The Fleet Care Home

Marc is the Home Manager at The Fleet Care Home. Working in care for over 15 years, Marc started his career as a carer and worked up to become a qualified nurse and then on to Registered Manager. Marc has been working as a Home Manager for over 6 years and loves what he does.

Marc joined The Fleet in April 2024 and has a passion for truly Person-Centred care and delivering high standards with every service provided within the home. Marc is working hard to develop the Home and is looking forward to sharing the vision and the changes with the residents and their families in the coming months.

Sharon is our Deputy Manager here at The Fleet Care Home, having been qualified for 27 years and having worked in care for 34 years. Sharon has predominantly worked in elderly care throughout her career but has experience in many other areas within the care and earned a few additional strings to her bow.

Sharon has specialist qualifications in Tissue Viability, Diabetes, and Infection Control.

Sharon enjoys reading and animals outside of work and often brings her 4-month-old puppy, Micah, to work and visit the residents.

I am an experienced nurse and Clinical Lead who joined The Fleet in 2025. I draw on extensive nursing practice to enrich residents' lives, delivering high-quality, person-centred care and using modern technology to improve comfort, safety, connection, independence, dignity and overall wellbeing and joy for every individual resident each day.

Lizzie has been working at The Fleet since it opened and is passionate about her role within our home. She finds the best part of her job is helping make the residents feel happy in a safe and secure environment. Lizzie loves being a part of the team and is known to spend time with the residents getting to know each one of them.

Outside of work, Lizzie enjoys spending time with her loved ones and motorbiking across Europe.

Sarah Pinhorne is the Head of Unit for our new Dementia Community here at The Fleet. Worked in care for over 31 years and throughout her career as a Healthcare Assistant and Senior Healthcare assistant, before completing her nursing training at Plymouth University and becoming a Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Sarah has had experience working in dementia care, both in EMI and overseeing a Dementia Care Community before. She has a passion for ensuring excellent care is provided at all times and that the support and care that is delivered are person-centred and holistic.

Sarah is incredibly excited to take the helm of this new and tailored service at The Fleet, leading our trained team to make the lives of our Residents with Dementia truly enriching and enjoyable.

Viv has been working in care for the past 25 years and has been with The Fleet since it opened. She has worked up from a carer to a Head of Unit and is now Head of Unit for Drake, our residential community. Viv really enjoys supporting our residents, prompting their independence, and making every day special for them.

Compared to all her previous jobs, she says this is the best of them all! Viv loves being able to help others and says we are all like a little family here.

I'm Eszter, a Team Leader at The Fleet, where I have worked for over five years. Having progressed through several roles, I understand our residents’ needs deeply. I recently completed my nurse apprenticeship and use my skills and experience to enhance residents’ wellbeing, dignity, comfort and everyday quality of life.

My name is Gayle, and I joined The Fleet as a carer after moving to the area. I really enjoy looking after our residents and feel proud to make a difference every day, particularly in the Ramsay community, where I’ve built strong, trusting relationships with both residents and colleagues.

My name is Holly, and I am one of the Care Assistants here at The Fleet. After completing my degree in counselling, I realised I wanted to be more hands-on in supporting people. I have a real passion for resident care and love getting to know each person, helping them stay as independent as possible and live fulfilled, meaningful lives while always respecting their choices, dignity and individuality.

John started work at the Fleet in 2021 as the Maintenance Manager, he comes with a wealth of experience in this field.

Kimberley is our Activities Coordinator and works within the healthcare industry purely because she loves helping others! She is a passionate member of the team and really focuses on helping our Dementia Care residents by improving these individuals’ well-being!

She is often seen singing and dancing around The Fleet because of her huge love of music. Kimberley put on multiple events and activities for our home and captures these special moments on camera.

Kimberley works closely with the local community and often sets up fundraisers for various local causes!

Pammy is one of our Housekeeping Assistants at our home, and she is a massive part of making sure our home remains a tidy and safe environment. Pammy is known for taking time to speak to our residents and forming relationships with people new to our home.

Nick along with Sue runs the Laundry here at The Fleet Care Home in Dartmouth. Nick’s job is to ensure that not only is there plenty of bed and table linen and towels on all of the floors but also that all of the residents have their personal clothes washed and returned to them. It’s an important job and both Nick and Sue feel rather proud of their “part of the ship”, having it run really smoothly. When Nick isn’t collecting and distributing, he likes to try and find the time to stop and chat with our residents.