A HOME care provider which has bases the Black Country has been awarded the highest accolade for business success a company can receive in the UK.

Home Instead Senior Care, which has offices in Netherton, Stourbridge, Hagley and Halesowen, was given a Queen’s Award for Enterprise on her majesty’s 90th birthday.

The company, which started their specialist elderly care services in 2005, has been granted the award for the “innovation their service has brought to the home care sector”.

The award also recognised the company’s care, including the social wellbeing of clients who benefit from minimum one hour visits, delivered by familiar caregivers, who are matched to clients based on shared interests.

Trevor Brocklebank, chief executive, said: “On behalf of our national network we are honoured to receive this prestigious business accolade.

“Together we provide five million hours of relationship-led homecare each year. We couldn’t do this without our dedicated army of caregivers on the ground.

“This award pays testimony to their devotion to our mission to change the face of ageing in the UK.”

Home Instead is one of 243 companies to receive the prestigious award this year which is given in recognition of outstanding achievement by UK businesses in innovation international trade or sustainable development.