A DAWLISH care home has been selected for the final of the National Care Awards 2021.

Sefton Hall in Dawlish has been nominated in the Best Care Home, Best Care Team and Respect and Dignity (in a care home), categories.

Manager Gabriela Ogreanu said: ‘This is fantastic news coming after such a traumatic 18 months for our industry.

‘It is a testament to the dedication and loyalty of all the staff at Sefton Hall. We are very proud of all of them.’

Winners of the National Care Awards will be announced at a virtual Awards Presentation on Friday, November 19.

Multi-award winning and highly rated by the Care Quality Commission, Sefton Hall is part of the Southern Healthcare group, which also runs nursing homes in Exeter, Plymouth and Seaton.

The National Care Awards is an annual event organised by Caring Times magazine, a management magazine for the social care sector.

Caring Times reflects the opinions of the social care sector, focusing on news affecting the private, public and not-for-profit providers of nursing and residential care.

The awards were devised to celebrate the very best people in the long-term care sector, by highlighting excellence and rewarding those who work tirelessly to provide consistently outstanding care.

There were 18 categories to enter overall and there were four or five finalists in each category.

All finalists are reviewed by two independent judges for each category.

For more information and all categories, please visit