Luxury care home provider, Oakland Care, has been awarded a ‘Gold’ accreditation from one of the leading global standards for people management, Investors in People.
Investors in People is an internationally recognised organisation that has been dedicated to ‘making work better’ for more than 30 years. Their work supports leaders, employees, and companies to work together to create effective, positive, and thriving working environments.
Oakland Care has been named as the latest organisation to join a 15,000-strong list of purpose-driven organisations across 75 countries, awarded an impressive ‘Gold’ status on their first attempt. This was assessed against Investors in People’s We Invest in People framework, which seeks to understand how an organisation leads, supports, and develops their employees.
Joanne Balmer BEM, Chief Executive Officer at Oakland Care, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded ‘Gold’ from Investors in People on our very first attempt. We do not take this lightly – we know we could not have achieved this without the hard work and dedication of all our team members.
“I am incredibly proud of every single one of them. They are true ambassadors of Oakland Care’s values. Thank you all for your unwavering dedication towards our residents and for making Oakland Care an incredible place to work.
Paul Devoy, Chief Executive Officer of Investors in People, added: “We’d like to congratulate Oakland Care. Gold accreditation on ‘We Invest in People’ is a fantastic effort for any organisation, and places Oakland Care in fine company with a host of organisations that understand the value of people.”
This title is just the latest award that the provider has received, having been named as a ‘Top Employer’ on the 2022 UK Top Employers List, building on their recognition as the only social care provider on the list in 2021. This achievement was a testament to the provider’s HR policies and people practices, in addition to the career and development opportunities on offer that are backed by competitive salaries.
