Staff
The Registered Care Manager at The Hermitage is Louise Hurst and she has in excess of 15 years experience in caring for the elderly. Louise has been the Care Manager at The Hermitage since September 2005. She is qualified at Level 4 National Vocational Qualification in “care of the elderly” and was awarded in March 2008 the recognised qualification “Registered Manager’s Award”. She is also an active member of St John’s Ambulance of over 13 years and was awarded in 2009 a St. John’s Ambulance ’12-year long service medal’.
The staff at the home have a range of relevant national vocational qualifications and skills to enable them to meet the needs of the residents, for example dementia awareness, diabetes, health & saftety, safe-guarding adults, manual handling and fire safety.
Staff training and development is on-going and updated. Louise and the team deliver a modern care approach to the residents in a respectful and dignified way.
As a charity, The Hermitage relies on its workforce to actively help fundraise. Last year, the staff raised £1,700 by holding various events and raffles. This money was used to provide therapeutic treatments for the ladies, a day trip to the National Arboretum and entertainment. Other events are planned in 2011.