Hello, I am Lucy, Administrator at Wimborne. I’m fairly new to the home and it’s been a real pleasure getting to know the staff and our lovely residents. During my working life I’ve had varying roles- from hairdresser to care assistant.

More recently I enjoyed 10 years working in the Social Housing where I gained many transferrable skills. These have equipped me with the expertise needed here at Wimborne.

In my spare time I enjoy walking my dog, cooking and bike rides along the sea front.

I joined Barchester in 2018, having previously worked as a medical secretary for the local GP practice, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I was very happy to get the opportunity to work at Wimborne, as it boasts a real family feel. I am enjoying combining both office-based work and face-to-face interaction with visitors, great residents and their families.

Hello, my name is Gemma and I am a Clinical Development Nurse for Barchester. I have worked in the Nursing Home sector all my working life and have worked in a variety of roles. I worked as a carer throughout my nursing training and I qualified in 2008. I worked as a Nurse in a Nursing Home on the Isle of Wight, before becoming the Manager of the home. I was the Manager for 2 years before joining Barchester in 2017.

I cover a region of 10 homes and my role as a Clinical Development Nurse is to support the care homes within my region to deliver quality care to our residents. I am the person our General Manager’s and the nursing and care teams can contact if they need support, advice and guidance on any clinical elements of care within the home. I am dedicated and passionate about the delivery of high quality care and clinical standards.

Tracy is our new Head of Activities here at Wimborne. Tracy started at Wimborne as a carer and then worked alongside Lynn, our previous Head of Activities, who has now retired.

Tracy works hard ensuring that residents stay active and enjoy all the activities at the home, and is excited by her position. She has lots of new ideas to bring to the residents at Wimborne.

Tracy and her team look forward to providing a selection of events and new clubs for the residents to participate in and enjoy.

I have just joined Wimborne having been a chef since he left school. I previously worked cooking for 14 years on cruise ships before returning to work on land in 2000. Since then I have managed and owned my own pub, café and bistro.

I have now decided that I would like to work in an environment where I can get to know the people that I am cooking for and bring the pleasure of meal time back with good old favourites, and sweet treats.

Kennedy has recently returned to Wimborne after maternity leave. She has been a member of the housekeeping team for a couple of years, slowly working up the ladder to now become Head Housekeeper.

Kennedy said she was excited by her new role and looking forward to working with her housekeeping team to maintain a clean and comfortable environment for the residents

Please meet Rizalisa, Zoe, Dawn and Ann, a few of our care team members.

Our dedicated caring staff provide the highest level of person-centred care for those we support, with a wide and varied activities programme, insuring that residents always sit at the centre of everything we do at Wimborne.