Alexandra Sturmey has received a warm welcome from staff and residents as the new manager of Bedhampton Nursing Home in Havant.
Bedhampton Nursing Home is part of Healthcare Homes which operates 47 homes and 11 homecare branches across Eastern and Southern England and has an enviable track record in the delivery of high quality residential, nursing and homecare.
disease, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke complications and complex cardiac conditions. It also provides elderly nursing care, residential care, nursing dementia care and short-term respite care.
The home employs around 59 staff and is located on Hulbert Road in Havant. It is owned and operated by Healthcare Homes, which has been named a Top 20 Care Home Group for the fifth year running by independent reviews website carehome.co.uk.
For more information on the range of services provided, call 023 9247 5125 or visit www.healthcarehomes.co.uk
Alexandra made a career change to care after training to become a nurse. She said: “A placement in a care home during my nursing training introduced me to the care sector and it was this part that I loved the most. I enjoyed ward work– but it was the delivery of care in a care home setting that really grabbed me and I am still passionate about this today.”
After qualifying as a nurse, Alexandra spent several years in the care sector as a Home Manager and Regional Manager. “Prior to joining Bedhampton, I spent six years as the Clinical Manager of a 75-bed care home in Southampton.”
There’s one big item on Alexandra’s ‘wish list’ in her new role – “as soon as Covid allows I want to organise more days out for residents”.
So, where would they go on these days out? “There are so many wonderful places round here – the seaside, Hayling Island, the New Forest, the docks and the naval dockyard. We’re spoilt for choice.”
Bedhampton provides specialist care for adults with complex conditions including motor neurone