Barrowhill Hall Residential and Nursing Home

Mrs Dania Meadows manages the home, an experienced care home manager and Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN). Dania oversees the day-to-day running, liaising with GPs, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Mental Health Assessors, Dietitians and other visiting professionals. She also chairs regular resident family meetings. Dania also ensures the home complies with all the latest regulations and that staff are equipped with the latest technology and trained to the highest level.

Geoff is Barrowhill Hall's Business Development Manager.
He oversees all of our assessments, that being he visits people in their homes or place of care at the time and carries out thorough assessments to establish whether the person is suited to living with us and ensuring we can meet the persons care needs. He also works closely with our manager Matthew to ensure we are maintaining high levels of care for our residents while all the time remaining compliant with our regulators.
Geoff only began working in the care sector 5 years ago after he ‘retired’ from three decades as a corporate accountant. He has since earned a degree in ‘Dementia Studies’ from the prestigious Bradford University. He was inspired to study the condition in his late 60s after watching his mum, Ivy, deal with memory problems towards the end of her life.
Outside of Barrowhill Hall Geoff is very active in the local village of Rocester. He has served on the board of the Church and the commissioners. However, he enjoys nothing more than spending time with his wife.

Dawn is the finance and manager and can help out or give advice on any finance queries you may have.

Please do note hesitate to get in contact with Dawn to discuss anything.

Paula is the office manager at the home.

“It's hard to describe a typical day at Barrowhill for me as every single day is different, you have to react to what is going on. But generally, I attend the morning meeting with all the heads of department, produce daily reports to Head Office and it’s my job to do the induction training for new staff.

“My favourite part of Barrowhill has to be the views. They really are spectacular, especially the walk down to Churnet Lodge from the main building. The view simply takes your breath away, it has to be seen to be believed!

“I hope that when families visit their loved ones they leave Barrowhill knowing that their relatives are being well cared for and they are happy and safe.

“I’ve worked here for just over five years now. Before that, I worked in the construction industry for more than 20 years.

"When the company I worked for closed and I was made redundant, I felt it would be nice to work in a different field and the people here make it a much more interesting place to work.

“I can be quite a sensitive soul, so the best piece of advice I've been given is from my dad and that's "Don't take it personally!"

“Outside of work I like walking, baking cakes and like most women I like to go shopping!

“I’m from Ashbourne where I still live with my husband. We’re lucky as all of our close family live nearby. Perhaps it’s because I come from Derbyshire and not Staffordshire that I don't like oatcakes!”

Alfa and Omega of all the actions and positive reactions in Barrowhill Hall. Shez is the One to go to. The Lady Behind the Desk and the Brain behind daily organisation and movements within The Home. She is not only going to answer your phone call or welcome you politely in the reception area with her smiley face. She is a multitalented individual covering administrative duties and is a constant support to our management team. She is The Beginning and The End.

Alison is Churnet Lodge Lead, Safeguard Lead, Senior Senior, and a carer.

She is our Guide when it comes to safeguarding, following the procedures and undertaking actions which are in the best interests of our residents. Alison also writes care plans and motivates people around her to do more every single day so our residents can be immaculate. Alison is a book of Knowledge when it comes to caring and BHH won a lottery in 2013 having her as a member of our Team since then.

Our African brother, Nigerian-born carer. A singing Team Leader, always ready to help - not only our residents but also all the members of our team.

A guitar player, a decorator and a painter. All three talents are innate in one person. Mr Miles is taking care of our Home on daily basis, making sure the indoor and outdoor environment is eye-appealing for our residents and all respectful visitors.