Do you know someone who is giving outstanding care?

South Glos Council is asking people to nominate local care and support workers for South Gloucestershire's Care and Support Awards 2015. They are looking for people who have gone the extra mile in providing high quality care.

The categories are:

• Personal assistant of the year – somebody employed by a direct payment recipient, or a self-employed personal assistant
• Care home worker of the year – both residential and nursing homes
• Home care or supported living worker of the year – including those in Extra Care Housing
• Day services worker of the year

You can download the nomination form from www.southglos.gov.uk/careandsupportawards2015 and either email it to cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk or post it to:

Freepost plus RTCT-JXLE-EETT
South Gloucestershire Council
CAH - Partnerships and Commissioning Civic Centre
High Street
Kingswood
Bristol
BS15 9TR

If you would like to make your nomination over the telephone please call 01454 862356, leave a message with your name and telephone number and someone will ring you to take your nomination.

The closing date for nominations is Monday 14 December. Nominations are only eligible for people living in South Gloucestershire who are carers and support workers of residents aged 18 and over.

There will be an awards ceremony to celebrate the achievement of all those who have been nominated and to present the care and support workers chosen as finalists and winners with their awards.