Meet the Boroughbridge Manor Care Home Team

Lynette became a part of the Boroughbridge Manor family in the summer of 2024 and takes great pride in her role as our Home Deputy Manager.

She is dedicated to creating a positive impact not only in the lives of our residents and their families but also among our colleagues at the home. 

In her leisure time, Lynette enjoys walking, gardening, baking, and knitting.

Mark has been a part of the Barchester family since 2014.

Having come into the company as a Care Assistant, later a Senior Carer, he then moved onto Activities, becoming Senior Activities for the North Yorkshire area and now as a Customer Relationship Manager.

Marks passion has always been found in wanting to better the lives our residents and to help them find and enjoy new experiences. taking great pride in supporting our homes and being there for our residents and families.

Within his role Mark supports our home with Community Engagement, building relationships with groups and charities in the area and supporting our wonderful activities teams with their home events.

Riya has been a part of the Boroughbridge family since 2022 and began her career at the home as a bank carer, before becoming a senior carer and then later a team leader. 

She speaks with warmth about how the home and its residents are her family and she loves her time here. 

Away from the home Riya is a keen traveller and enjoys touring Scotland and London, in particular visiting China Town in London and Newcastle.

Sue joined the Boroughbridge Manor family in the autumn of 2024 and is proud to be our homes administrator. 

She takes great pride in her role and assisting our relatives and residents and supporting the home community. 

Hi my name is Shelbie, I am proud to be the Head of Activities here at Boroughbridge Manor.

I have worked at Boroughbridge Manor since 2017, I love making our residents smile. I get great satisfaction knowing I have made someone’s day better!

Myself and Kelly have created a wonderful culture within Boroughbridge Manor and we work together to give our residents the best possible experiences.

We are here to ensure that residents enjoy an environment that is both stimulating and socially active. We ensure the team knows each residents' preferences, so that we can deliver a person-centred program of events and activities. We are extremely fortunate to have our very own minibus, we love taking the residents out for coffee, shopping and lots of fun trips out whether that be to the museum or the seaside.

Hi, my name is Karen and I am the Head Chef here at Boroughbridge Manor.  I started here at the home in July 2024 and transferred from our sister home, Leeming Bar Grange where I was the homes second chef.

 I am passionate about the delivery of quality food and here at Boroughbridge Manor, we provide a wonderful choice of delicious and wholesome dishes. The food and the dining experience at Boroughbridge Manor is recognised as an integral part of the lifestyle here at the home and I am responsible for managing the catering team, ensuring they provide a quality catering service to all our residents, guests and visitors.

Tom has been an integral member of the Boroughbridge Manor family since 2020 and takes great pride in his role as Head of Maintenance. 

He is dedicated to serving the residents, ensuring the home maintains the highest standards. He expresses his passion for helping others with great enthusiasm.

Outside of work, Tom is a devoted family man who cherishes spending time with his wife and daughter.

Adi joined the Barchester Family in 2016 as a Care Assistant and was promoted to Head Housekeeper in June 2020.

Leading a team of housekeeping staff, Adi ensures that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards.

Adi loves interacting with the residents and helping create a warm atmosphere in the home

Gillian joined the Boroughbridge Manor family in the summer of 2024 and quickly became a much cherished member of the team. 

She loves to be the first point of contact for our visitors and greeting them with a warm welcome. 

Gillian speaks warmly about how much she enjoys interacting with and meeting people. 

Away from the home Gillian enjoys going for walks on the beach with her 2 springer spaniels. Domino and Zebedee, playing the piano and she loves all things paranormal.

Hi, my name is Reshma I joined the Boroughbridge manor team in February 2024 having worked in other care settings previously as a senior care assistant. I thoroughly enjoy spending time chatting to our residents and learning of their favourite past times. I look forward to developing my skills with further training to help continue my development.

Lindsey has been an integral member of the Boroughbridge family since 2017, taking pride in her role as our home's hostess. 

She expresses her enjoyment of engaging and conversing with our residents and their loved ones, not only in the dining area but throughout the home. 

Beyond her duties, Lindsey's hobbies and interests encompass photography, drawing and painting, crochet, and tai-chi.

Nathan joined the Boroughbridge family in the autumn 2024 and quickly became a much valued member of our brilliant care team. 

He speaks passionately about how much he enjoys getting to know our residents, their loved ones and how it is the greatest privilege listening to their life stories and experiences. 

Away from the home Nathan is a proud and dedicated family man and enjoys spending time with his his five children.

I joined the Boroughbridge Manor team in 2016 and I work hard to ensure the residents individual dietary needs are catered for daily. I enjoy spending time getting to know the residents and their favourite dishes! I always look forward to themed events and assisting the activities team in providing themed dishes!

Nigel has been a part of the family at Boroughbridge since December 2018, having initially beginning his career as part of our housekeeping team he is now one of our brilliant kitchen assistants. 

He talks about how grateful he is to Barchester, that after so many places weren't willing to give him an opportunity, Barchester did. Nigel speaks about how Boroughbridge is a place where people can grow and develop themselves and he enjoys speaking with the residents and their loved ones. 

Away from the home Nigel is a huge football fan.

Valentine joined the team in December 2024 and quickly became a much thought of member of the team, working as part of our team in the kitchen. 

He enjoys the warmth of the team he is now a part of and enjoys his time in the home getting to know the residents and his colleagues.

Away from the home, Valentine enjoys going sightseeing.

Yevgeniia has been a part of the Boroughbridge family since 2022 and makes up part of our excellent team of housekeepers. 

She takes great pride in getting to know our residents and their loved ones and is passionate about ensuring the home is as comfortable and kept to the highest standard for our residents.

Kiera is our home's regular visiting therapy dog and is part of Therapy Pets Nationwide.

She is a beautiful and extremely affectionate 11-year-old black Labrador whom our residents simply adore.

Kiera loves a good fuss and is always excited to see our residents again.