Butterfly Lodge wings its way to triple success at care awards
A Plymouth dementia nursing home has been announced as outright winner of three 'excellence' awards for its outstanding services at Plymouth City Council’s Celebrating Excellence in Care Awards 2025.
The awards celebrate the contributions of dedicated adult social care workers and teams across care homes, supported living, day centres, and domiciliary care.
Clare Sinclair, manager of Butterfly Lodge, said: “Our most treasured new accolade is that Butterfly Lodge was the overall winner in the ‘Excellence in Dementia Care’ category.
“But we are thrilled to have also scooped Deputy Manager of the Year and the People’s Choice awards, as well as a ‘highly commended’ in the Ancillary Worker of the Year category, and we are so delighted with this well-deserved recognition for each of the winners.”
Sarah McCaffrey was named Deputy Manager of the Year; laundry assistant Teresa Warren was given the People’s Choice award and housekeeper Kirsten Bradbury was ‘highly commended’ in the Ancillary Worker category.
Guests at the awards ceremony heard that Sarah “…always makes time for everyone, and nothing is too much trouble for her. She supports her team in all their endeavours and consistently prioritises the best interests of the home. She works tirelessly to ensure that the home as bright, friendly and welcoming in every possible way.”
Asked what it was like to work ‘as a team’ at Butterfly Lodge, Sarah praised the home’s manager, Clare Sinclair. She said: “We have the best manager; she guides us, teaches us; she’s absolutely amazing and I wouldn’t be here today without her.”
Teresa Warren and Kirsten Bradbury were praised for completing “…every task with care and with compassion. They take pride in their work, always making sure the residents’ clothing and bedding are fresh, clean and handled with dignity. They are an invaluable part of the team. They both embody the spirit of care and of excellence.”
All three winners cite the chance to make a genuine difference in the lives of their residents as the main reason they love their jobs, and residents’ smiles as their best reward.
People across the city were invited to nominate outstanding staff and teams, with an independent panel of judges reviewing the submissions and selecting the winners.
It is the second year running Butterfly Lodge has earned multiple awards for outstanding care.
The awards they won in 2025 illustrate the team’s ongoing pursuit of excellence, adding to their tally for 2024 which included outright wins for Clare Sinclair as Manager and for Culinary Team of the Year, as well as highly commended for Deputy Manager and Team of the Year.
Butterfly Lodge, which is in the St Budeaux area of Plymouth, is run by specialist dementia care provider Camelot Care, which also has homes in Bridgwater, Wellington and Yeovil, with a fifth due to open in Holsworthy this year.
