At Beechgrove Care Home, we are a group of dedicated individuals who all share the same goal of providing high-quality, personalised care. We strive to create strong relationships with everyone who enters Beechgrove Care Home. Our team works hard to ensure that residents, staff and their family members feel respected and appreciated.
Maggie Allison
Home Manager
Maggie AllisonHome ManagerMaggie started at Beechgrove as a young 18-year-old. Throughout her early years here she gained many qualifications in Health & Social Care which led to a promotion to Deputy Manager in 2016. After further studying for Management and Leadership qualifications in December 2018 she took on the Manager’s role. Maggie has a great insight to the health and wellbeing of her residents and staff and their workload due to her starting at ground level, her knowledge and understanding of the residents and the home allows her to advise and support so that the best possible care is given to residents and equally to the support of her staff.
Elena Paraschiv
Deputy Manager/Staff Nurse
Elena ParaschivDeputy Manager/Staff NurseElena came from Romania, her biggest dream was to become a nurse and work in the UK and wear the “Navy Blue” uniform. She loves looking after elderly people, one of the reasons being she never got to know her grandparents. She Joined Beechgrove in 2019 and hopes her passion, skills and friendly demeanour make a real difference to our residents’ lives. Elena accepted the Deputy Managers post in January 2020 giving her a new challenge and career path within the care sector. She continues to develop her knowledge and skills to ensure the best possible care and environment for our residents.
Carol Bannatyne
Administrator
Carol BannatyneAdministratorCarol joined our team in January 2012, she has had many years’ experience in accounts and admin. Families can find it a daunting experience when a loved one is admitted to a care home and welcome the time that Carol takes to explain the financial side of this. Carol works closely with social work managing enquires and availability, she is also involved with recruitment, training, staff files and much more. Carol will also support staff wherever she is needed and enjoys making sure that the residents are happy and settled in their new environment.
Debbie Jamieson
Cook
Debbie Jamieson CookDebbie studied at college from the age of 18 to qualify as a Soup Cook, progressing to Cook 18 months later. Debbie began employment as a Carer then married and gave up work when she had her family. She returned 10 years later to employment in Homecare then moved to care at Beechgrove Care Home before moving over to the kitchen to take the post of Cook. She has been here now for the past 15 years. Debbie strives to ensure our residents enjoy their food and maintain a well-balanced healthy diet.
Alison Graham
Night Nurse
Alison GrahamNight NurseAllison was the very first nurse here at Beechgrove when it first opened in 2006. Alison has been a nurse for 32 years she is dedicated to the care of our residents, making sure their individual care needs are meet.
Linda Parker
Day Nurse
Linda ParkerDay NurseLinda started working here at Beechgrove in 2012. Linda has 27 years experience as a nurse and has many years experience in adult nursing. It’s important to her to ensure our residents are treated with dignity and respect when all care needs are being delivered.
Mary McLean
Staff Nurse
Mary McLeanStaff NurseMary started her nursing career in Paediatrics and has now come full circle she has been caring for the elderly for many years, being at Beechgrove for the last eight. Mary is a kind, caring and dedicated individual, the nursing care she provides to her residents is totally focused on their health and wellbeing and is carried out with complete dignity and respect.
Wendy Begg
Senior Carer
Wendy BeggSenior CarerWendy has been in caring for 26 years, she was one of the first employees when Beechgrove opened in 2006. Wendy is compassionate about her job and the needs of her residents going out of her way to ensure they have everything they need to improve and maintain their independence within the home.
Hazel Turner
Senior Carer
Hazel TurnerSenior CarerWith over forty years’ experience in the care sector, Hazel has been a Senior Carer with us for the past eight years. She is a great role model to new staff and is happy to lead by example to promote the highest standards within our home. Hazel is also passionate about teaching and has taken on the new role of Moving & Handling trainer here at Beechgrove.
Lynsey O’Hara
Senior Care Assistant
Lynsey O’HaraSenior Care AssistantLynsey began work in Beechgrove Care home in September 2020 at the height of the pandemic as a Domestic Assistant. It was clear very early on for all to see that Lynsey would make an excellent Care Assistant, Lynsey’s compassion, willingness to help and her understanding of our resident’s needs were outstanding, and she was persuaded to transfer her skills to becoming a Care Assistant in June 2021. From there Lynsey quickly and competently completed her SVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.
Her development in her caring role went from strength to strength and it was decided in September this year 2022 that she should be promoted to Senior Care Assistant.
Jeannie Morrison
Senior Care Assistant
Jeannie MorrisonSenior Care AssistantJeannie began in Beechgrove as a Domestic Assistant in 2015. After several years doing this she was keen to move over to the caring side of the job. She started her new role as Care Assistant in 2017. Completed her SVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care. Jeannie was promoted to Senior Carer in December 2021.
Leaann Mitchell
Senior Care Assistant
Leaann MitchellSenior Care AssistantLeaann came to Beechgrove 15 years ago after the birth of her son although she has been in caring for over 23 years. She has an SVQ 3 in Health & Social Care. Leann is passionate about her role and enjoys providing the best possible care for her residents. Leaann has recently been promoted to Senior Care Assistant.
Helene Hewitt
Activity Co-ordinator/Care Assistant
Helene HewittActivity Co-ordinator/Care AssistantHelene has been a carer for three years before moving over to activities but continues to do a caring shift every week. She enjoys spending time with residents getting to know what activities and hobbies they enjoy then implementing these into their daily routine to enhance their time here in our Home.
Kirsty Serls
Activity Co-ordinator
Kirsty SerlsActivity Co-ordinatorKirsty came to us from Care in the Community in September 2021. Activities was a different direction for her while still in the caring sector. Her development in this role continues while helping to provide our residents with daily activities.
Margaret Somerville
Housekeeper
Margaret SomervilleHousekeeperMargaret has worked in Beechgrove since November 2012, she started as a Domestic Assistant and moved to Housekeeper in 2021. Her role consists of leading the housekeeping team, ordering supplies, and ensuring cleaning standards are kept high.
John Trujillo
Maintenance
John TrujilloMaintenanceJohn originally from Columbia and then Spain came to Beechgrove in 2016, he is a great asset to our home and can turn his hand to anything. He is responsible for most of the maintenance within the home.
Kyle Legg
Receptionist
Kyle LeggReceptionistKyle started in April 2023 she greets all visitors with her smile and outgoing personality she has many years of experience in the care home environment and enjoys all aspects of her role including supporting care staff when needed.