The Yew Tree Staff Team
Yew Tree is a private nursing home owned by Dr Sam Appiah. Although Dr Appiah does not act as GP for the home, he is always on hand to offer advice and support. Dr Appiah has practised in the Birmingham area for many years both as a GP and general surgeon.
Home Manager Sharen Guise is a Registered Nurse and has worked for a number of years in the field of elderly care. Sharen has been manager at Yew Tree since September 1998 and has previously held a variety of management roles in the elderly care sector.
Our six trained nurses lead by Care Manager Vivien Spragg are a multi-disciplined team. As well as having considerable experience in elderly care, they offer specialist roles in areas such as Wound care, Palliative and Dementia care.
The team of Care Assistants includes staff who have undertaken formal NVQ training at levels 2 and 3 but also staff who just enjoy working with the elderly. We are lucky to have a mixed age group and we pride ourselves on having a friendly and caring workforce.
Our Chef produces excellent home cooked food using the best local produce and is always happy to cater for individual requirements. In her spare time, she works at a local four star hotel specialising in conferences and banqueting.
The ancillary staff at Yew Tree includes Housekeeping and Kitchen assistants, an Administrator, Activities Co-ordinator and Handyman.
We all believe we are here to ensure the comfort and well-being of our residents. This philosophy is reflected throughout our establishment where many of our team members are generic workers.