Bluebird Care Edinburgh

Jane Perry started her home care journey with her husband, John back in 2008 when she purchased Bluebird Care Edinburgh.

Over the years, Jane has worked tirelessly to ensure she has a good team around her with the same passion for delivering high-quality, person-centric home care.

She got involved in the care sector as when she was looking for home care for her grandmother in Glasgow back in 2008, she was appalled at the lack of knowledge, services, and general attitude of the companies she contacted. This set off a ‘light bulb’ moment.

After extensive research, she chose Bluebird Care as they shared her ethos of providing a good old-fashioned service along with the ongoing support required to get her business up and running.

With Jane’s strong leadership together with her management team, she ensures that the interests and well-being of all customers and her team are met. Working with multidisciplinary teams and integrating with other leaders in the Social Care sector, Jane is as driven now as she ever was, to deliver the best, home care services possible.

Outside of work, Jane lives in the South of Edinburgh with her husband John. She loves listening to music, good food and wine, spending time with her family, and let’s not forget taking her dog (and best friend), Robbie for various walks to the woods and the beach.

John has worked in customer-facing and account management roles for over 35 years and is acutely aware of the importance of good customer service and the impact that it can have.

With John’s knowledge and experience, you’ll normally find that he’s the first point of contact when someone is looking for care for themselves or a loved one. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about providing a solution for every customer who is looking for a care package. He always takes the time to understand the customer’s needs, ensuring they have all the information required to make an informed decision about who cares for either themselves or their loved ones.

His other interests are listening to to 70s & 80’s soul music.

Geraldine joined the care sector at the age of seventeen as a Care Assistant in a private residential setting working alongside adults and children with learning disabilities. She worked there while attending University to complete my Honours degree in Applied Social Studies. After obtaining her qualification, she moved to Scotland from Ireland and joined the Care at Home sector and states she has never looked back.

As Registered Manager, Geraldine spends her time empowering her team, and always ensuring the quality and compliance remains high. She is passionate about delivering high-quality homecare service to people within the community and is honoured to be a part of the Bluebird Care team.

Outside of work, you will find Geraldine spending time with her family, returning to Ireland as often as she can, reading and yoga.

Outside of work, Ashley leads an active and fulfilling life. She enjoys spending quality time with her children, exploring new places and creating lasting memories together. In addition to this, Ashley has a passion for horses and often spends time on the yard caring for them.

Ashley’s dedication to her work and her personal life is a testament to her strong work ethic and her commitment to the people she cares for. Her enthusiasm for helping others, coupled with her ongoing professional development, makes her a valued member of Bluebird Care Edinburgh and an inspiration to those around her.

Aoife began her career with Bluebird Care in 2022, shortly after relocating from the west of Ireland to Edinburgh. She started as a Care Assistant and quickly demonstrated her dedication and passion for the role. In July 2024, Aoife progressed to the position of Care Supervisor for the North East of Edinburgh, a role she finds incredibly rewarding. What Aoife loves most about working in care is being part of a team that makes a real difference in people’s lives. She takes great pride in helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, where they feel safe and supported. For Aoife, the opportunity to contribute to someone’s independence and wellbeing is both meaningful and fulfilling. Outside of work, Aoife enjoys travelling; whether it’s revisiting favourite spots in Ireland and Scotland or exploring new destinations further afield. She recently returned from a trip of a lifetime across South East Asia.

When she’s not travelling, Aoife loves sea swimming, cooking, and relaxing with a bit of reality TV. Aoife’s commitment to her role and her enthusiasm for helping others make her a valued member of the Bluebird Care team. Her journey from Care Assistant to Care Supervisor is a testament to her hard work and passion for the care sector.

When she’s not coordinating, you can find Chelsea enjoying music, exploring new food experiences, and embracing the outdoors. She values maintaining a healthy work-life balance while continuing to contribute to the wellbeing of others in everything she does.

John has worked in the care sector for over 18 years; he has worked in private, residential and care at home. His journey started as a support worker with ILS where he progressed to senior carer.

He completed his SVQ level 3 and then moved to Hansel Alliance where he worked with young adults with complex care needs. During his time here, he progressed to coordinator and later the manual handling trainer.

After that, he moved on to be a personal assistant for a young man who was nonverbal with complex autism, but he missed the training side, so he moved to Carewatch where he was training manager for 6 years.

He enjoys training because he feels he can give people the best knowledge and understanding to provide high-quality care. Learning from his experiences, he likes to laugh during training to ensure that it keeps fun to allows people to retain more.

In his spare time, he likes to play pool, and clay pigeon shooting, and he does dabble in buying and selling antiques and collectables.

Natalie Alexander has over 20 years’ experience in delivering all things Wellness. She holds Diplomas in Understanding Mental Health, Menopause Awareness and Wellness, Life Coaching, Reiki Master, Meditation and Relaxation, hosts Wellness retreats in Athens, Greece and has written a 21-day Anxiety programme, an award-winning 7 -week Energy program, delivered many workshops to businesses and individual clients and is an author.

Maria has over 30 years of experience in running several retail businesses and 20 years in property management. Whilst not specific to the home care sector, she has a wealth of experience to help support our 2 offices to remain high in quality, and fully compliant, with a little bit of fun.

Interesting fact: whilst she’s lived in Scotland since 1978, she’s fluent in Italian.

In her spare time, you’ll find her walking her dog Toby, cooking up a storm in the kitchen and spending time with her family & friends.

Andy is responsible for all things finance. From preparing our accounts to helping with invoices, he's always at the end of the phone.