Our team at
Kenilworth Grange

I joined the team at Kenilworth Grange in October 2011. I’m a Registered Nurse, and I’ve continued my nursing education to achieve a master’s degree in nursing, as well as midwife and social and health care qualifications.

To do this role well, you need to be analytical and a team player. It’s important to be an effective communicator and a role model who can lead the team. You also need up-to-date clinical skills and the ability to manage the home.

I have a good rapport with my colleagues and enjoy managing the home as a unit. My favourite part of the day is ensuring the team's skill mix is just right. Contributing to health and safety training has been a highlight of my career, and I take great pride in empowering colleagues through clinical competencies.

I became the Lifestyle Lead at Kenilworth Grange after working as Lead Activities Coordinator. I decided to join Care UK because it is one of the leading providers of care, with an outstanding, friendly, well-led workforce, and it provides quality training and varied career paths in a supportive environment.

In this role, it’s important to be friendly, approachable and enthusiastic, and you need to have confidence in yourself. Good communication and organisational skills are also essential for planning ahead and thinking on your feet.

There are many sides to this role I love: putting a smile on someone’s face; building relationships with residents, relatives and my team; planning and running activities and living the Care UK values. I feel proud whenever I can make a difference to someone’s day and help residents to be included and supported in activities.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my family, taking my son to football and taking scenic country walks with my dogs. I also like all things arts and crafts.

I worked as a Care Assistant before applying for this position, and I always liked the side of the job where I made people happy, entertained them and saw them smile. You need to be enthusiastic in this role, be a people person and enjoy helping others.

I love that I can get my creative side out, bring it to life, share it with residents and see them enjoy it as much as I do. Because I work with people, the biggest highlight is getting to know everything about each individual and knowing how to make their days full of joyful things that I know they’ll love. It’s important to always be learning about residents and paying close attention to their needs whatever changes may occur.

Being able to support people to live fulfilled lives makes me proud of what I do.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time in nature, exploring new places, playing musical instruments and singing.

I’ve worked in care for the past 20 years and really enjoy it, but in my varied career I’ve also spent 10 years in the Royal Navy and even worked at the Ritz in London. I joined Care UK in 2016. I’ve been trained in management and have also achieved my food hygiene diploma.

As Head Chef, you need to be a good communicator with colleagues and residents. It’s important to listen to residents’ likes and dislikes and act on this information. I enjoy every day at Kenilworth Grange, but my favourite moments have to be preparing the cakes and biscuits for the home. I look forward to continuing to wo fill up the home with residents.

Outside of work, I enjoy restoring my 1974 VW Camper and watching football.

I joined Kenilworth Grange in 2008 after working as a Housekeeper in a hotel. In this role, it’s important to communicate with team members, residents and their families and friends. You must be organised to lead the team, good at problem solving and adaptable.

Most days at Kenilworth Grange are completely different, but I enjoy the mornings after all the team has arrived and been assigned their floors for the day. I also enjoy deep cleaning rooms and preparing them for new residents.

My proudest moments were the two times I was awarded a ‘GEM’ award for going the extra mile.

I love interacting with the residents and their families. I’m fond of my colleagues too, we have a good domestic team that work well together and are very supportive.

Outside of work, I like reading and solving puzzles like crosswords and sudoku. I also enjoy cooking and listening to Motown music. Once a month, I also catch up with old friends for a meal.