The Bridge Community Care has won The Home Care Employer Award at the Great British Care Awards Yorkshire & Humber 2026, held on Friday 6 November at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
The award recognises The Bridge as an employer, and reflects the work of every colleague across our services. It was one of three wins for The Bridge on the night, alongside individual awards for Jed Thomson and Ryan Pearce.
Regional winner: The Home Care Employer Award
An award for every colleague at The Bridge
The Home Care Employer Award celebrates organisations that support, value and develop their people. For The Bridge, it is recognition of the culture our colleagues have built together, and of a team that shows care, commitment and kindness every day, often in ways nobody sees.
This award belongs to every member of the team, from the colleagues supporting people in our services to those working behind the scenes. Thank you all for making The Bridge what it is.
About the awards
The Great British Care Awards celebrate excellence across the social care sector, recognising the individuals and organisations that make a real difference to the lives of the people they support. The Yorkshire & Humber ceremony brought together care providers from across the region.
Individual awards for Jed and Ryan
Jed Thomson won The Co-production Award, which recognises people who make sure those receiving care have a genuine voice in decisions about their support and their lives. Ryan Pearce won The Care Assessor / Planner Award, which celebrates the people who assess needs and plan care around each individual. Everyone at The Bridge is incredibly proud of them both.
Celebrating all of our finalists
The Bridge went into the evening with seven finalists. Alongside the three winners, we were represented by Sunday Wale Adedoye (The Care Home Worker Award), Henna Uddin (The Home Care Team Award), Darrell Groves (The Care Innovator Award) and Lesley Burton (The Workforce Development Award).
Being shortlisted alongside so many strong nominations from across the region is an achievement in itself, and each of them was a credit to The Bridge on the night. Thank you to everyone who came along to support them.
