Meet the Tennyson Wharf Care Home Team

Tracie began her career within the care industry around 13 years ago when she began working in the community where she worked as a Senior Carer, then a Team Leader for Age UK.

Tracie decided she would like a change in her career and work in a care home where she joined the team at Tennyson Wharf in 2015, just 2 months after it opened. She really enjoys her role as Deputy Manager, working alongside Sarah to support our magnificent team and residents.

I have worked for Barchester nearly 6 years.  I worked in the kitchen for 5 years but changed my position within the company and now am an Admin Assistant and love my job.

I love the residents and staff at Tennyson, we are like one big family. 

I am a Mum of 2 plus 2 step children and 14 gran children and 1 great gran child.

Karen joined Tennyson Wharf in April 2022 as the home`s Administrator. Previously Karen worked for another care provider for 20 years so comes with tons of experience.

Karen enjoys being able to help and support people and am pleased to be able to do this as part of her job role at Tennyson Wharf and gets satisfaction from being able to offer help to the lovely residents and their families with anything relating to finances or administration as well as interacting with our residents on a daily basis to make their lives more enjoyable.

In her spare time, Karen enjoys spending time with her family going for long walks with her dog. Karen also likes travelling and holidays especially to the Greek Islands, Skiathos and Zakynthos being 2 of her favourite destinations to date.

Claire is an new Admin Assistant at Tennyson Wharf. She loves working with our elderly residents and helping them with all their daily needs and has previously worked as an experienced Care Assistant. 

Claire takes great enjoyment from spending time with our residents and talking to them about life in the home and in and around community of Burton Waters. 

Dawn is our Head Chef who joins the team here at Tennyson Wharf with a wealth of catering experience.

Dawn was military trained and latterly worked in the RAF as a Chef. She is passionate about delivering freshly prepared, nutritious meals with a person centred approach.

In her spare time Dawn enjoys keeping fit by running and visiting the gym, and she also has a young family to keep her busy.

Michelle has over 15 years experience in the cleaning industry before coming to join the Tennyson Wharf team as a care assistant for 3 years before taking on the role as head of housekeeping in July 2021. Michelle loves to ensure the home is kept clean for our residents and their relatives to enjoy when they come to visit. Her favourite part of her job is working alongside a great team and spending time with the residents, learning about their lives and what is important to them.

Donna joined the team here at Tennyson Wharf over 3 years ago with great experience in front facing hospitality roles. Donna is a lively person who spreads happiness within the home with her naturally caring nature. Donna always ensures she takes time to get to know each resident and their loved ones and is always happy to stop for a friendly chat.

Donna joined the Tennyson Wharf Family in April 2023.

As an Activities Coordinator, Donna helps to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active to keep residents engage. The team take time to ensure they all know each residents' interests so that the team can deliver a person-centered program of events and activities. 

Donna has a passion for helping others and is settling into her new role great! 

Charli has worked with Barchester since 2019 and one of our Sister homes and became part of the Tennyson Wharf Family in March 2023.

Charli really enjoys working with residents and staff, making the environment safe, happy and well led.

Day to day, Charli makes sure our care teams provide a high level of support to residents at all times. Charli loves to get to know all our residents really well, including how they like their rooms, their support needs, their favourite foods and how they like to spend their day.

Andrew joined the Tennyson Wharf Family in February 2023.

Andrew has over 30+ years experience working in Maintenance within the Hotel industry, but decided he wanted a change. 

Andrew is settling into his role at Tennyson Wharf very well and nothing is too much trouble. He has a passion for helping others and loves engaging with our residents and staff. 

In his spare time Andrew is a lover out the outdoors and walking.

Meet Diane, our Activities Coordinator.

Diane originally joined Tennyson Wharf as a Care Assistant but decided for a change where she became part of our Activities Team.

Diane does a fantastic job at supporting our residents with engaging, stimulating activities and thrives off making others happy.

My name is Derrick, I am the head Gardner here at Tennyson.  I take pride in the beautiful gardens here and love there to be plants of interest and lots of colour all year round.  I enjoy getting involved with our residents and often they help me with the planting and watering.  My job here is a joy not a job.

I enjoy holidays and visiting gardens of interest with my partner.