One night, two huge wins, and what the double-double means for you and your future

When you’re researching franchise opportunities in the care sector, how can you be sure the one you’re looking at truly stands head and shoulders above everything else on offer?

The answer? When an independent panel of judges tell you not once, but twice.

The annual Home Care Awards are very much like the Grammys of the care sector, and the 2026 event earlier this month delivered a huge win:

Radfield Home Care was named Gold Winner for Most Outstanding National Home Care Group or Franchise Network.

The award was accepted by Dr Hannah MacKechnie and Phil MacKechnie at the National Conference Centre, on behalf of every franchise partner, care professional, client, and member of the national team who has contributed to making Radfield what it is today.

“The strength of Radfield lies in the dedication of our franchise partners, Care Professionals, and national team who work together every day to support people to remain connected to what matters most.”

What made the judges’ verdict particularly remarkable is the language they used. They didn’t say Radfield was very good, or among the best. They said it was head and shoulders above the competition, and singled out the franchise support and the overall model as the reasons why.

Radfield has now won this national award twice, having also taken the top prize in 2023. The network has also received the Princess Royal Training Award in both 2022 and 2025, recognising the quality of its approach to developing the people who work within it.

This isn’t marketing – this is genuine industry recognition for what the franchise, and its partners, does every day for communities all around the country.

Alongside the national award, Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield was also named Gold Winner for Best Individual Home Care Franchise within a Network.

It’s a remarkable double-double win, and well worth considering what that actually means.

Some businesses are very good at building a strong national brand while the reality on the ground tells a different story. Others run excellent individual offices without ever quite achieving the coherence of a truly outstanding network. Radfield has managed both simultaneously, and the judges recognised exactly that. It’s a sign that the quality of this franchise is something which runs through every level of the Radfield Home Care franchise, from the national down to the local.

What do these awards mean for you?

Radfield has spent more than 40 years building something that genuinely makes a difference – to the clients it serves, to the communities its franchises are part of, and to the people who choose to build their businesses within the network. Awards like these are a reflection of that work, and of just how much can be achieved with Radfield as your partner in business.

So, if you’ve been thinking about what it might mean to be part of a franchise network like this one that the sector itself now recognises as the most outstanding of its kind, this could be the perfect time for us to have that conversation together.