Ledbury Nursing Home

I began to work for Shaw just over 5 years ago in a dementia home. I met some wonderful residents and worked with a fantastic team and my knowledge within this discipline blossomed. I was asked if I would apply for the role of manager at Ledbury Nursing Home and jumped at the chance to bring all my experience and skills together, to really make a difference to the quality of our residents’ lives. 

Ledbury has a lovely homely feel, full of laughter and kindness even at the saddest of times. Our team works hard to ensure everyone is cared for and supported and there is a family feel, which extends to our relatives and carers of our residents.
I am a qualified nurse with over 35 years’ experience in care from acute settings on the Admission unit and medical wards within the NHS and the private sector working as a nurse advisor for pharmaceutical companies carrying out audits providing training and holding clinics across varied disease areas.

I’m Michelle & have been Deputy Manager at Ledbury Nursing Home for 18 months now. I work 35 hours per week & work a mixture of clinical nurse shifts & management days, I really like the variety of the 2 & find all aspects of my role really interesting & like that 2 days are never the same.

I started working at Ledbury as an agency nurse 2 years ago & really enjoyed my shifts here so asked for a permanent position & started as a team leader part time in November 2018 before taking the deputy post 3 months later. I have been a registered nurse for 13 years where I worked in general surgery after qualifying before becoming a district nurse for 10 years prior to starting at Ledbury. I am a mum to 1 son & live locally. 

I enjoy relaxing in my spare time by walking the Malvern Hills & as a member at Malvern spa.

I have been a nurse since 2013 and came to Ledbury in 2018. I am a RGN but by role is so much more than being a nurse to the residents.

I ensure that all of the resident’s daily needs are met, plan their care in conjunction with them, various professionals and if needs be, the family involved.
I Develop person-centred support plans which truly reflect the individuals’ needs. I supervise our support staff with delivery of care. As a Team Leader on a nurse-led unit, I am always assessing and evaluating the changing in care needs and recognise the complexity of the needs we must meet.

Lisa Carne has worked for Ledbury for the last 17 years. She is committed to meeting all the needs of our residents and produces a wonderfully tempting array of food which everyone enjoys. The team uses as much fresh produce as possible and Lisa changes the menu to reflect the seasons and always provides different choices on any given day. 

Lisa also works closely with the nursing staff to make sure that any prescribed diets, including all texture modified diets are maintained and that the residents enjoy them, making sure that whatever the preference and taste of a resident, everyone has thoughtfully prepared and beautifully cooked food. She is passionate about the food she produces and knows how important the meals are to each resident. She is keen for feedback from staff and residents and will work hard to make sure our residents feel listened to and will incorporate their wishes in her daily routine and residents really look forward to their meals.

Anita has worked at Ledbury Nursing Home for almost seven years.
She states she enjoys her role as activities champion as she gets to spend quality time with our residents. She feels passionate about making the residents feel happy, part of the community, engaged in their interests and introducing them to new activities to try. She feels it is important for the residents to be able to express themselves and to feel valued and their views to be heard. Some of the activities are Musical, arts and crafts, games, exercise classes and quizes which can be done in a group or as a one to one where the resident chooses not to come out of their room or where they are unable to. She also ensures that spiritual needs are catered for as part of our person-centred approach to the resident’s care and activities plan.

I have worked within Shaw for 10 years. I originally came to Ledbury as a Support worker on the nursing home and did that for 2 years. I was offered the chance to step into a more managerial role and for 2 years became the Domestic Supervisor. I returned to support work for a short while and then I became the home administrator, a role I still do today and have done for the past 5 years. As well as working within the nursing home I provide support for Market lodge, which is our acquired brain injury unit.

I work very closely with staff and residents in a variety of ways. I support residents to manage finances and purchases and deal with any queries they might have and run their errands. I enjoy the opportunity to get to know our residents and their families and love chatting with them as I go about my duties.