The winners of the 2010 Wales Care Awards were announced at the annual Wales Care Awards event at Cardiff’s City Hall on October 29.

More than 500 guests attended the evening event to see 49 nominees battle it out for gold, silver or bronze awards in 22 different awards categories. 

The Residential Care Practitioner Award was won by Inti Zirga of Newton Grange Care Home in Swansea and the Nurse Of The Year Award was won by Rachel Kemp of College Fields Nursing Home, in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.

The Exceptional Newcomer Award was won by Gordon Black of Greenbanks Homecare also in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.

Other awards categories included the Excellence In Mental Health Care Award, Excellence In Palliative And End Of Life Care Award and the Promoting Fulfilled Lives Award.

For a full list of winners see the awards link in the toolbar at the top of the page!