Hi, I am Toni, I am the Clinical deputy manager here at Winchester House. I have a BSC in nursing and have 19 Years’ experience in a care setting/environment.

I am passionate about delivering a high standard of person-centred care. I do love my residents and i will put their happiness and well-being at the heart of everything I do

Hi, I am the Unit Manager of Short Terrace. I am a registered nurse with over 25 years’ experience, I came from the Philippines in 2006 but before then I worked in the U.A.E as a general nurse. When I come to England I joined Barchester Healthcare as a career and worked my up from registered nurse to Unit manager.

Hi my name is Amber

“As head of activities, I believe in delivering events and activities that truly enrich the lives of residents and ensure they feel connected with their community. The activity team plan activities to ensure that they cater to the different resident groups and individual requirements. This can mean that one day organising a communion service or entertainers; and the next, organising boat trips and outings in the local area. Every day is different.”

I went to art college after school and I still paint regularly, I play the clarinet and can play the piano, I have previously been a children’s entertainer (mostly Disney princesses) - all of which I think have really helped with planning and delivering activities. I’ve worked with teenagers as a substance misuse counsellor which also included tailoring one to one activities to individuals.

I qualified as a Chef at the age of eighteen. At Winchester House we strive to give our residents and staff a varied and nutritious diet. All of our food is freshly cooked in our kitchen. We try not to use dietary supplements as we consider freshly cooked food, supplemented with nutritious snacks, such as smoothies and mousses, is more effective for maintaining and increasing individuals’ weights. This is underpinned by the focus of meal times being a social and important part of each and every day. 

One of my favourite things is to make cakes and I am lucky that we have so many birthdays and special events to celebrate that require the chef team to make beautiful cakes. 

I have worked for Barchester Healthcare for over 5 years and have been the Head of Maintenance here at Winchester House for almost as long. In addition to completing routine maintenance for the home, there are often special projects that need to be managed, such as equipment breaking down that requires fixing as soon as possible.

I am the home's fire trainer as well, so I am responsible for fire safety and training within the home. 

My dear mother was a resident at Winchester House and was very happy here. After she passed away in 2013, I decided to apply for a job here as member of the housekeeping team. I love working here so much and I enjoy being able to put smiles on people’s faces every day. In 2016, I was promoted to Head Housekeeper.

I love the environment of Winchester House; no day is the same and I am very grateful to Barchester for giving me this opportunity. I hope that I will be here for many more years!

My name is Lucky and I have lived and worked at Winchester House for the past three years.  My main duties are based in the Dementia Residential Unit, Marconi.

My work is very demanding.  I have to be friendly with residents, staff and visitors and keep the odd lap warm, as required.  I train whoever I can in the art of cat feeding (I do like my food) and I patrol the local fields to check for any unwanted moggies from the nearby village of Wouldham, who may want to usurp me from my post. 

In addition to all of the above, I am expected to test the comfort of the sofas and chairs (when they are not occupied), monitor the sunshine levels in the gardens and hide from Sheila, the Senior Activities Coordinator, when she needs to take me to the vets for a routine check up.