Bettystown carer chosen as a finalist for national awards
A Bettystown carer has been announced as a regional winner of the Comfort Keepers Homecare Carer of the Year Awards 2024 at a special day of celebrations at the leading Irish home care provider.
Janet McCrea received the prestigious accolade for her outstanding client care, passion, and dedication to her work in the community.
She received the award at an event this week at Comfort Keepers’ Navan branch office surrounded by friends and her Comfort Keepers colleagues, also marking the company’s National Day of Joy to encourage joy and elevate the human spirit in everyday moments.
Comfort Keepers, the nationwide, quality provider of award-winning home care services, employs over 130 people at its Navan base. On the day, the team also celebrated its valued employees with five, ten and fifteen years’ service who together have been providing vital home care across Meath. The team also took this opportunity to unveil Comfort Keepers’ new brand identity.
Janet was chosen as one of eleven branch finalists from around the country.
Janet, mother of two children with five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and soon to celebrate her 70th birthday, is from Bettystown and originally from Straid, a small village in County Antrim. With 30 years in caring, Janet loves her role and the fact that every day is different with her clients.
Collette Gleeson, Managing Director at Comfort Keepers who also celebrated her ten years’ service at the event said:
"Our annual awards and our Day of Joy is a really important opportunity for us to honour the hard work of members of our teams who have been providing the highest quality care for our clients in their own homes while spreading joy in their communities. Our dedicated home carers are the heart and soul of Comfort Keepers, and Janet plays a key role in our Meath team. It is only with her dedication to outstanding care and brightening the lives of our clients in the comfort of their own homes, that we can provide people with the highest quality of life that is achievable.
“Janet exemplifies extraordinary dedication and a boundless willingness to support her clients. She is a fabulous ambassador for Comfort Keepers and an incredibly deserving regional winner for our Carer of the Year awards."
On receiving the accolade, Janet said:
“I am honoured by this recognition. My mother lived independently at home until she was 89 so I appreciate the difference that makes to our clients’ quality of life. I love being able to help my clients do things and bring a little sunshine to their lives with a little story, song or dance – it lights up their faces and brings a smile to mine. I couldn’t sit in the house all day so I hope to carry this on for another bit.”
Comfort Keepers works closely with the HSE, their clients, and their families to deliver quality, person-centred home care services that are designed to keep people happy at home for as long as possible. Its mission is to provide people with the highest quality of life that is achievable, treating each client with the respect and dignity they deserve. Comfort Keepers’ management team collectively has over 100 years’ experience working in the healthcare industry.
In addition, Comfort Keepers has also recently won the ‘Champion Homecare Provider of the Year 2024’ award from the All-Ireland Business Foundation and the ‘Operational Excellence in Healthcare’ award at the Operational Excellence Awards 2024.