Athena Care Homes refurbishes 42-bed community at Ashlynn Grange

Family-run Athena Care Homes has invested more than £1 million in refurbishing a 42-bed community at Ashlynn Grange Care Home in Peterborough

Aribbon was cut at the refurbished Milton Lodge by the deputy mayor and mayoress of Peterborough, Nick Sandford and Bella Saltmarsh, on 21 March during an open afternoon attended by residents, relatives and team members.

Ashlynn Grange can now cater to 153 residents, offering residential, nursing and dementia care.

Mala Agarwal, managing director of Athena Care Homes, said: “I am really proud of this unit; it is a fantastic, bright and modern environment which allows our team to provide tailored care to our residents, accommodating their needs and their wishes. I am absolutely sure the residents making Milton Lodge their home, are going to love living here.”

Desiree Jooste, registered home manager at Ashlynn Grange Care Home, added: “We are proud to be able to offer this newly-refurbished community for our residents and their relatives. We are also excited to be able to open it up to the wider community in Peterborough when we host awareness sessions and open days. We want everyone to be able to enjoy this welcoming space here at Ashlynn Grange.” care and integrated care, a role she held since she joined the regulator in 2019. worked for the organisation for 17 years, is now the manager of Elm Tree Court, also a Hull-based home that provides specialist dementia care. In Withernsea, Ruth Mountain is the new manager of residential and dementia care home Tamarix Lodge after starting as a carer in the home 21 years ago. Michaela McGlynn joins The Wolds Care Centre, in Louth.

Home care company Ashridge Home Care appointed Louise Joslin as managing director. Joslin has 18 years’ experience in the care sector working across a variety of areas, from elderly care with complex conditions to learning disabilities. Most recently she worked at Oxford Aunts and before that at The Good Care Group. Joslin is also a trustee at two Buckinghamshire charities, The South Bucks Downs Syndrome Group and Talkback UK, which helps those with autism and learning difficulties to understand their skills and how to make the most of them within their communities.

Later-living developer and operator

Untold Living appointed Amy Herbert as director of operations to oversee the management and operation of its pipeline of retirement communities across the UK. Herbert has experience across the health and care sectors and is the former director of nursing homes at the St Monica Trust, where she was responsible for driving financial performance, quality of care and occupancy targets at the retirement living charity.

The Care Quality Commission appointed Kate Terroni as deputy chief executive. Terroni, a former social worker and director of social services, was previously the CQC’s chief inspector of adult social

Care UK appointed Susanne Stevens as home manager of its latest home, Oat Hill Mews in Market Harborough, which is opening in September and will provide residential, nursing and dementia care for up to 76 people. Beginning her career as a care assistant in a nursing home, Stevens completed her degree in adult nursing and become qualified as a registered general nurse. She worked for the NHS in gastroenterology before returning to a care home environment as a nurse and working her way up to deputy manager. Stevens moved into home management within a few years with another care provider.

Athena Care Homes, a family-run care home company based in East Anglia, has appointed Ben Wright as finance director. Wright has 15 years’ experience within the health and social care sector, working in finance and operations roles.

Not-for-profit care home organisation

HICA Group, which cares for more than 1,800 people, has appointed new managers at homes across Yorkshire. At specialist dementia home Albermarle in Hull, Jessica Costa becomes manager following four years as deputy manager. Kerry Moss, who

Tina Blake and Chris Critchley have been appointed registered manager and deputy manager respectively at New Care’s Bridgewater Manor in Worsley, Greater Manchester, which provides residential, dementia and 24-hour nursing care services. Blake was a registered nurse for 25 years and is responsible for the operation of the home, including all areas of compliance for the Care Quality Commission, the local authority and the clinical commissioning group. Critchley is a registered nurse responsible for the management of the clinical team and the provision of care by ensuring effective supervision, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.