Our team at
Cathkin House

I joined Care UK as I was looking for a role that gave me a better work-life balance, and becoming Head Chef was a real highlight in my career.

In this role, you need to be well organised, work well under pressure, have high standards, work well with a team and have a good relationship with the residents. I love preparing nutritious meals for residents. Providing them with a balanced diet in a safe environment is the most important part of my role. I’m proud to work as part of a team that always wants to deliver a higher standard of care.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, football and fishing.

I love working at Cathkin House. I decided to join Care UK after hearing a lot of good things from a family member. I’m the home’s Dementia Care Coach and a Namaste Care Trainer, and I was proud to be nominated for the Care Newcomer award at the National Care Awards in 2023.

My job is to deliver care to a high standard and lead by example. To do this role well, you need to be passionate, patient, caring and able to work well in a team. Activities are my favourite part of the day because I have the opportunity to spend time with all the residents having fun, smiling and laughing with each other. I also enjoy providing Namaste care to those who cannot attend activities to give them a time to feel loved and pampered.

I feel proud of what I do when I bring smiles to residents’ faces and when I can comfort them and respect their choices.

When I’m not working, I enjoy attending fitness classes, listening to music and dancing and doing arts and crafts.

I worked as a Care Assistant and Domestic before becoming Head Housekeeper. This promotion was the biggest moment of my career so far. I joined Care UK because it is a good care provider to work for.

In this role, it’s important to be happy and enjoy chatting with the residents. I love working as part of the team at Cathkin House and making sure residents and their family are happy.

I feel proud when I receive good feedback from families and residents. I believe it’s important to respect them, as well as my colleagues.

When I’m not working, I enjoy going to see family and coming into work for days out with the residents.

I joined the Cathkin House team in 2017. I used to be self-employed, but I wanted a maintenance job with a little more reliability. I also thought that working in a care home would be a challenge, and something a bit different.

In my role I think it’s important to respect everyone, and to be kind, as well as be prepared to turn your hand to all sorts of tasks. Every day is different here, and I love supporting the residents in any way I can. I take pride in doing a good job for each person we care for, and in supporting my colleagues whenever they need me.