About Us
Yew Tree is a private nursing home with a 37 beds registration. The home is owned by Dr Sam Appiah and 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.
The Home Manager is Carol Lightwood. Carol is an experienced nurse in the elderly care sector.
Our trained nurses 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.
Vicky Mills is the Home Administrator and Sue Lunnon the Care-Coordinator.
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. Our menus are always varied and nutritionally balanced.
The ancillary staff at Yew Tree includes Housekeeping and Kitchen assistants, Activities Co-ordinator (who is trained in Person-Centred Care) and a 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.