Swanholme Court Care Home welcomed Susannah Barker-Milan as their new Home Manager this month. Susannah has worked for Country Court, the company that operates Swanholme Court, for five years and has been Home Manager at Eccleshare Court Care & Nursing Home, also located on Ashby Avenue in Lincoln for three years. Susannah will now lead the care and nursing teams at both homes bringing her in-depth knowledge and expertise to the two Lincoln care homes.
“I am delighted that Susannah will be managing both of these care and nursing homes in Lincoln” said Operations Director Helen Richmond. “Susannah is a highly respected and dedicated member of our team at Country Court, she has bought a wealth of knowledge and expertise and was key to implementing the ‘Enriched Dementia and Meaningful Opportunities Programme’ for our group. We believe in nurturing our staff and sharing best practice in the group to provide the very highest standards of care for our residents”.
Susannah has over 25 years of experience working in health and social care, spending the last 10 years specializing in dementia care. She has spent some of her career working with the renowned Bradford Dementia Group at the University of Bradford, leading on the ground-breaking Dementia Care Mapping in Supported Living project. She has also lectured at Lincoln University on specialist dementia care and was recognised with a ‘Special Achievement’ award for her contribution to the care sector in Lincolnshire by the Lincolnshire Care Association in 2018.
Commenting on her promotion Susannah said, “I am passionate about delivering the very highest standards of person-centred care and I’m proud of the care my team provides at Eccleshare Court. I look forward to getting to know the residents and staff at Swanholme Court and sharing some of the best practice we have implemented at Eccleshare Court.”
For more information about Swanholme Court Care Home and Eccleshare Court Care & Nursing Home contact Susannah Barker-Milan on 01522 695458 or email susannah.barkermilan@countrycourtcare.com.