Our Awards & Industry Recognition Across Tanglewood Care Homes

When searching for an award winning care home in your area, you’re looking for reassurances, that the elderly care home you are deciding on is a home that is not only caring but recognised for doing things exceptionally well.

Across the Tanglewood Care Homes group, our homes in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the Midlands and the North West of England have received awards and finalist recognition for leadership, care quality activities, hospitality and team excellence.

Awards that reflect what families feel every day 

From national recognition to local awards and finalist places, our homes are celebrated for compassionate care, outstanding teams, and the communities we build across Lincolnshire, Nottingham, and the Midlands, as well as in Yorkshire and North West England.  

Top 20 Care Home Group in the UK – carehome.co.uk Awards 2026

Tanglewood Care Homes has been named one of the Top 20 Recommended Mid-Size Large Care Home Groups in the UK in the carehome.co.uk Awards 2026.

Unlike many industry awards, the carehome.co.uk awards are based on reviews from residents and their families and friends, making this recognition particularly meaningful to our teams.

Being named among the UK’s Top 20 care home groups reflects the experiences of the people who know our homes best and our commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centred care across the Tanglewood group.

Lincolnshire Care Awards 2026 – A Hat-Trick of Wins for Tanglewood

Tanglewood Care Homes celebrated a hat-trick of wins at the Lincolnshire Care Awards 2026, recognising the exceptional people who make a difference to residents’ lives every day.

Among those recognised was Gemma Woodcock, who was named Care Home Registered Manager of the Year.

The awards celebrate excellence across Lincolnshire’s care sector and recognise the dedication, leadership and compassion demonstrated by care professionals throughout the county.

Susan Bullock – Care Home Worker Award National Finalist

Susan Bullock was named a 2026 Great British Care Awards National Finalist in the Care Home Worker Award category.

The national recognition follows Susan’s success at the Yorkshire & Humberside Great British Care Awards and celebrates her dedication to providing exceptional care and support to residents.

Wendy Trotter – Ancillary Worker Award National Finalist

Wendy Trotter was selected as a 2026 Great British Care Awards National Finalist in the Ancillary Worker Award category.

The award recognises the vital contribution made by colleagues working across care homes whose dedication helps create welcoming, safe and supportive environments for residents.

Carla Omerta – Care Home Activity Organiser Award National Finalist

Carla Omerta was named a 2026 Great British Care Awards National Finalist in the Care Home Activity Organiser Award category.

The award recognises the important role activities and wellbeing teams play in creating meaningful experiences, encouraging participation and supporting residents to continue doing the things they enjoy.

Humberston House – Top 20 Care Home in Yorkshire & The Humber 2026

Humberston House has received further independent recognition in the carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2026, being named among the Top 20 Care Homes in Yorkshire & The Humber.

The carehome.co.uk awards are based on reviews submitted by residents and their families and friends, making this recognition a reflection of their experiences of the care, support and community at the home.

This latest award adds to Humberston House’s growing list of care industry recognition and reflects the dedication of the whole team.

Bingley Park – Rated Good Across All Five CQC Areas

Bingley Park achieved a Good CQC rating across all five assessment areas following its first Care Quality Commission inspection.

The rating recognises the standards established by the team and the quality of care and support provided to residents since the home opened.

CQC inspections consider whether a care service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, providing families with an independent assessment of the quality of a care home.

Tanglewood Care Home, Horncastle – Outstanding for Caring

Tanglewood Care Home in Horncastle continues to demonstrate exceptional standards of compassionate care, achieving an Outstanding CQC rating for Caring in its latest assessment.

The home is rated Good overall, with the Outstanding rating for Caring providing independent recognition of the compassion, dignity and person-centred support delivered by the team.

For residents and families looking for a care home in Horncastle and Lincolnshire, CQC ratings provide an important independent measure of the standards of care they can expect.

View Tanglewood Care Home’s latest CQC assessment

East of England Great British Care Awards Recognition

Tanglewood colleagues have also been recognised through the Great British Care Awards East of England, celebrating excellence across a range of roles within social care.

Recognition included:

• Wendy Trotter – Ancillary Worker Award
• Emma Johnson – Frontline Leaders Award
• Debbie Cliff – Care Assessor / Planner Award

Award Winning Care Group recognition 

At Tanglewood, we are proud to be a nationally recognised leader in quality care services, our homes have multiple ‘Outstanding’ ratings by the Care Quality Commission and we’ve a presence in the UK’s Top 100 Care Homes, reflecting our commitment to excellence across the Tanglewood care group.  

Celebrated across the UK for care, culture, and community 

Our awards recognise what matters most: quality of care, team excellence, leadership, activities, and resident experience. 

• Outstanding Smaller Group Care Provider (ianlists, 2022)
  Recognition of our approach to care quality and service across the group. 

• Top 100 Care Homes in the UK (Lottie Awards, 2025)
  A national award judging care quality and workplace culture. 

Award Winning Care Homes in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and the Midlands

All of our Tanglewood care homes are close-knit communities made up of residents, families, team members, friends and partners, all coming together to create welcoming, happy homes for everyone who walks through our doors.

We are more than just a care provider. It’s our exceptional colleagues, dedicated care home teams and the wider Tanglewood family that set us apart. Our assisted living homes are regularly celebrated by residents and their families, as well as recognised within the care industry for excellence in residential, dementia, palliative, elderly day care and respite care.

Award-Winning Care Homes in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is home to a number of our nationally recognised Tanglewood homes, including Outstanding-rated services and award-winning teams.

Holbeach Meadows – Holbeach, Lincolnshire

• “Outstanding” CQC Rating (2025)

• Care Team Award Finalist – Holbeach Meadows Team

Holbeach Meadows is officially rated Outstanding, the highest possible rating, recognising excellence in leadership, safety, responsiveness, and care standards.

Meadows Park Care Home in Louth, Lincolnshire

• Top 100 Care Homes in the UK – Lottie Awards (2025)

• Tanglewood Olympics Winner (2024) for innovative resident engagement

Meadows Park has gained national recognition for both care quality and its creative approach to keeping residents active and involved.

Toray Pines Care Home in Coningsby, Lincolnshire

• Ancillary Worker Award Finalist – Linda Nicholson

• Care Home Activity Organiser Award Finalist – Jo Johnson

Toray Pines is recognised for the strength of its whole-home team, from activities to behind-the-scenes roles that shape daily life.

Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston, Lincolnshire

• Rising Star Award (Linca Care Awards, 2023)
  Winner: Care Manager Edgars Rezanovs

This Boston care home team’s leadership recognition reflects strong management, clear communication, and confidence in providing quality care.

Award-Winning Care Homes in Yorkshire

Families looking for an award-winning care home in Yorkshire will find multiple recognised Tanglewood services.

Humberston House – (Yorkshire & Humber region)

• “Outstanding” CQC Rating (2025)

• Care Home Worker Award Winner (Yorkshire & Humber, 2025) – Susan Bullock

• Care Home Chef Award Finalist – Jack Aisthorpe

Humberston House’s care home recognition spans both care and hospitality, from clinical excellence to restaurant-quality dining.

York Manor Care Home in York, North Yorkshire

• Ancillary Worker Award Nomination – Joana Cardosa

York Manor is recognised for personalised dining, resident recipes, and whole-family support.

Award-Winning Care Homes in Lancashire

Abbey Wood Lodge – Ormskirk, Lancashire

Part of the group recognised as Outstanding Smaller Group Care Provider (ianlists, 2022), reflecting consistent care quality and leadership standards.

Looking for an Award-Winning Care Home Near You?

If you’re searching for:

• Award-winning care homes in Lincolnshire
• Outstanding care homes in Yorkshire
• Five-star care homes in the Midlands
• Boutique care homes in Manchester or Lancashire

We’d always recommend arranging a visit. Awards are reassuring, but nothing replaces seeing the atmosphere, meeting the team, and asking your own questions.

Book a visit or find your nearest Tanglewood home to explore care in your area.

Do Awards Matter For Care Homes?

Awards can never tell the full story of a person experience, but the right recognition is a helpful signpost for quality care services. In elderly care and assisted living, care awards signal quality and consistency, how well a home performs over time, workplace culture, because teams being supported and stable reflects the care provided. Care home leadership reflects how well the home is run day to day operations, life enrichment, ie the activities, events and community connection of the care home. But also the little things, such as the quality of food, the level of hospitality, dignity, these details are especially im0protant when it comes to in continence care, person-centred care, older people and end of life care.