Horace Boston, Senior Housing Manager for Jewish Care’s retirement living apartments has been named Care Employee of the Year at the Caring UK Awards.
Jewish Care’s CEO, Daniel Carmel-Brown, says, “I want to wish Horace a huge congratulations. He truly deserves this award.
“Horace has dedicated over a decade to providing outstanding person-centred support to each person at Jewish Care’s retirement living apartments. He builds strong, positive relationships with tenants and their families who often tell us how much they appreciate his kindness and the way he supports people to maintain their independence and identity.
“He ensures tenants feel supported, follow their passions, and discover new ones. Horace’s leadership and commitment to tenants and to his staff team is a testament to his exceptional approach to care, ensuring that each tenant can live independently while being part of an active, vibrant Jewish community.”
Spanning Jewish Care’s retirement living schemes, including the ACRO-approved Pears Court, Selig Court, and Wohl Court, as well as Shebson Lodge retirement living in Southend, Horace’s has provided outstanding leadership and high-quality care and support at Selig Court apartments for the past 10 years. His contributions to the wider social care community include serving as Chair of the Barnet Skills for Care group for Extra Housing Schemes. Horace always ensures that the people he supports are able to engage with the local community and he champions the pursuit of their interests.
His work involves listening to their personal stories, understanding what motivates them, and providing care that reflects their unique experiences. Horace is admired and respected by residents and their families for his personalised approach and his hard work.
At Selig Court, he leads the team to care for tenants ranging from 66 to 101 years old, a number of whom are Holocaust survivors and refugees who fled Nazi persecution.
This includes Rachel Levy, BEM, who says, “Horace is calm, immensely caring and I admire the way that he deals with people, especially tenants and their families. I feel enormously privileged to know Horace. He should be very proud of the vital role he plays in the lives and wellbeing of many older people. He is most worthy of this award, and I am delighted for him.”
Horace cares deeply about people and is innovative in his approach to ensuring that tenants at Jewish Care have the best possible support. Horace has piloted a healthcare scheme at Selig Court retirement living with Whzan digital health and his approach to care is entirely person-centred. He works with the team to make advanced care plans and find out what matters most to people.
Another of Selig Court’s tenants, Eva Spector, expressing her admiration, adds, “I do feel Horace is exceptional.”
Horace’s Care Employee of the Year Award is a testament to his tireless commitment to the people he supports, including the staff team and the volunteers across Jewish Care and to his outstanding leadership in the social care sector.
Horace comments, “There are many people at Jewish Care that I’d like to thank for the support and recognition of me as a manager and for our retirement living service, to empower us to create the best environment possible for our tenants to live independently, with support. This award would not be possible without the truly amazing people I work who make my job fun and rewarding. I feel honoured and blessed to be part of the amazing group of individuals in our team.
“The tenants are special individuals across our retirement living and we build relationships with one another, which is what makes the job so special. I know that our managers will go on to win awards too, because they recognise that each person is unique and they are motivated by our values of integrity and care, providing personalised, compassionate support to each individual.”