Meet the Lawton Rise Care Home team

I have always worked with people living with dementia from the age of 18, as a Care Assistant and Senior Care Assistant which inspired me to undertake my Mental Health Nursing Degree.

I graduated as a Mental Health Nurse in 2010 and completed my Level 5 NVQ leadership qualification in 2012. I have extensive experience in Residential and Nursing Home Sector and have previously undertaken the roles of Deputy Manager and Home Manager in other locations.

I began my career at Lawton Rise in January 2018 as a Bank Nurse, I then progressed to Clinical Lead and then Deputy Manager in October 2019.

I feel that I am presently in the correct environment, with the support of the team, and feel passionate about my role and delivering care and supporting relatives for those living with dementia.

I began working in Dementia care when I was 17 as a Kitchen Assistant progressing on to a Care Assistant Role and Senior Care Assistant in Dementia Care. I thoroughly enjoyed my work supporting people with Dementia which led me on to complete my Mental Health Nursing qualification in 2012.

Once I qualified I gained 2 years of experience in acute psychiatric wards in the NHS before moving on to older adult psychiatric wards which included dementia care, depression and anxiety alongside a variety of other mental health illnesses. I then transitioned in to the nursing and care home sector which is where I found my passion for palliative care.

I began my career at Lawton Rise in April 2018 starting as a Night Nurse and progressing to Clinical Lead in October 2019.

I love being part of the Lawton Rise family and feel proud to be part of the leadership team which makes our residents and relatives experience a positive journey in which can be a difficult time of life.

I qualified as a Registered Nurse 1996 I began working in Acute Surgery in Stoke on Trent before moving to London in 1998 where I worked in Oncology, HIV and Community Nursing. I re-located back to Stoke on Trent in 2002 and began working on a Frail and Elderly unit before moving back in to Community Nursing which led me to begin working in Nursing Homes 2017.

I began working in Lawton Rise in July 2019 as a Clinical Lead, I enjoy working in Dementia Care and making a difference to our residents wellbeing. In my free time I volunteer at a night shelter for the homeless during the winter, I coordinate a sewing group on a monthly basis for the homeless and am an active member of Potters Church where I support a coffee morning for elderly people in the community to ensure that they do not become socially isolated, which we are now starting to integrate in to our activities at Lawton Rise.

I enjoy bell-ringing at Stoke Minster and Caverswall on a weekly basis with the local community. I am very passionate about Community Engagement and work closely with our Activities Coordinator to incorporate this in part of our residents lives at Lawton Rise.

I started working at Lawton Rise in October 2018 as a Care Assistant and progressed to Senior Carer in February 2019, being a Senior Carer gave me a great insight in to our residents physical and emotional wellbeing. I built up a great rapport with our residents and their loved ones and became very passionate about providing person centred care based on their life histories, likes and dislikes and maintain a positive and fun-filled quality of life.

When the opportunity arose to apply for the position of Activities Coordinator I knew that was the job for me, I was successful at interview and have thrived in my position so far. I am passionate about engaging the local community with Lawton Rise to provide social activities that suit all.

My enthusiasm for my job impacts on the rest of our Lawton Rise family and I love motivating the team, residents and visitors to get involved in our activities which range from animal therapy, Namaste, fundraising days, musical entertainment, plays, engagement with local charities and schools and community links with our local Tesco store to name a few!

I look forward to further developing the activities programme here at Lawton Rise to ensure that our residents get the most out of their day to day life.

My name is Kev and I’m the Maintenance Manager here at Lawton Rise.

I have worked at Lawton Rise since 2008 in maintenance and I’m responsible for a variety of tasks, including maintaining a safe environment for residents and ensuring the home meets legislative and statutory health and safety requirements. Part of my job role is to liaise with our local fire service to enable me to deliver effective fire training to staff.

I also have an active part in the Lawton Rise family where we practice a whole home approach in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents, you will often find me laughing and joking with our residents, relatives and team maintaining the positive atmosphere here at Lawton Rise.