Meet the The Fernes Care Home Team
Our staff are what hold the home together. Each one of these team members are dedicated to providing high quality care and services to those we support, and ensuring that residents enjoy all aspects of life at our home. See below to meet some of our friendly faces:
Diana Tatpati
Hello, my name is Diana and I am General Manager for The Fernes. Welcome to our Website!
I am privileged to have worked in Health and Social Care setting for over two decades in a variety of settings mainly with elderly and Dementia Specialist homes. Over the years I have learnt and developed my skills to listen to my residents, families and work alongside with other professionals to ensure our residents’ experience in their later years is much of what they have hoped for or even better.
At The Fernes, we have a very friendly and dedicated team of staff who strive to ensure our residents are safe, feel at home, and enjoy life to the fullest.
My strength has been in ensuring our home facilitates a five-star lifestyle with a very person centred approach, which will be unique to each resident.
Hayley Harris
I love that everyday is different here on Memory Lane. I enjoy listening to the residents' stories, sharing their photos, memories and hearing about their early days. What drives me is seeing the positive impact I have on an individual life. I love seeing the residents happy!
My passion is supporting people with dementia and palliative care, which I am a champion for both.
Megan Fleming
My name is Megan. I started my journey at The Fernes as a carer on days and then proceeded to go to nights, I have recently been promoted to Senior Carer. This is a role which I will carry out with pride and 100% commitment, and I am looking forward to new challenges. The Fernes is a lovely place to work and there is always laughter to be heard throughout the home.
Anna Van Der Lugt
Hello, my name is Ann. I have worked in care since I was 18. In February 2023 I joined The Fernes as a Senior Carer. I have since been promoted to Care Community Lead and work within our Memory Lane Community. I take great pleasure and pride in my role and love the rewarding feeling of helping others. Every day here is different and I look forward to facing the challenges each day brings.
Mahaganesh Rajamani
Hello, My name is Mahaganesh and I am a Care Community Lead here at The Fernes. I have worked in the healthcare sector for the past 10 years where I learned and developed my skills. My aim is to support our residents with a person- centred approach and help to get the home an outstanding rating.
Gary Bowman
I started working here at The Fernes in January and really enjoy my role here as Head of Maintenance. I've worked in the care industry doing maintenance for over 20 years so there is no job too big or small.
Becci Evans
Hello my name is Becci. I have worked at The Fernes since 2017. I started out as a carer and in 2023 I was given the opportunity to take on the role of Admin Assistant. I really enjoy the different challenges this role brings whilst still being able to see the lovely residents and our wonderful team. I love being able to build up relationships with family and friends and welcome them into our home with a smile. My career here at The Fernes has taught me many new skills which I am really grateful for and I look forward to expanding my knowledge further.
Emily Foxell
Hello my name is Emily. I’ve been working at the Fernes for a year and a half. I started as a carer, and was given the opportunity to progress and begin my NVQ 3 to become a senior carer. I’m passionate about my job and love working for the Fernes. It’s become a second family, both staff and residents and I hope to progress my career here.
Adam Parker
Hello my name is Adam. And I am the second chef since 2019. With experience cooking in care homes previously, I love the variety of preparing a great dining experience for our residents with desserts and home baking is my speciality. We have plenty of birthday celebrations with wonderful cakes for everyone to enjoy. I am assisted in the kitchen by Sonia who has recently joined The Fernes and has a passion for baking and experimenting with new sweet treats.
Roger Chivers
Roger is a welcomed member to The Fernes family as a volunteer, Roger's wife moved to the home earlier this year and we soon discovered that Roger was a fabulous guitar player, and he threw himself into running a singing session here at the home called "Rock it out with Rog". Our residents love to sing along and throw requests at him. Roger is a great help around the home.
Fitz
My name is Fitz and I am the therapy dog here at The Fernes, I come every Thursday to visit my friends at The Fernes, I love it as I get lots of cuddles and attention.
