Franchise Owners - Dale & Diana Bevington

Originally from Canada, Dale and Diana immigrated here in 1978 when Dale came to complete his Masters Degree in Industrial Design at the RCA in London. He then ran a successful industrial design company for 20 years before deciding on another direction. His fathers’ dementia and the affect it had on his family was a deciding factor in his next business move. Since then he has found how truly rewarding this work is and can think of nothing else he’d rather do.

Diana has a long working background in procurement and administration and was for several years Company Secretary of a multinational manufacturing company. Twelve years ago she established a consultancy providing bookkeeping and admin services before joining Dale at Home Instead.

They run Home Instead Barnet jointly, with Dale concentrating on building relationships and awareness in the community and Diana in charge of administration, accounting and payroll. They live in north London, have two adult children and a dog.

Care Manager - Moira Fullagar

Moira joined Home Instead as Care Manager when the office first opened in June 2007. In the beginning it was just Moira and Dale so both were doing caregiving as well as running the office and spreading the word about what Home Instead can do. With over 25 years experience in nursing she is well placed to evaluate the needs of clients and to put them at ease. Moira has a particular talent in determining the needs of clients and, in cases where the need for help may be progressive she can guide them through what may be a confusing and frightening period. At the same time she is able to recognise when just a little help can improve a clients overall condition. Regular contact with clients is crucial and, as well as carrying out our scheduled Quality Assurance visits, Moira will often visit clients just to see how they are getting on.

As well as qualifications in both General Nursing and Mental Health Nursing, Moira has extensive experience in running and managing both residential care homes and nursing agencies.

Moira lives in Barnet with her husband and two adult children.

Quality Assurance Officer- Alison Goslin

Alison joined Home Instead in October 2008 as a caregiver also filling the role of weekend supervisor. This gave her a good understanding of all our clients and caregivers and so her move to Quality Assurance Officer was a natural progression. She has dealt with some of our most challenging clients and developed a patience and tact that is is valuable in this role. She coordinates the introducion of caregiver to client, the completion of spot checks on caregivers and Quality Assurance checks with clients to ensure our high standard is maintained.Originally from South Africa, Alison’s background is in journalism and PR and fund raising for hospices and charities. She lives in north London.

Staff Scheduler - Lisa Chung

Scheduling is both demanding and challenging - and incredibly rewarding!  It is making sure the client and caregiver are a perfect match and Lisa has proved to be remarkably talented as the matchmaker!  Lisa comes to us with a vast amount of experience in the care sector including Mental Health.  She also continues to volunteer at Great Ormond Street Hospital as a helpline operator for bereaved parents.

Staff Scheduler - Howard Smith

Howard joined us with over 35 years in public service, the last 2 decades as a case worker in the Prison Service. His experience as a team leader and the necessity of clear communication skills makes him an ideal addition to our staff scheduling team. He has already built up the necessary rapport with Caregivers to ensure the right personality and skills match with our clients.

Howard is a Rugby Union fanatic supporting Saracens and lives in Barnet with his wife and son.

Recruitment &Training Officer Marilyn

Marilyn joined us with over 15 years experience in the care sector including several years as a training manager. As well as interviewing and selecting potential Caregivers, she runs our complete Caregiver Induction Program and delivers our Advanced Dementia Training. She is also a qualified Manual Handling Instructor and delivers this essential training as part of induction. Marilyn makes sure all caregivers are brought in regularly to refresh their basic training and to ensure they are kept up to date with new programs. She also ensures caregivers are enrolled on the new QCF qualification program.

Marilyn lives in Stevenage and has just celebrated the birth of her 6^th grandchild.  

Community Services - Joseph Ajuwon

There's a large and growing need for care and Home Instead is well placed and well trained to provide it.  It is a question of telling the local community about us and making those crucial contacts to ensure that when help is needed, it will be Home Instead that people will naturally turn to.  For this reason, Joseph is out there every day, making contact throughout the local community, spreading the word about how we can help and the wide range of things we can do to make life in your own home for longer a reality.  Joseph has a varied background from corporate consultancy to care services in the NHS and private sector.  He lives in Barnet with his wife and two teenage sons.

Admin Assistant - Carol Knight

Carol keeps things running smoothly. She is the cheerful voice answering the phone, chasing references, keeping the filing system from collapsing and filling in everywhere at once! She is often assistant to Meryem in recruitment and to Moira when she needs an extra hand.

Carol started as a caregiver at Home Instead in July 2008 and joined the office team part-time in April 2009. Carol’s background is in caregiving and admin. She lives in Barnet with her husband and teenager daughter.

Caregivers - Our Team

We are very proud to have a priceless team of dedicated, compassionate and reliable caregivers, many of whom go above and beyond the call of duty to take care of our clients. These are people who really care.

If you think you could fill this role we are always looking for people with these qualities to join our team. Call Marilyn on 020-8446-7044 or email her on marilyn.everitt-drew@homeinstead.co.uk and she can talk you through what we can offer you and what you can do for us.