Residents and their families have rated not-for-profit charity, Care South, as one of the Top 20 Care Home Groups. It has held this award for three consecutive years thanks to the high quality of care consistently provided by team members within the company.

Simon Bird, chief executive, Care South, added: “We are delighted to have received the Top 20 Award for the third year running based on reviews from residents, their families and friends. I would like to thank everyone who has taken time to leave a review, which is such a good endorsement of consistent consumer satisfaction. Your reviews mean so much to our wonderful carers.”

There are nearly 17,000 care homes in the UK caring for around half a million people, with over 12,000 of the homes supporting older people aged 65 and over.

At the Care Home Awards, the top care home groups receive an award based on reviews from residents, relatives and friends on the care home reviews guide, carehome.co.uk.

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “It is a huge achievement to be named as one of the Top 20 care home groups in the UK by the residents and their families, who have experienced for themselves the care and support being given at the care home.

“Our awards, which celebrate the excellent care given by care home groups, show Care South ensures it gives first-rate care throughout its homes and we would like to congratulate it on being a top care home group.

“These top performing care home groups are making a profound difference to residents’ lives with compassion, respect and dignity at the centre of their care.”

Simon Bird added: “It goes without saying that we could not receive the award without our fantastic frontline care staff in all our care homes who always go above and beyond to provide the very best for those in our care. We really appreciate all our staff and the great lengths they go to make our residents’ experiences in later life the best they can be.”

The average group review score for Care South is 9.6/10 with the majority of homes ranking even higher. To find out more visit: https://www.carehome.co.uk/care_search_results.cfm/searchgroup/36152020DORB