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CARINGAPPOINTMENTS A WREXHAM care organisation has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Gill Hughes as its responsible individual. Gill previously worked as the team manager for the north of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales, and registered all of the group’s homes apart from one during that time. Stuart Storrie, Sandra Ross and Jennifer Gardner.
New faces part of Balhousie adds to its senior management team expansion plan SIGNATURE Senior Lifestyle has made a raft of appointments as the company proceeds with major expansion plans over the next few years. Penny West is the new operations director for the south of England, having joined from the private hospital sector, while Creenagh Williamson and Tina Thomas have joined as the general managers of the soon to open Moorlands Lodge in Hindhead and The Miramar at Beltinge respectively. And Sadie Barker has also joined as
corporate human resources manager. The firm, which is developing a new concept in care homes by creating communities where residents have their own individual apartments, currently runs three homes with nursing, with another due to open later this year. A further three new developments at Bushey, Epsom and Brentwood are awaiting planning approval, with expected construction starts within the next year. Several additional projects are in earlier stages of development.
A SCOTTISH care provider has strengthened its senior management team with three new appointments, including two highly experienced specialists recruited from the care sector. Sandra Ross has moved from Southern Cross Healthcare to join Balhousie Care Group as director of operations, while Stuart Storrie has been appointed to the newly created position of director of specialist care, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the NHS and local
authorities. Jennifer Gardner has also joined as group human resources manager from NCR, where she was the HR consultant for European services for the past four years. Last year the group announced a major investment programme that will help to increase its number of beds by 1,000 over the next four years, extend and upgrade facilities at seven existing homes and build 14 additional new homes.
Care home provider Colten Care and property developer, Colten Developments have appointed Mark Aitchison as group finance director. He is currently the managing and corporate finance partner of Princecroft Willis, the Dorset and New Forest based firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors. Andy Keeble, the company accountant, has also been promoted to group financial controller. He joined Colten in 1998, and is now responsible for all group accounting matters including information technology.