Town Thorns Care Home

Debbie is Care Centre Manager at Town Thorns, having joined in 2017 as Head of Care, she was promoted to manage the service in 2019.

Debbie has worked previously with adults who have learning disabilities for over 10 years in a variety of settings, from residential homes, respite and day services, to independent supported living with all age ranges from teenagers to the elderly.

A quote from Debbie

"I have an amazing team at Town Thorns everyone is committed to providing the best possible quality of care for our residents which makes me very proud to manage the service".

Jo is the Head of Care and originally came to Town Thorns when she had her first placement as a student nurse, she worked as a bank nurse in 2016 before setting off to Australia for a year, returning in 2017 to her current role.

A quote from Jo:

“I’ve always found Town Thorns to be a friendly and welcoming place, it is like an extended family, as employees we know the residents and their families well, but they also know our families too as we all get involved in events and fundraising days throughout the year".

Angela looks after the non-care teams at Town Thorns and along with her team arranges many parties and events for residents and families to enjoy. Residents' well-being is at the heart of everything she and her teams do on a daily basis.

Quote from Angela

"There are no two days the same at Town Thorns which I love, residents' happiness and wellbeing are most important to me and I feel very lucky to have such great teams to work with. There is nothing better than a resident or their family saying thank you for something you have done".

Anthony is our Head of Person Centre Care, working with a fantastic team to ensure residents have the best quality of life and care possible.

Anthony has been at Town Thorns since 2015 starting as a carer and then as a House Lead, through his passion and dedication to our residents was promoted to Head of Person Centred Care in 2023.

A quote from Anthony:
"...the satisfaction you receive knowing you have made a difference to someone's life, however small, is priceless."

Tracey is a Residential Care House Lead and has a great understanding of Dementia Care and is our lead at Town Thorns for our Dementia Strategy.

Tracey has a fantastic team that goes above and beyond to ensure our residents have the best quality of life and care possible.

Tracey has completed NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and Diploma Level 5 in Leadership and Management.

A quote from Tracey:

“ I love working at Town Thorns - staff from all areas are really involved in the wellbeing of the residents within our setting. The team work hard to ensure that the residents and their relatives feel at home and part of the Town Thorns family.”

Lucy started at Town Thorns as a carer on our dementia house and more recently as a House Lead.

Ruth has been a carer at Town Thorns for many years, She is passionate about residents' well-being and when the opportunity came up she jumped at the chance to take on the role in our Wellbeing Team. Ruth has already arranged different activities for residents, including gardening, boules, exercise classes and lots more.

Comments from Ruth:

"I love being part of the Wellbeing Team, seeing the joy on residents' faces when we play any kind of game and taking them for trips along the canal or just a stroll down to the pond, I love it!"

Chelsea started working at Town Thorns as part of our catering team, having seen the great work our carers do she changed her role and become a carer. Chelsea has a really lovely nature which comes across when you see her interacting with our residents, she loves to organise great activities and you often see her taking residents outside around the grounds.

Quote from Chelsea

"Nothing makes me happier than seeing residents enjoying themselves, they love a walk to the pond and playing dominoes. They deserve the best."

Jess has worked at Town Thorns as a carer and latterly as a care co-ordinator, she won the Care Home Worker of the Year Award for the West Midlands in 2024.

Quote from Jess:

"It was an honour to be nominated for the Award, I love working with our residents and making sure they are well cared for during their time with us, I enjoy getting to know them and their families"

Maggie has worked at Town Thorns for some years as a carer and has recently been promoted to Care Co-ordinator, she is the go to person for advice and is well respected by her team.

Quote from Maggie:

"Our residents care is my top priority, making sure they are well looked after, safe and happy is what we are here for"

Starting her career at Town Thorns as a housekeeper Ann quickly discovered her passion for caring and transferred to the care team. She always has a smile and reassuring words for residents. She has recently been promoted to House Lead which is a testament to her hard work and dedication to our residents.

Quote from Ann

"I love being a carer and now being able to make a difference as a house lead, seeing the residents smiling and happy makes my day, Town Thorns is a great place to work it is like a family and I would recommend anyone to come here"

Sheryl has worked at Town Thorns since 2014 joining as a housekeeper and then being promoted to Team Leader. Sheryl and her team work really hard to maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout.

Quote from Sheryl:
"I love working at Town Thorns and get a real sense of achievement when visitors comment on how lovely, clean and fresh smelling the whole home is"

Julie has worked at Town Thorns for many years, starting as Chef and in the latter years being promoted to Head Chef. She and the team work hard to make sure residents have good quality, nutritious home cooked meals every day.

Quote from Julie:

"I get a real sense of satisfaction when I hear comments from residents about how much they enjoyed their meal, we always try to cater for special diets and I enjoy trying new recipes and talking to residents about their favourite meals"

Danielle joined the catering team in 2020 and has quickly become a key member of the team, taking the lead in preparing pureed meals for residents making sure they taste delicious but also that they are presented in a way that they look the same as everyone else's meal.

Danielle has recently been promoted to 2nd chef and is working alongside our head chef training and has discovered an amazing talent for cake decorating.

Quote from Danielle

"I love my job and really take pride in the way the food looks for our residents, I have started to serve the lunchtime meals on our houses and get to see and speak to residents and make sure they are enjoying their food, I really want to learn more about cooking and nutrition and understand more".