A nurse from Nuneaton who set up a business that has become a leading provider of complex care in the home has been shortlisted for a prestigious national business award for the second time this year.
Julia Senah, Clinical Director at Nuneaton-based Almond Care, established the business from her hospital bed more than 10 years ago before growing it to become one of the UK’s leading providers of complex care in the home.
Now she has been shortlisted in the ‘Hera’ category at the NatWest Everywoman Awards. The category celebrates the achievements of women entrepreneurs who established their business more than 10 years ago.
This is the second major national business award that Julia has been shortlisted for this year. She is currently also shortlisted for the Entrepreneur – Senior Leader category at the Black British Business Awards, which will reveal its winners next Friday 30 October.
Almond Care provides nurse-led complex care in the home to people living with conditions including spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, with an emphasis on offering bespoke care packages designed to enhance clients’ quality of life.
Julia established the firm from her hospital bed, having been in receipt of critical care following the birth of her son. This experience underpins Julia’s deep commitment to meeting clients’ needs as well as their clinical needs.
The rigorous judging process for the NatWest Everywoman Awards has already seen Almond Care make a detailed written submission nominating her based on her outstanding achievements over the last decade.
Julia said: “I want to show that with good judgment, a sound business plan, tenacity and hard work, it really is possible to establish a successful business that makes a vital difference to its clients.
“It is wonderful to have been shortlisted for the NatWest Everywoman Awards and all the more so, coming just weeks after being shortlisted for the Black British Business Awards.”
The winners of the NatWest Everywoman Awards will be announced on Thursday 3 December 2020 in an online ceremony.
Almond Care – a specialist home care agency that provides complex care at home to adults and children with conditions such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), acquired brain injury (ABI) and other neurological conditions – is celebrating after winning at the LaingBuisson Awards last week.
