Our team at
Liberham Lodge

I joined Care UK as it feels like a family. I have felt well supported and valued working within several Care UK homes.

I’m someone who genuinely cares about people and believes that feeling heard makes a real difference. I’m naturally patient, calm, and approachable, and I try to handle every conversation with empathy and honesty. Working in care has taught me how important trust, kindness, and resilience are, especially in challenging moments. I take pride in supporting people, finding solutions, and making sure everyone feels respected, supported and understood.

My favourite part of my working day is supporting residents and their families during the move-in process. I know how emotional and overwhelming that time can be, so being able to offer reassurance, answer questions, and help families feel confident that their loved one is safe and cared for is incredibly rewarding. Building those early relationships and seeing residents settle in comfortably makes my role feel truly meaningful.

What makes me proud in my role is knowing that I help make a difficult time easier for residents and their families. Being someone they can trust, who listens and supports them through concerns or big changes like moving into care, means a lot to me. I’m proud of the relationships I build and of being part of a team that puts dignity, compassion, and residents’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

I used to work in catering but made the move into the care sector in 2017. My role is so rewarding, working with older people, engaging them in fun activities and seeing their smiles always makes my day!

We’re dedicated to providing rewarding and meaningful activities to all the residents of Liberham Lodge, including those people who are living with dementia. The secret is understanding each person’s interests and background, so we can personalise what we do to their unique personality and hobbies.

When I’m not at work, I like to unwind by doing crochet designs and going for nature walks. I look forward to welcoming you to our Leatherhead care home very soon.

I’m a Registered Nurse, and I spent four years receiving training at a medical university.

I began working at Liberham Lodge before it was taken over by Care UK, but I’ve found that Care UK has gone above and beyond all the obligations made towards the team and residents here.

In this role, you need to be patient, creative and able to act quickly in an emergency. It’s also important that you’re able to guide others, communicate well and supervise and implement care plans to meet residents’ needs.

My favourite part of my role as Clinical Nurse Manager is managing my team. Ensuring they are trained well and providing the best possible care for residents is the most important part of what I do here at Liberham Lodge. I’m proud to work in a role where I have the opportunity keep people safe.

Outside of work, I enjoy football, music, movies, travel and swimming.

I joined Liberham Lodge in 2022 after working as an Operations Administrator at a construction company. I had worked for Care UK previously, so I knew the provider, and I was keen to work in a care home environment again as I enjoy the residents’ positive attitudes.

In this role, you need to be organised, friendly and approachable. It's also important to be able to prioritise different tasks. I enjoy working productively; the highlight of my career so far was training more than 50 people in the management team on a new system that I helped to set up which proved to be a success.

Working as part of a larger team can come with challenges, but teamwork is an important part of my role. Learning how everyone works best is key to carrying out my job effectively.

Every day I look forward to watching the residents doing activities. The enthusiasm they have for what they are doing is lovely to see.

Outside of work, I enjoy travelling, DIY and making things.

I joined Liberham Lodge as Maintenance Manager because I’d heard great things about the culture here, and being part of a team that makes a positive impact was really appealing to me.

There are several important parts to my role, including creating maintenance schedules, conducting inspections, supervising contractors on site, ensuring all health and safety polices are followed and performing everyday maintenance.

To do this role well, you need to have good leadership and problem-solving skills and be able to adapt to situations, work well in a team, manage time and have good knowledge and experience in maintenance.

Fixing or repairing residents’ items and seeing how grateful they are for the effort you’ve made is the most fulfilling part of each day. I also enjoy being part of a team and helping out my colleagues.

I’m committed to providing the home and residents with the best wellbeing and health and safety possible.

I was born in 1930 in South London and spent wartime years in North Devon, my father was an army officer and my mother was a civil servant. My educational years were spent at Effingham and Brixton. I then, for a large part of my career, was a Senior Marine Economist. I also spent one and half years in the Royal Navy for my national service. I had a wonderful marriage to Barbara for 59 years, sadly Barbara is no longer with us.

Liberham Lodge became my home in December 2017 and soon after I became resident ambassador. I am often asked to meet with potential new residents and their families to talk about what it’s like to call here home and give insight on daily life here. I also assist the team with interviewing new members of the team, and I feel my opinion is valued and the voice of us as residents is really taken into account when making decisions.