We’re delighted to share that our co-founder, Margaret-Anne Tibbs, has won a 2026 Times Sternberg Active Life Award.
The award, created by Sir Sigmund Sternberg in partnership with The Times, recognises people who make an outstanding contribution to their community and to public life after their 70th birthday.
Margaret-Anne received her award at 11 Downing Street in what she describes as “a completely unexpected honour for doing what I wholeheartedly believe in”.
The award means a great deal to everyone connected to Tibbs: the people we support, our volunteers, and the families who have found their way to us.
Thirteen years of putting people first
Margaret-Anne co-founded Tibbs Dementia Foundation 13 years ago because she believed dementia care should put the person, not the condition, at the centre.
That belief still shapes everything we do, from how we talk about dementia to the support we offer families. It starts with seeing the whole person.
Over those years, Tibbs has grown into somewhere people living with dementia, and those who love and care for them, can find real, practical support and know they’re not alone.
Why this award matters to us
The Times Sternberg Active Life Awards were set up in 2008 to recognise people who continue to give back, lead and inspire in later life. Margaret-Anne never set out to win an award. She has simply spent years believing that people living with dementia deserve more understanding, more connection and more hope.
This award belongs to everyone who has walked through the Tibbs door, shared their story, or reached out when things felt hard. It belongs to our volunteers, our partners and our team. And it belongs to Margaret-Anne, who made it all possible.
