Meet the The Spires Care Home Team

Great care is delivered by great people and a committed and well-trained team, with a caring and inclusive view on life. Our trained team of professionals work together to create the best possible experience for those living in the home, striving to deliver excellent care services in a warm, homely environment. You can find out more about some of our wonderful staff members  below:

Ula Muskus

General Manager

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.”

Beverley Cole

Team Leader

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!”

Roxana Baesu

Home Administrator

Hi, my name is Roxana, and I am the Home Administrator. I’m always here to help and support our wonderful residents and their families—whether that’s answering questions, sorting out the day-to-day details, or just being a friendly face around the home. 

I love what I do and take pride in helping create a warm, welcoming environment for everyone.

Angie Smith

Activities Coordinator

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. 

Polly Holmes

Head Chef

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.

Andy Brumwell

Head of Maintenance

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.

Joy Reece

Head of Housekeeping

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. 

Madeleine Mansell

Madeleine Mansell

Resident Ambassador

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.

Helen Lunn

Senior Care Assistant

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.”

James Grizzell

Second Chef

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.”

Suzanne Millington

Hairdresser

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.