At Penrose Court Care Home, we are a team of experienced and dedicated individuals who passionately deliver the highest quality of person-centred care. We believe in creating solid relationships, treating each other with respect, and collaborating as a team to ensure that all staff, residents, and relatives at Penrose Court Care Home feel comfortable and supported.
Mary Tolladay
Home Manager / Registered General Nurse
Mary TolladayHome Manager / Registered General NurseMary is a Registered General Nurse who qualified in Birmingham and then worked in East Birmingham Hospital. Mary has a wealth of experience in managing homes having relocated to the Home Counties in 2003 and has been managing Nursing Homes ever since. Mary is passionate about ensuring that her team provides the very best in person-centred care.
Roxy Marincean
Deputy Clinical Manager
Roxy MarinceanDeputy Clinical ManagerRoxy is our Deputy Clinical Manager who started at Penrose Court at the beginning of May and is thoroughly enjoying her time here. Roxy has worked in the care sector for 15 years having started as a team leader.
Kelly
Administrator
KellyAdministratorKelly is Penrose Court’s Administrator and has been working in a similar role for the last 25 years in local schools.
At Penrose Court, Kelly enjoys working closely with her colleagues and forming relationships with our residents. Outside of work, she can often be found with her family and friends, or enjoying one of her many hobbies which includes reading, yoga or going out on long walks. Kelly plans to travel a lot more and loves going to The Lake District.
Jade Edwards
Registered General Nurse
Jade EdwardsRegistered General NurseJade is one of our Registered General Nurses here at Penrose Court and joined when the home opened in 2018. Having previously studied at Herts University, Jade completed a foundation degree and became a nursing associate. Jade then went straight into a top-up degree to become a qualified Nurse Recently qualifying at the end of last year, Jade has worked at Penrose Court since it opened as bank staff and is now full-time. Jade has been in the care industry for over 10 years working in the community and other private care homes.
Amy Truett
Registered General Nurse
Amy TruettRegistered General NurseAmy started her career as a part-time carer, later moving to full times roles at Hinchingbrooke and Biggleswade hospitals. She joined us at Penrose Court as a Registered General Nurse, and is highly satisfied every day looking after others, empathising with and empowering residents and other staff members. Amy was recently awarded a Bachelor of Science in Adult Nursing with First Class Honours and also received the Martin Foss Award, an annual award given to a final year student in Nursing and Midwifery who has made the greatest contribution to the life of the Faculty of Health and Social Science.
Joseph Obeng Addai
Registered General Nurse
Joseph Obeng AddaiRegistered General NurseJoseph studied nursing in Ghana and got his license to practice as a registered nurse. Later moving to the UK and got registered with the UK Nmc as a UK RN. Joseph then joined Penrose Court in November 2023 and is happy to be with such an amazing and supportive team.
Ann Stevens
Senior Care Assistant
Ann StevensSenior Care AssistantAnn is one of our Senior Care Assistants here at Penrose Court. Ann started her Care journey working in domiciliary in 2006. She started off working at Penrose Court in 2018 as a Care Assistant and has been recently promoted.
Karen Ellwood
Senior Care Assistant
Karen EllwoodSenior Care AssistantKaren has been a Senior Care Assistant at Penrose Court since 2019. Before Penrose Court, she previously managed a team working with people with learning difficulties. She loves to build friendships with her residents, their families, and the staff she works with.
Susan Carr
Domestic Assistant
Susan CarrDomestic AssistantSue started working at Penrose Court in January 2022. She is part of our great housekeeping team and she thoroughly enjoys her duties which can also include activities with the residents. Her favorite part of her day is building friendships with the residents. Sue considers it a privilege and a pleasure to work at Penrose Court.
Jay Spurgeon
Activities Coordinator
Jay SpurgeonActivities CoordinatorJay joined the team at Penrose Court in 2018 having first started as a member of the care team before transitioning to her current role. Jay brings a wealth of experience to her role and is instrumental in ensuring that there is an extensive programme of activities available for the residents. Jay ensures that there is always fun and laughter around the home and has a particular passion for arts and crafts and just loves interacting with all of the residents. Jay also runs the in-house salon Cut and Glow, ensuring that everyone looks and feels their very best.
Stefan Jurga
Maintenance Manager
Stefan JurgaMaintenance ManagerStefan studied as a carpenter joiner in high school back in Slovakia before he came here he worked as Maintenance for Church of England Theological College in Cambridge last 10 years.
Claire Southall
Receptionist
Claire SouthallReceptionistClaire joined Penrose Court Care Home in June working 2 days a week on reception, job sharing with our other lovely receptionists Lucy and Sarah. Claire is really enjoying her role at the home and getting to know all the residents and family members.
Paul Clark
Receptionist
Paul ClarkReceptionistPaul is the weekend receptionist here at Penrose Court
Paul joined quite recently and has been here since the beginning of February but is often told by colleagues and residents alike that it seems like he’s been here for a lot longer. This is Paul’s first time working in the care environment but is finding it very enjoyable and rewarding.
Paul’s background hails from the Civil Service, where he took early retirement after spending over 30 years at the Department of Transport but wasn’t ready to give up and when this job came up it was a 3-minute commute from my home by foot. Paul is also a Magistrate for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire since joining the bench in 2008 and the requirements here at Penrose Court allow Paul to continue making a difference to the local community.
Paul’s passion for making a difference to people is fully satisfied in this job by the interaction with the residents and their families.