New Milton House

Andrew is originally from Cumbria but moved around quite a bit being in the military, he started to settle “down south” from London to Hampshire. Once Andrew left the armed forces 20 years ago, he embarked on the care industry. Andrew started as a care worker and progressed to CEO and a company owner. His main experience has been within domiciliary care, residential and nursing homes, especially in dementia care.

Andrew likes to listen to music, read and go on walks in the beautiful New Forest.

Ieva holds a level 3 diploma in health and social care and is currently studying level 5 leadership in adult care. Ieva has worked in care since 2010 as a care assistant in domiciliary care and care home settings. She has also worked as a support worker for learning disabilities.

Ieva started her career here in 2012 as a care assistant, progressing to Senior Carer in 2015, and then to Team Leader in 2017. Then in January 2019, Ieva was promoted to Deputy Manager.
Ieva became our registered manager on 16th March 2023.

Outside of work, Ieva enjoys travelling, reading and spending time with her husband and her dog, Max.

Melanie has been involved in elderly care for the past 14 years and started her career as part of a domiciliary agency in 2009. She then worked as a private caregiver for a few years and for the last 6 years has worked in care homes.

Melanie joined the team as a Senior care assistant in September 2022 and was promoted to the position of Deputy Manager in March 2023. She has recently attained her NVQ Level 3 in Adult care.

Barbara has been working in various accounts roles for over 30 years, her main role as a finance manager was for a promotional gift company. She is very much looking forward to her role as Finance manager within New Milton House.

Barbara's hobbies include photography/cooking/dancing and walking with her husband and Poppy, their Cocker Spaniel. She also enjoys travelling around the globe and raising funds for Breast cancer care. One of Barbara's trips was to China where she walked along The Great Wall of China, and raised over £6000.

Amanda has worked in the care sector for over 25 years. She joined us in 2005, as a Day & Night carer. In 2016 Amanda was appointed as our Housekeeper. She leads a team of domestic and laundry staff and supports the residents and the home with all aspects of housekeeping.

Outside of work Amanda’s hobbies include spending time with her family, walking her dog, riding her bicycle & cross stitch.

Duncan has been working within the food industry for over 20 years, holding a variety of different roles during this time. He brings a wealth of experience from his time in hospitality and catering. Duncan’s role as head chef is to ensure all residents are catered for, with a focus on unprocessed, whole foods, sourced locally and cooked to residents liking.

He is always working with residents to develop the menu and offer dishes to cater for all tastes. Recently Duncan has been busy growing vegetables and herbs in our garden, adding these to the recipes served to residents.

When Duncan is not working he enjoys spending time with his family, forest walks and fishing.

Although Sophie is new to the care section, she has worked in admin for over 6 years, working in both London and Dorchester in various office environments. Sophie greets all New Milton House visitors and deals with enquiries. She also interacts with the residents, which she enjoys, and helps them out with any queries they might have.

Outside of work Sophie enjoys travelling, going on beach walks with her family and their two dogs and attending a mini trampoline fitness class.

Vicky was a teacher for 17 years, initially in secondary schools and then chose to work in the primary sector where she also taught special needs, children. She then had a late family and went into activities and well-being in the care section. Vicky organises all the Home’s activities, from exercise classes to singers/performers as well as arts and crafts and movie nights.

Outside of work, Vicky and her husband Everett are keen members of the National Trust and they also enjoy sea fishing. She also enjoys reading and sings in a local Church choir and is part of the Mini Cooper Register for Dorset.