Signature Senior Lifestyle, a leading provider of luxury assisted living, nursing, respite, and dementia care, has appointed of Amanda Rae as its new Director of Quality & Governance.
Amanda joins Signature with over three decades of experience in health and social care. Having started her career as a Care Assistant before qualifying as a nurse in 1993, Amanda has since progressed through a variety of frontline and senior leadership roles, including RGN, Sister and Senior Sister, HR & Training Manager, Home Manager, Operations Manager, and, most recently, Head of Quality & Compliance for Canford Healthcare.
A Queen’s Nurse and Chartered Manager, Amanda also holds Levels 5 and 7 in Business Studies through the Chartered Institute of Management and is a Fellow Member of CIPD.
She has been recognised as a finalist at the Nursing Times Awards and HealthInvestor Awards, highly commended at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards, and, in 2024, won the Champion of Care Digital Innovation Award.
In her new role, Amanda will lead on further embedding a culture of excellence across Signature’s homes, ensuring robust governance processes and delivering the highest possible standards of care for residents across the provider’s 10 homes.
Reflecting on her appointment, Amanda Rae said:
“I’m thrilled to join Signature Senior Lifestyle at such an exciting time for the organisation. Throughout my career, I’ve held multiple roles at all different levels in care homes, and I know firsthand how important it is that every process, system, and standard ultimately serves one purpose – providing residents with the exceptional care they deserve.
I’m passionate about enhancing our processes, ensuring our approach to data collection adds real value, and equipping our teams to deliver care that is both safe and truly person-centred. I look forward to working with Signature’s fantastic teams to continue achieving exceptional outcomes for residents and their families.”
Steve Gardner, Interim CEO at Signature Senior Lifestyle, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Amanda to the team. Her wealth of experience and deep understanding of care quality, governance, and compliance will be invaluable as we continue to build on Signature’s strong foundations and strive for even greater standards of excellence across our homes.”
Amanda’s appointment comes as Signature Senior Lifestyle prepares for a period of exciting growth and transformation, following the recent announcement of Rob Martin as the group’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Over the next 18 months, Signature also plans to open three new homes, further expanding its reach and impact across London and the home counties.