My name is Leticia and I am the deputy manager here at Newton House. I am a qualified nurse who has worked in the care sector for many years.

I have enjoyed a successful career to date and remain passionate about providing quality care to those we support. I work to maintain a high standard of care in the home.

I qualified as a RMN in 1985 and then as a RGN in 1987. I have worked mainly for NHS mental health services, but in 1988, I transferred to Newton House as Head of Brownlow, the home's mental health unit. I enjoy working with people with dementia and to try to keep up-to-date with current research in effort to improve the lives of those I support.

I studied at the University of Nottingham and gained my diploma in 2012. I then went on to do a course in accounting and, after I gained my degree, I realised that nursing is my passion. I have worked in nursing homes since 2016 and I am now the head of Newton House's Watergate community, and I look forward to a long, happy future here.

As the activities team, we develop and oversee an active living programme for each resident, which encourages mobility, social contact, independence and fun. Each and every person can thrive and live to their full potential with no day ever being the same. We bring great enthusiasm and spark to Newton House and have one passion, which is to deliver an amazing and vibrant activities programme to cater to all tastes and abilities.