Our incredible team of care professionals here at Highwood Care Home share the same passion and goal to deliver exceptional care that is tailored to the needs and wishes of our residents. Our approach to care has been built on a foundation of respect, relationship building, and teamwork, ensuring that all of those in our community receive the happiness and support they deserve.
Stacey brings a wealth of experience having worked in elderly care for 14 years, beginning her career as a care assistant. She has developed her career within different organisations and within various roles and has been lucky enough to spend 5 years of her career in commissioning services.
She has a passion for residents living fulfilled lives and ensuring that her colleagues are delivering exceptional person-centred care.
The best part of her day is walking around, and seeing residents and colleagues happy; you’ll often see Stacey participating in a wellbeing activity or 2! She is a positive person at Highwood, where you will hear laughter daily as we work together to achieve outstanding care and to become the home of choice across North Devon and beyond.
Vicky is qualified as a registered nurse in 2008, prior to that working as a healthcare assistant in the social sector and the NHS.
Working at the hospital Vicky trained in a variety of wards including respiratory, gastrointestinal, general surgery and post-operative recovery.
Vicky then changed direction in her career and returned to social care working in a local nursing home before commencing her role as deputy manager at Highwood and is looking forward to working with a team that promotes and delivers person-centred care to the highest standard.
Laura is our Administrator at Highwood Care Home. With a rich background in senior leadership roles within customer service across diverse industries, she is passionate about engaging with people and delivering exceptional service. Laura is eager to welcome our wonderful residents and collaborate with our dedicated Highwood family to ensure their stay is as enjoyable as possible.
Richard is a hospitality professional with over 20 years of experience in hotels and restaurants. He has a passion for seasonal and local produce; he enjoys using quality ingredients in his cooking.
With a fine balance of traditional and contemporary cuisines, he loves to serve up meals that bring comfort and nourishment. Richard is looking forward to finding out what our residents like to eat and serving them tasty meals that contribute to their wellbeing during their stay at Highwood.
Meet Holly, our Housekeeper here at Highwood care home.
Since moving to North Devon with her family nearly 8 years ago Holly has gained great experience working both in hospitality and the commercial housekeeping sector. Holly always strives for perfection and likes to add a bit of sparkle to everything she does, ensuring a clean and welcoming environment for everyone who resides and visits the home.
Chris is the maintenance manager here at Highwood. Chris is ex-forces (Army) having served 8 years. After serving his time in HM Forces he has had many years of experience in general maintenance. Chris has also been involved in a few boat-building projects as well as many one-off garden furniture requests. His motto is “If I can’t fix it I can build it”.
