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Carer spotlight: Georgina Beesley

Georgina Beesley Branch: Newtown  Specialism: Georgina joined us in May 2014 as a carer. She was selected as our Carer of the Month for February 2020 at our Newtown branch. The 42-year-old said: “I love my job as I find it very rewarding. I go home every day with great job satisfaction knowing that I’ve […]

Carer spotlight: Scott Renney

Carer: Scott Renney Specialism: Scott followed in his mum’s footsteps and joined the team as a care giver. Branch: RCT He said: “I was thrilled to have joined the team at Abacare as a care giver and to follow in my mum’s footsteps. She has always talked about how much of a rewarding job it […]

Carer spotlight: Mel Edwards

Carer: Mel Edwards Specialism: Care ambassador Branch: Newtown Mel, who works at our Newtown branch, providing care to service users in the area, is also one of our Care Ambassadors and offers free talks to schools and colleges about care.  The talks provide an insight into the industry for any students interested in working in […]

Tracey clocks up 30 years in care industry

Tracey Webster, Registered Manager at our Flintshire office, has shown that care work can be a job for life after celebrating 30 years working in the industry. Tracey worked for Cherry Tree Residential Home in Manchester in 1989 and then Access Homecare. She moved to Flintshire in Wales in 2000 to become a carer and […]

Carer spotlight: Jane Jones

Carer: Jane Jones Specialism: Branch Manager Branch: Newtown Jane joined Abacare in 2014 as a Care Co-ordinator and worked her way up the career ladder to Operations Executive. She was promoted to Branch Manager in 2018 where she oversees staff and supports them in their roles. She said: “I feel I have really started to […]

Carer spotlight: Jackie Price

Carer: Jackie Price Specialism: Jackie is responsible for following up on all recruitment enquiries we receive into our Bangor office and ensuring that successful enquiries are fully compliant with our recruitment process. Branch: Bangor Time in the industry: Fifty-year-old Jackie previously worked as a Regional Manager and was promoted to the role of Recruiter in […]

Carer spotlight: Jessica Thompson

Carer: Jessica Thompson Specialism: Jessica joined us in 2018. She is responsible for spot checks, medication checks, carrying out risk assessments, supervisions and appraisals and assisting with rostering of staff. Branch: Ystradgynlais Time in the industry: Twenty-seven-year-old Jessica, who lives in Ystalyfera, said: “I am thrilled to be a part of the Abacare team. It […]

Carer spotlight: Delun Davies

Carer: Delun Davies Specialism: Received her level five award in Business Management and completing the course in the record time of eight months. Branch: Ystradgynlais Time in the industry: Delun joined Abacare in 2015 as a care worker and went on to be promoted to Regional Manager and then became a Field Care Supervisor in […]

Carer spotlight: Tracey Webster

Carer: Tracey Webster Specialism: Celebrating 30 years in the care industry Branch: Flintshire Time in the industry: Tracey began her career in care in 1989 as a care worker. She progressed up the ranks and became Abacare’s Registered Manager at its new Flintshire branch in 2019. She said: “Care work is the most fulfilling role […]

Carer Spotlight: Karen Howell

Specialism: Celebrating 30 years in the care industry Branch: Ystradgynlais Time in the industry: Karen Howell began her career as a carer for Powys County Council’s domiciliary care services in 1989 and worked for 25 years there, before joining a private care provider in the area, purchased by Abacare in 2016. Fifty-seven-year-old Karen said: “Thirty […]