Meet the The Spires Care Home Team

Hello, I'm Lisa, the Deputy Manager at The Spires.  I bring over 35 years care experience as well as bags of mischief!

I joined Barchester in May 23 as a Peripatetic Senior Carer supporting multiple homes across the Midlands region, and then in September 23 was thrilled to be appointed as Deputy Manager at The Spires.

I have worked in care since the age of 17, fulfilling my passion for caring for others, understanding their needs and providing first class care.  I am L5 qualified in Healthcare Leadership & Management and I love nothing more than a good challenge. 

I am definitely a people person and you'll see me bobbing around the home with a smile on my face.

Outside of work I am married with grown up children and house a naughty dog!

Please come and visit us at The Spires and be a part of our wonderful home community.

My name is Ula and am the Operational Manger here at The Spires Care Home whilst the homes General Manager is on maternity leave.

I am a Registered General Nurse.  I am educated to Master’s Degree level at Coventry University. Since then, I have spent the past few years working as a registered nurse in nursing home environment where I took the plunge into a deputising role, before progressing to the managerial role of Operations Manager.

I have the desire to provide high quality care, which I have witnessed within Barchester. I am extremely proud to work with such a friendly and caring team, who makes The Spires a wonderful home for our residents.”

Hello my name is Belle and I am the team leader for the nights team. I have worked in care for many years and in that time have worked in a variety of roles and settings. I am passionate about providing excellent care to our residents and supporting out lovely team

Hello my name is Emma, I’m the team leader for our memory lane community upstairs. I have worked in care since I was 18 and have a passion for the care of residents with Dementia. I enjoy spending time with our residents reminiscing about the past and helping them to navigate their Dementia journey

Hello my name is Beverley, I am the team leader for our ground floor community Cathedral View. I have worked here at The Spires since we opened! Before coming to The Spires I worked in a variety of elderly care settings. I am passionate about providing excellent care for our residents and love to spend time getting to know them and supporting them to live active and independent lives!”

I’m Jayne the home administrator. I handle all the day to day running of the home. Although my background is not in care I am so glad I made the change. I enjoy meeting all of our residents and their families and the staff are a wonderful group of people whose whole aim is to give the very best care and attention to every resident, a team I am proud to say I belong to.

Hi, my name is Angie and I am an activities coordinator here at The Spires. We all know that keeping active is important. We have created a wonderful culture within the home and we work together to give residents the best possible experience. We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active.

We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities. Essential to our homely feel is the strong relationships of trust we build with residents and their families and friends. 

I started working at The Spires in 2022 and I absolutely love spending time with our residents putting our menus together, it is such a privilege to speak with our residents about their favourites and then recreate them! Individual nutrition and dietary needs are very important to me and my team, we take great pride in knowing the food we serve helps to improve residents' well-being here at the home. I also love catering for parties and special occasions.

Hello I’m Andy, Head of Maintenance here at The Spires. I have worked in the heating & engineering trade for many years visiting care homes. I love chatting to our residents as I go about my day and spending time with them is one of the privileges of my role.

I enjoy working at The Spires, the residents feel like part of my family, I take great pride in making sure their home and rooms are spotlessly clean.  Taking a pride in their home is important for the residents and all my team feel passionate about this too. The lovely part of the role is that we get to know each resident and the ways we can make them happy by the little touches that can lighten their day including having a chat as we work. 

I have been a resident at the Spires for a while now, I am very happy here and have made lots of new friends. I enjoy my garden and potting plants and I also enjoy the different activities and playing scrabble with my friends. I am very much a family person and am very lucky that my family live close by and visit me often.  All of the staff are very kind and helpful and the food is excellent.

Hello, My name is Helen and I’m a senior care assistant here at The Spires Care Home. I started my career in care at the age of 17, I worked at the same care home for 25 years I started as a trainee. Dementia care is a passion of mine and I love our Memory Lane community.  My large family are very important part of my life.”

Hello my name is Emily and I am a part of the activiites team here at The Spires. I have a background in care and started at the Spires as a carer initially. I love finding out what our residents enjoy and planning activities around their interests. It is important to me that our residents are able to go out on trips as often as we can and that we are involved in the local community

Hello my name is Jim and I am the second chef here at The Spires. I have a background in hotels and fine dining and am passionate about providing our residents with delicious nutritious meals.”

Hello, I'm Suzanne one of the Hairdressers at The Spires.

I have over 25 years hairdressing experience and I visit the home once a week to work my magic.  Whether it's a perm, a colour or a simple trim, Residents can join me for a pamper and a friendly chat in the salon.

I am so lucky to do what I do, it is a real pleasure to work at the home and to build relationships with the Residents - we have fantastic conversations during their time in the salon and its nice to see them leave with a smile.