Who Are Live In Care?

After spending many years in various management roles in retail, I founded Live in Care with my wife Elaine in 2014 after seeing that many large care organisations having lost their personal touch due to their sheer size. This has driven us to provide a much-wanted care service and more importantly make a real difference to people’s lives as well as the Live in Care sector. We have since developed this personal care service to cover all aspects of care from short term respite and companion care through to full-time live-in care and Palliative care. This passion for quality care we want to maintain by Live In care being Family orientated and family led.

I joined this amazing company as Registered Care Manager in July 2018. It was the shared ethos of care that attracted me to the role because it meets my intrinsic values and the fact that the company is privately owned, retaining its passion for quality care. I’m privileged to be a part of our wonderful and supportive office team. I have worked within the continuum of care and have experience in sheltered/supported living, domiciliary, residential and nursing care, so understand the changing needs of our clients. I have an extensive knowledge of ageing and various health conditions, my areas of expertise being rehabilitation, Dementia and end of life care, gaining trainer qualifications to enable me to share this knowledge with others. I have a BSc Hons Degree in Health & Social Care Management

I have extensive experience of caring for those living with specialist conditions, including dementia and Parkinson’s having had a successful career as a senior nurse in the NHS for over 30 years. I know how important it is for people to feel in control of their lives and to have choice. I'm passionate about giving people that choice and good quality care. Live In Care was founded on the basis of supporting people to live at home for as long as possible in their own homes, to help prevent crisis situations, hospitalisation and the need for long term residential care.

I trained and became a carer in early 2013 and have since fallen in love with this sector. I worked as a carer for two years then joined the office where I was able to support clients and carers on a daily basis. I am passionate about my role and enjoy forming a positive relationship with my colleagues, our amazing carers and the lovely clients we support. I joined Live In Care agency in August 2018 and am proud to be a part of this fantastic team. In my personal life, I am a Mum to a crazy little girl who keeps me on my toes and who’s social life I’m already jealous of. I hold NVQ 2 and 3 in Health & Social Care and also working my way through QCF level 5.

I'm the Carer Engagement Lead within the Live in Care team, my position involves all areas of engagement and Selection through to the Induction process, in addition to this to ensure all of our new and existing carers are supported within their role as a “live in” carer with our agency. I have over 20 years managerial experience in customer service previously in retail before moving in to the care industry, I have 18 years’ experience in the Health and Social Care field; mainly in Learning Disability and Complex Care, I also have experience as a Care Manager overseeing Residential and Supported Living provision. Family life is very important to me; I have two daughters and two granddaughters, my hobbies are mainly the outdoors spending time with my family and friends, another firm favourite of mine is planning holidays and enjoying the “cruise life” where my husband and I take trips regularly.

My role as an Carer Engagement administrator involves a great deal of multitasking to help provide a fast and efficient service to our carers and clients. I undertake clerical work including typing, word processing, maintaining records, scanning, filing and entering data on carers and clients. I act as a supporting link to Sue Warren our engagement lead with new carers and I enjoy being part of an outstanding and caring office team.

I am a placement planner for this fantastic company with an excellent team. My role involves ensuring all our lovely clients are cared for in the best way by our brilliant carers who are matched based on their suitability. We ensure all carers and clients are supported. I have previously worked in the NHS and understand how important it is to ensure everyone is valued and feel listened too. In my personal life I am a crazy cat lady, and enjoy fun filled time with family and friends.

I joined Live in Care in August 2020 as a Carer Engagement Coordinator working within the engagement team. My background and experience are in both HR and recruitment working in the private and the public sector for organisations which include the NHS and most recently for Flybe within their HR team. I have recently completed my CIPD in Human Resource Management at Level 5. My area of expertise is recruitment, retention, and performance management. Throughout my career I have managed comprehensive HR responsibilities including talent selection practices, process improvement, and employee relations. I have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, as well as excellent problem-solving skills. I am a warm, personable, and extremely organised individual with a genuine interest in people. I enjoy the shared ethos of care within Live in Care alongside the fact that the company is privately owned which I believe is why we retain our passion for care. I enjoy the outdoors and travelling abroad. I live in Devon with my husband and two children who keep me on my toes with their busy lives.

I have worked within the care sector for a long period of time with a variety of responsibilities ranging from providing care to managing a team of carers. My passion for care, comes from being cared for myself in my teenage years and wanting to give something back to our community. My role of care coordinator at Live in Care is to assist clients and carers, ensuring quality of care, safety, happiness and most importantly having a point of contact for support. I strongly believe that we can change lives by improving well-being and ensuring everyone has the care and support they want, alongside companionship. I have my NVQ 2 and 3, and I am now working towards my degree in Health and Social Care. Outside of work I love to bake cakes and to do art and crafts which keep me busy in my spare time, along with looking after two beautiful cats and two tortoises

Could this be You ??

Could this be You ??

Could this be You ??