About us

I have been the Manager of The Grove for fourteen years. During that time I have seen many changes, The Grove is now a beautiful, welcoming home. My aim is to maintain a homely atmosphere for people who are no longer able to look after themselves in their own home. I ensure that our residents are always stimulated by our many activities ranging from a BBQ in the garden to a theatre visit in Birmingham. As the Manager of the Home I feel that for the people who live here it is home from home and their quality of life is the best that we can give them.

I have worked at The Grove for 11 years, initially as a Care Assistant before becoming a Senior Care Assistant. In 2004, I was promoted to Deputy Manager. I enjoy working at The Grove, it gives me great pleasure to know that I work for a Charity. I have various qualifications including Registered Managers Award, NVQ Level 4, A1 Assessors Award and a variety of accredited courses eg. Safe Handling of Medicines, Supervisory Management, Infection Control and Dementia.

I have worked at The Grove for 26 years as cook and later as kitchen supervisor. I have NVQ level 2 in Nutrition and Health and infection Control. NVQ 3 in Catering and Hospitality. I hold a current Food Hygiene certifcate. I was very pleased in 2009 when the kitchen was awarded a Food Safety First certificate.

These are some of our Care Assistants, they are all very well trained and have experience of all aspects of care. Each of them have their own individual skills and knowledge. We are happy that their approach to Residents is one of friendliness and respect at all times. A continuous training programme for Care Assistants ensures that our standards are achieved.

This is the domestic team, they are trained to maintain our very high standards of cleanliness. They receive training for Health & Safety, Infection Control and Coshh Regulations to name a few. They are also offered a variety of care related training such as Dementia, First Aid and Safeguarding Adults. The team interact well with the Residents again with friendliness and respect.

These are our Senior Care Assistants, Michelle has worked at The Grove for eight years and her career has progressed and is now a very experienced Senior, she has recently achieved her NVQ Level 4. Melanie has worked at The Grove for five years and now has three years experience as a Senior Care Assistant and has attained her NVQ Level 3. Both Seniors are a great asset to the Grove and make the whole Team work well together