A CARE company, which has homes in Steeton and Glusburn, has been awarded national Investors in People accreditation.

The certification comes after the Czajka Care Group successfully introduced a number of new procedures to enhance the standard of service that residents receive.

It owns and operates Currergate Nursing Home in Steeton and Beanlands Nursing Home in Glusburn, as well as Fairmount Nursing Home, Brookfield Care Home and Staveley Birk Leas Nursing Home, which are all in Nab Wood, Shipley.

Czajka also provides purpose-built retirement homes and operates The Clubhouse at Fairmount Park, which is a members-only club with a wide range of leisure facilities.

The Investors In People assessors visited all Czajka’s sites and interviewed a cross-section of employees. They also took an in-depth look at the company’s business strategy, development opportunities for staff, the effectiveness of the management team and its recognition and reward schemes.

Areas that were highly commended include a recently introduced software system that assesses, plans, implements and evaluates every aspect of the care home business as well as storing detailed resident information.

Managing director Konrad Czajka said: “Employing great people is a key aspect of being successful in the care industry and to receive this globally recognised mark of excellence, that’s largely based on the positive attitude and pride within our team, is just fantastic.

“We always strive to realise the full potential of our people and this continually translates into the high standard of care and service that our residents enjoy. The assessors recognised this and were extremely complimentary about all of our homes, the optimistic mind-set of our entire team, and the fact our residents are at the heart of everything we do.”