Cardiff care home named Wales Care Home of the Year

A care home in Cardiff is celebrating after winning a national award. 

Care UK’s Llys Cyncoed, on Cyncoed Road, has won in ‘Regional Care Home of the Year Midlands and Wales’ in the Caring UK awards.

The Caring UK awards celebrate excellence in the care industry and pay tribute to the care home teams making an outstanding contribution to caring for older people. 

The Llys Cyncoed team received praise for their resident-centred approach, with care plans constantly evolving to meet each resident’s needs. 

Each day the dining team provide delicious, nutritious food. The choice and diversity of the menu is driven from feedback from residents to ensure that they are offered meals they want. 

The team were also complimented on the warm and welcoming atmosphere, where everyone feels proud to work and live in the home.

The judges noted the teams extensive training which is backed-up with monthly supervisions and continuing professional development. Regular audits ensure the highest quality of service across all departments and the home has excellent working relationships with CIW Inspectors as well as Public Health Wales and Cardiff Council.

Virgil Frincu, General Manager at Llys Cyncoed, said: “We are over the moon to have won the ‘Regional Care Home of the Year Midlands and Wales’ in this year’s Caring UK Awards.  

"Winning this award shows the team's dedication and creative problem-solving in ensuring that each and every resident lives a happy and fulfilling lives. It's amazing to see how the team creates activities that are precisely tailored to each resident and develops ways for encouraging self-confidence and purpose.

“I’d like to thank our team at Llys Cyncoed for all their hard work and determination to make the home a special place to live. Well done everyone!” 

Designed to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives, while also promoting independence, Llys Cyncoed incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities. The building has been configured into a series of neighbourhoods to help facilitate the creation of close-knit communities and encourage social interaction among the residents.

To find out more information about Llys Cyncoed, contact Director of Community Relations at Llys Cyncoed, Elisabeth May, on elisabeth.may@careuk.com, call 02920 001689 or visit careuk.com/ /llys-cyncoed.