New managers for three homes!

Marita Westaway has taken the helm at King’s Manor Care Home, in Ottery St Mary, Devon bringing a wealth of experience to the role after 20 years in the care sector. She said: “Being a busy, outwardlooking, active, and engaged home is so important for us, and by connecting with others and bringing people in, we are also supporting the vibrancy of the brilliant Ottery St Mary community of which we’re proud to be a part.”

At Minster Grange Care Home in York, new manager Victoria Darlow is making changes to boost communication and empower staff to deliver the best care.

As well as setting up a weekly newsletter and Facebook page and a new ‘employee of the month award’, she is looking to create a residents’ committee and a relatives’ committee.

And Zoe Miller, the new manager at soon-to-open Windsor Court in Malvern, has set out her vision for a home where people ‘continue to lead expansive lives.’

Zoe has more than two decades’ experience in the health and social care sector, including as an adult social care inspector and then inspection manager for the Care Quality Commission (CQC).