Active Homecare Ltd

Laura Maelzer is the founder and Registered Manager at Active Homecare. Laura has worked in the community setting for many years as a Registered Community Nurse. She then completed a postgraduate diploma in Specialist District Nursing to enhance her knowledge in leadership and management so she could successfully lead a team of nurses. Laura is passionate about personalised care and uniquely tailoring care plans to meet the client's individual needs. Laura ensures that all staff are up to date with all training required to care for our clients, and focuses on client assessments and quality control.

Vicky is our Care Manager. She joined the Active Homecare team in January 2020 and manages the Active Homecare office along with seeing our lovely clients.

Vicky has a very kind, caring nature and nothing is ever too much trouble. She will always speak to you in a lovely manner on the phone and always has a smile on her face when she comes to visit.

Vicky has recently completed her level 5 in leadership and management in Adult Care.

Debbie joined Active Homecare in June 2019 as one of our Community Care Assistants. Debbie had previously worked as a housekeeper for many years for an elderly couple and gained a of experience in caring for the elderly, housekeeping and managing a small team. Debbie is an experienced carer who is extremely caring and goes above and beyond for her clients, she is always very professional and is always willing to support the Active Homecare Team. All our clients speak very highly of Debbie and we love hearing such positive feedback.

Hayley joined the Active Homecare team in March 2020 as one of our Community Care Assistants. Hayley was previously a foster carer looking after infants, before working in care for many years. Hayley brings many ideas and experience to the team, Hayley would like to further her career in care and we at Active would love to support her with this. Hayley has a very calm and patient nature, she loves to talk to the clients and build a relationship with them.

Angela joined the Active Homecare team in December 2020. She is kind, and caring and will go above and beyond for all her clients. She has built up some great relationships with her clients and always puts a smile on their faces. Recently Angela completed her Level 3 in teaching and education and has now been appointed the role of our trainer. All mandatory training will now be delivered in-house.

Tara joined Active Homecare in May 2020. Tara has a very calming and kind nature. She has built up some brilliant relationships with her clients since she has joined who love to see her when she visits. Tara is committed to giving our clients the highest level of support and care within their own home. She will always go above and beyond for her clients and is a highly valued member of the team. Tara has recently completed her certificate for The Care and Management of Diabetes and is now our diabetes champion.

Dee joined Active Homecare in March 2021. She has built up some great relationships with her clients and always provides a high standard of personalised and person-centred care. As well as mandatory training Dee has completed certificates Level 1 in Mental health and Level 3 end of life care. Always arriving at visits with her lovely smile and kind nature, you will see Dee on our evening and weekend rounds.

Ateeka joined the Active Homecare team in 2023, our clients absolutely love her bubbly and happy personality. She always manages to put a smile on the clients and staff members' faces. Ateeka has completed all her mandatory training and recently attended the catheter care course.

Jane has recently joined our team. She has now completed all of her mandatory training and shadow shifts. Jane is building up some great relationships with our clients and has settled really well into the team. We look forward to the future with her in our team.

Grace joined our team earlier this year. She has settled really well into the team and has completed all of her mandatory training as well as attending catheter care training. Grace is really enjoying the role and has built some really good relationships with her clients. Grace will continue to attend extra training to develop in her role.

Angela is our flexible worker who joined the team at the start of Active Homecare's journey. Previous roles include senior special needs assistant and has worked in many care homes. Our clients love seeing Angela when she is out on visits.

Carol joined the team in June 2021. She has undertaken many roles in local government for over 40 years, most recently as the Town Clerk for Kempston Town Council.

After retiring, she decided to try something entirely different and is really enjoying working in the care sector with such a friendly and lovely team

Beth joined us in November 2023, she brings lots of experience and knowledge from working in the social care industry. Beth goes out to see our clients at the weekend and has built up some lovely relationships. She is caring and kind and nothing is ever too much.