Meet the Flowerdown Care Home Team

Hi! I'm Elvans Nurse at Flowerdown. I have 13 years work experience in various healthcare settings that taught me multiple skills and one I wouldnt trade for the world.

As a Senior Nurse, my primary responsibility is to safeguard our resident's best interest and welfare. We value and cherish our residents like our own family. What is important to our residents is important to us.

We also envision to become an outstanding care home and to be recognised for our great team effort. And to be a part of our amazing team and strong leadership that will no doubt we will succeed.

Hi, my name is Gemma and I am Clinical Development Nurse here at the home. My passion is to care for people and I love supporting care and nursing teams across the region to develop high quality standards in practice.

Leanne joined Flowerdown Care Home in February 2022. Leanne is passionate and caring, and this translate to the job she does here in the Home. Leanne's organised and systemic way of working improves the way we process administrative works. Leanne is front of house and often the first point of contact for relatives and friends regarding the administrative and financial systems within the home.

Hello My Name is Kate Harfield I have been at Flowerdown care Home for about a year now as the activity coordinator I really enjoy my role meeting the residents and families on a daily basis.

I have worked in all aspects of care from being a carer who supports people in their own homes to working with people who have learning disabilities.

I do have a busy family life with my husband, daughter and our dog Patch- we also have PAT dogs that come into our home which both I and the residents really enjoy.

I also enjoy taking people outside in our lovely garden as I feel that being in nature really helps to improved wellbeing as I also enjoy walking my dog every morning.

Hello my name is Muthu and I am an ambitious and well-rounded Chef with over 23 years of experience at established 5* hotels, Cruise Lines and care homes.

I am extremely passionate about food and I have a strong business sense and engaging interpersonal skills.

Over the past 10 years I have been working in care homes delivering High quality of food and I am passionate about my work and how I deliver 5 starts service to all of our residents

Hi my name is Ben I am the head of Maintenance here at Flowerdown and I have been with Barchester over the last 11 years in various Roles as Kitchen assistant, Gardener, but my passion is  as a Head of maintenance.

I  need to ensure that the building maintenance is at highest possible standard and no job is too big or too small.

Hello, my name is Marcela and I am Head of Housekeeping here at Flowerdown. I am in UK since 2015 and I have started my career as housekeeper in a care home, private cleaning and Head of Housekeeping in hospitality. I do my job with passion and determination and I am very proud  of working with Flowerdown team ensuring a high standard of cleaning and infection control.

Hazel has worked in Health and Social Care in various roles since 1979. After retiring as the Registered Manager of a residential home in 2010, joined the team at Flowerdown the following year.

I joined Flowerdown Care Home in February 2023. I consider myself to be a team player, I am organised, hardworking and compassionate and I have strong administrative background. Having worked within the tourism industry for many years, I have a passion for working with people. Through my role at Flowerdown Care Home I am able to embrace this through connecting with our residents, their families and colleagues and assisting as best I can

Susan is Flowerdown Care Home's resident ambassador. Sue is one of our kind-hearted and generous residents who shares her time ensuring her neighbours have a friend in her. Sue also is our resident cheerleader who rekindles the spirits of the staff when it is much needed. Sue is a well-loved figure here at Flowerdown Care Home and will be happy to give you a tour and share with you the countless memories we create.

I have worked for the care sector in many roles for over 20 years.

My passion for gardening has been with me for many years, starting with growing vegetables and house plants when I bought my first house, followed by creating a family friendly garden for my children.

Now that the children are grown up, I'm enjoying designing a new style of garden for me and my wife, including building a summer house.

I have been gardening at Flowerdown since 2018, and the focus is to create a homely environment for the residents and their families.

I have weekly chats with the residents to discuss the current plans, my ideas and their wishes.

I have made a lot of new boarders at the front of the home and redesigned the raised beds in the back garden to include a climbing frame for new planting, which includes an area for the squirrels to feed, something that the residents enjoy.