Middleton Hall has been judged to be the Best Continuing Care Retirement Community in the UK.

This most prestigious award was made at the Over 50s Housing Awards, run by Seniors Housing which is a world-wide organisation that comments and predicts trends in the retirement sector. Middleton Hall was judged as the Best Continuing Care Retirement Community in the UK. The judging panel said about Middleton Hall:
“The focus of the awards is to reward innovation and market prescience. It is very easy to sit on early success. It takes courage to risk an existing successful formula and innovate, change and refashion. The commitment to continuous improvement and innovation is rare. That the Middleton Hall community continues to evolve and grow is directly attributable to that enduring philosophy”

Investors in People Gold Award 2011 – Middleton Hall Retirement Village has been assessed as achieving the highest level of Investors in People  (IIP) – putting it in the top 200 IIP accredited companies in the UK.

IIP’s Assessor, Sheila Warren, said Middleton Hall Retirement Village’s approach to managing and developing its people was a fantastic example of best practice.

“It was great to see its employees’ pride and passion for the organisation,” she added

Middleton Hall Retirement Village has won the award as North East Care Employer of the Year. The award was presented at the annual Awards Gala in Newcastle, attended by over 300 people from the care sector.

The Great British Care Awards is supported by the Department of Health, The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Skills for Care, Ceretas and the English Community Care Association and celebrate excellence throughout social care, including statutory, independent and voluntary organisations.

In making the award, the judges commented “The very real desire to become the best retirement village impressed the judges. The culture of the organisation of working together at all levels is a real strength for Middleton Hall. They gave really positive examples of Innovation and Excellence”

Rating awarded on 12/06/2007: 3 Stars Excellent

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Environmental Health Award:
Tees Valley Food Hygiene Award – 5 Stars

Northumbria in Bloom 2011 – Gold Award and the Ron Grubb Memorial Trophy as the best grounds at a care facility

The Journal Fastest 50 – October 2011
Awarded to Middleton Hall Ltd for being one of the Journals fastest growing business