Corbrook Park nursing home in Audlem has appointed Anita Horton as its new home manager.
Anita brings 20 years of care home management experience and a proven track record to the 78-bed home.
Her career in care began after she left retail, and she started as a care assistant at a care home in Birmingham.
She remained there for 15 years, working her way up through the ranks to senior care assistant, assistant manager, and eventually home manager for five years.
Anita’s next role saw her become a turnaround manager for a leading care home operator, where she stabilised and improved the care provided by six different homes.
Most recently, Anita spent five years as care home manager of a home in Walsall, before taking up her new position at Corbrook Park.
She said: “I love making a difference to people’s lives – both those I help to look after and those I work alongside.
“I make sure that our residents always get the kind and considerate care they deserve, and that my team are fully supported to deliver consistently excellent care.
“I’m looking forward to making a number of positive changes here at Corbrook Park, while retaining the essence of what makes our home so special.”
She will manage a team of 70 at Corbrook Park and aims to strengthen ties with the local community, including inviting in the Alzheimer’s Society and local primary schools.
She is also planning to create a forum for other care home managers in the area, develop a more varied daily activities schedule, and establish a weekly coffee morning for residents and their families.
Corbrook Park provides dementia, nursing, respite, disability, day and palliative care for up to 80 residents.
Anita is one of the best UK care home managers you can ever work with. Good listening, excellent team coordination, ever ready to support. My best wishes, Anita.