The managing director of a care home in Wilton has been shortlisted in the Leaders in Care Awards 2024.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Wilton Place Care Home in Wilton are celebrating the nomination of managing director Natasha Lazovic as a finalist in the Leaders in Care Awards 2024 in the executive leader category.

In association with Care Home Professional magazine, the Leaders in Care Awards celebrate the achievements of care home providers in the UK and the suppliers that serve them. The award ceremony will take place on October 8, 2024 at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham.

A spokesperson from Barchester said: "Handling an extremely challenging role, Natasha leads the teams with a calm can-do attitude, she is a brilliant leader with an amazingly inspirational story and she truly deserves to win."

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Natasha came to the UK in 1994 from Serbia and commenced her training as a nurse. She joined Barchester in 2014 as regional director leading 10 homes, which then doubled to 20 as she became senior regional director, and as managing director she now oversees more than 80 care homes in the south division. 

Natasha says she is 'humbled' to be nominatedNatasha says she is 'humbled' to be nominated (Image: Barchester)

Wilton Place Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, offering residential and specialist dementia care, and is one of the care homes Natasha oversees.

Natasha said: “I am very humbled to be nominated for this award, and I am very proud to be part of the shortlist, and to be representing Barchester as a finalist.  It is an honour to be recognised for doing a job I love. 

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"I’ve just celebrated my 10 year anniversary with Barchester and those years have absolutely flown by, I’m looking forward to the next 10!”

Barchester Healthcare’s CEO Dr Pete Calveley said: “It comes as no surprise to me that Natasha has been shortlisted for this award.  I have had the pleasure of knowing and working alongside her for over 18 years, we’ve both just celebrated 10 years with Barchester.  Natasha is an incredible leader who is totally devoted to her teams and her residents. 

"I can think of no one who deserves this award more than she does.”