Kathy Hillcoat says she is 'amazed' to win after taking up the career less than a year ago
A carer has said she is thrilled after being given a best newcomer award at the age of 76.
Kathy Hillcoat, from Leicester Forest East, took up the job less than a year ago after being made redundant from her previous role as a supermarket worker.A spokeswoman for Home Instead, the home care service she works for, said she was "incredibly proud" of Mrs Hillcoat. Mrs Hillcoat won the Best Newcomer to Care award in the Care Professional of the Year awards, organised by Inspired to Care, a Leicestershire County Council team."I really love going out to work and I just want to carry on. There aren't many jobs where you get thanked every day.
"Because I am older, I can't do my duties as fast as the younger ones but I'm probably able to talk to people differently." She said after working for British Gas for many years, she had taken up a job in a supermarket but had been made redundant when it closed in February.
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