence in nursing home care.

Said Tadhg Daly, NHI CEO, in offering congratulations to Mary: “It is a remarkable achievement and well-deserved, with nominations pouring in from nursing homes all over the country. The applications consistently displayed exceptional excellence; therefore, being a finalist represents outstanding recognition and is truly an honour for those going forward.

“The staff and residents of the nursing homes should take immense pride in the finalists' accomplishment in reaching this stage.”