Our Staff
Our staff are all carefully selected, highly experienced and well trained. We choose people that are naturally empathetic with a genuine desire to make a difference to the lives of our residents.
Whether a nurse, hairdresser or a catering assistant, everyone shares the same values.
Matthew R Whitfeild
Home ManagerThe home is managed by Mr Matthew Whitfield who is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Dementia care mapper with 25 years’ experience in Residential and Nursing Care.
Matthew oversees the day to day running, liaising with GP’s, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Mental Health Assessors, Dietitians and other visiting professionals. He also chairs regular resident’s family meetings.
Dawn Dennison
Finance ManagerFinances can be a concern to a lot of families. Finance Manager Dawn oversees the finances of the home and is available to answer any questions families may have.
Geoff Aris
Business Development ManagerGeoff performs the role of our Business Development Manager and Lead Assessor.
Geoff holds a degree in Advanced Dementia studies from Bradford University. Along with visiting people’s homes or temporary homes for assessments, he also ensures the quality of service is high and we remain compliant with our regulators.
Victoria Simcox
Clinical Lead NurseVictoria works closely with Matthew to ensures the nursing and care team have the support and equipment required to deliver 1st class care to our residents. Victoria also is our expert clinical link to visiting professionals. Victoria qualified as an RGN with her degree in 1996 and outside of nursing she is a keen cyclist.
Clare Staniforth-Armstrong
Staff NurseClare has been a nurse for over 29 years, she wanted to utilise her caring and compassionate nature and so Nursing was the perfect profession. Clare is married with 1 son and enjoys skiing, gardening, art and reading in her spare time.
Lucy Salt
Staff NurseLucy is an experienced, effective and fully certified Nurse, she works closely with the Nursing and Care team to ensure residents received the very best care. Lucy loves spending time with her family and is kept busy with her 2 year old daughter, she also loves holidaying in the USA!
Lauren Titterton
Senior Care AssistantLauren wanted to become a carer after she lost a family member who lived in a care home, she wanted to help others in the same situation and make her family member proud. Lauren loves to spend time with her family and friends along with shopping.
Michelle Wood
Care Quality ManagerMichelle’s role includes understanding resident’s needs and requirements to develop effective quality care processes. She insures records and care plans are being kept up to date and standards of care maintained at the highest level. Michelle joined us in June 2013.
Jade Wood
Senior Care AssistantJade has always wanted to be a carer after seeing an elderly lady struggling when she was a child. Jade is engaged with 2 children and love spending her spare time with her family and friends.
Anne McFarlane
Care AssistantAnne cared for her Mum who lived with Dementia and it was her caring nature and willingness to help others led her into the profession. Anne who lives in Ashbourne enjoys spending time with her family and specifically her grandchildren.
Andrew Docherty
Senior CarerAndrew is one our Senior carers and has been with us for 13 years, Andrew finds his career in care incredibly rewarding as he makes a difference to residents lives every day, Andrew enjoys spending time with his family.
Yvonne Culling
Care AssistantYvonne lost her nan to vascular dementia and as such wanted to help others experiencing the same illness. Yvonne is married with 2 children and enjoys long walks and spending as much time as she can with her Grandson.
Paula Dixon
Office ManagerPaula heads up the day to day administration work which goes into operating a care home, including residents and staff. Outside of work she likes walking, baking cakes and like most women she likes to go shopping!
Sue Wood
Catering ManagerFor Sue cooking is her passion and lucky enough it's her business, Sue liaises with specialist dietitians to ensure our residents enjoy planned yet fabulously tasting food. Sue love nothing more than going out with friends!
Mark Lees
Maintenance ManagerMark plans and carries out the regular maintenance of the home. Mark previously was a soldier/signaller in the British Army (Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment) and a qualified mechanic and teacher. Mark uses his honed skills to insure the smooth running of facilities at Barrowhill Hall.
Tarnya Roberts
Front of HouseTarnya has been on our front desk since September 2018. She carries out a range of tasks from speaking to residents families to preparing complex spreadsheets for the management team. Tarnya live’s in Rocester and enjoys spending time with her Children and her family and friends.
Rachel Wright
HairdresserRachel wanted to be the home hairdresser as she enjoys making the residents look and feel good. Seeing a hairdresser regularly is something many of our female residents would have been accustomed to and so Rachel finds it rewarding to give them a sense of routine. Rachel has 2 children and enjoys swimming and bike riding in her spare time.
Christine Rigby
Head Of DomesticChris have been with us since 2001 and heads up our busy domestic team and ensures that home is kept is pristine. Chris enjoys spending time with her family and socialising with friends.
Becci Dalton, Becky Buckley and Val Barnes.
Activities TeamThese three ladies along with Mel Conway and Anna Brooks make up our activities team. The team strive to keep everyone active from our most mobile residents to our least mobile residents.