WIRRAL CARE HOME WELCOMES
NEW DEPUTY MANAGER
A Wirral care home has welcomed a new deputy manager
who followed her mother’s footsteps into a life-long career
in the caring profession.
Sue Ball has been appointed by The Hazelwell, which offers
residential, nursing, palliative and respite care in Heswall,
into one of their top leadership roles.
Sue, who is Wirral born and bred, is no stranger to the care
industry, having worked in a wide variety of roles since
leaving school having been inspired by her mother’s own
career in care.
The Hazelwell’s new deputy manager started as a care
assistant in a local care home before quickly progressing
to senior carer. Finding the work rewarding Sue realised it
was the career for her and went on to study nursing at the
North Staffordshire School of Nursing in Stoke-on-Trent in
1988. Since then, she has used her skills and wide experience
to benefit the lives of the elderly and people with dementia
working in various care homes.
In Sue’s new role she will be supporting care home manager
Kathryn McGuinness in heading up the staff team at The
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Hazelwell which is situated on the former site of the Cleaver
Hospital in Oldfield Road.
The 55-bed care home opened in July, 2016 and has been
rated as ‘good’ by the CQC, the independent regulator of
health and social services in England.
Passionate about ‘person-centred care’ and a ‘dignity of care
champion’, Sue’s first priority is to encourage The Hazelwell’s
highly-trained staff to continue their high standards in
dignity, respect, privacy and independence for the residents.
Sue, a mother herself, who lives on the Wirral with her
husband Dave and son Dominic, said: “I’m so happy to
be a part of the excellent team at The Hazelwell and to be
able to offer my experience and passion to make it the best
care home it can possibly be. It’s a wonderful thought that
I followed my mother into this profession and here I am
all these years later still loving it. I am really proud to have
followed the same path as her.”
For more information about The Hazelwell contact
Kathryn on 0151 342 9654, email [email protected]
or visit www.thehazelwell.com