Meet the Ashminster House Care Home Team

Hi, my name is Debbie. I am the Deputy Manager here at Ashminster House. I attended Ashminster House in May this year. I have worked for Barchester Healthcare for nearly 2 years, originally working in Jersey then transferring to Kent. Ashminster House is a warm, friendly home with beautiful surroundings. The staff at Ashminster House pride themselves on delivering excellent, person-centred care to our residents.

I qualified as a nurse in 2012, and have extensive experience of working with residents living with Dementia. I believe in delivering person-centred care to all our residents, which will give them the best experience tailored to their own choices and preferences. 

In my spare time, I like to run cross country and enjoy playing squash. We look forward to welcoming you to our home.

Sabrina began working at Ashminster House in 2008 as a care assistant.

She has developed her skills and successfully gained both Level 2 & 3 Health and Social Care vocational qualifications, and has also now completed our in-house care practitioner programme.

Sabrina currently leads our very homely residential dementia unit with her team.

In her own time, Sabrina enjoys spending time with her family.

I began work at Ashminster House in February 2015 as a care assistant whilst waiting to be registered as a nurse with the NMC. I have since been working as a Registered Nurse at Ashminster House and recently promoted to Unit Nurse Manager on the Memory Lane unit for people living with dementia. I am very passionate and dedicated, I enjoy working with my team to provide person-centered care to Barchester standard.
Out of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and going on nature walks.

I have previously worked in retail for over 30 years working my way up to management level dealing with HR and the financial side of the business. I have now been with Barchester for over 3 years and I absolutely love it, the interaction I have with our residents and families is very rewarding. I am very proud to be working for a company that makes person centred care at the heart of everything we do. I look forward to meeting and helping you in any way  I can.

I have worked at Ashminster House since 2003, first as a carer then progressing to activities coordinator, which has know as 'Head of Lifestyle'. I have a wealth of experience in my role, as well as NVQs in Health and Social Care, Activities in the Care Setting and Dementia.

I am passionate about fulfilling residents' lives by getting to know each individual with a person-centred approach, learning about their experiences and helping them to express themselves, such as through reminiscing with items of old.

My interests outside of work include antiques, dogs and spending time with my family.

My name is Matthew, I am the Head Chef of Ashminster House Care Home. 

I joined the Barchester team in January 2025, and I thoroughly enjoy working with the team and delighting our residents with my culinary creations and promoting their wellbeing. I’m a qualified NVQ level 2 Chef.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, exploring on my motorbike and indulging in fishing.

I started work at Ashminster House in February 2020. I have experience working in Nursing Homes and Hospitals as a Maintenance & Installation Engineer. I am a Qualified Plumber and I enjoy my job very much. When I am off duty I like to spend time with my family and produce rock music as an amateur musician.

My name is Selma. I am the Head Housekeeper of Ashminster House Care Home. I joined the Barchester team in August 2024, and I enjoy spending time with the residents and hearing their life stories. Our residents are very fascinating individuals and no two days are ever the same.

I started my career working in the NHS and then moved on to hotels as either a domestic assistant or head housekeeper. I have always taken pride in each of my roles.

I love family time and find so much happiness when my family and I are out walking my two little cockapoo puppies, or when we spend time at home with the family. I'm a big animal lover and own two dogs, three cats, and two turtles.

Hi my name is Alex and I have been working at Ashminster House since April 2023 as the Administrative Assistant.

I am the first point of call with enquires and will be the one to help guide you if your loved one is coming into our home. I thoroughly enjoy my role and I really enjoy supporting the residents and their families.

Outside of work I like to shop and go out for nice meals with friends and family.