Care bosses join Homecare Association's Board to have 'tough conversations' about care at home

Five care leaders have been elected as non-executive directors to the Homecare Association's Board to "hold tough conversations" and ensure “care at home is recognised and receives the investment it deserves”.

Roger Booker, the chief executive at Care Sante, Camille Leavold the managing director at Abbots Care and John Rennison, chief executive at 1st Homecare Group have been elected as non-executive directors to represent home care members with 1-3 home care branches in England.

Caleb Atkins, group operations director at City and County Healthcare and Lucy Campbell, the chief operating officer at Right at Home UK were elected to represent the association's members in England with 21+ branches.

The appointments at the Association’s annual general meeting this month, see the Board having 14 elected non-executive directors and two executive directors. Dominique Kent continues as Chair of the Board and Lesley Megarity as Honorary Secretary.

Dominique Kent said the care leaders were elected "after strong competition from an extremely capable and experienced group of nominees".

We'll 'hold tough conversations'

Dominique Kent said: “Once again this year, we received more nominations for the board than were places available, and more members voted than in previous years.

“As the UK’s membership body for homecare providers, with over 2,340 members nationally, the Homecare Association’s mission is to work together to ensure that homecare is valued, so that all of us can live well at home and flourish within our communities.

“As a Board, our role is to provide strong leadership. Collectively, we won’t stop making sure the importance and value of care at home is recognised and receives the investment it deserves. We’ll use our trusted voice to hold tough conversations with those in power and inspire public support for homecare.

“I am particularly grateful for the contribution made by our colleagues standing down at the end of their periods of office this year.”

Those standing down from the Board are: Peter Adams, former director at Aviva Care, Naomi Mujuru-Mvere director at UR Choice Care, Mike Smith - NED at Trinity Homecare and Max Wurr, director of policy and communications at City and County Healthcare.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on 14 October, Sarah Leskinen-Keel, the chief operating officer at Agincare Group was elected as Vice-Chair and Mario Abajo Menguez, the chief executive at Clece Care Services, was elected as treasurer.