Our Team
At South West Care Home, we support sustainable growth and continued development for those in later life.
Richard White – Managing Director
Richard has worked at a senior level in both the private and statutory care sector and both as a provider and commissioner, for more than 20 years. He has developed and led large multi-disciplinary teams for regional and national care companies and ran in house residential care homes for Devon County Council before being promoted to the Sector Lead for Adult Residential Services in the Commissioning Team. Richard has the RMA and CMI Dip7 in Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting for Care Services. Richard is responsible for the performance of the company, as dictated by the board’s overall strategy and is the company’s CQC Nominated Individual.
Gavin Reeves – Finance Manager & Company Secretary
A member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Gavin is a qualified senior management accountant with experience at prestigious companies across the South West before coming to South West Care Homes. Gavin manages the staff who run the companies finance function from remittances and invoicing through to payments, and is also responsible for budgeting and financial forecasting.
Gavin is the also Company Secretary, responsible for organising board meetings, maintaining registers of members and directors, and filing essential documents with Companies House.
Gavin Reeves – Finance Manager & Company Secretary
A member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Gavin is a qualified senior management accountant with experience at prestigious companies across the South West before coming to South West Care Homes. Gavin manages the staff who run the companies finance function from remittances and invoicing through to payments, and is also responsible for budgeting and financial forecasting.
Gavin is the also Company Secretary, responsible for organising board meetings, maintaining registers of members and directors, and filing essential documents with Companies House.
Amanda Moreton – Senior Operations Manager
Amanda is a highly experienced Senior Manager with an expertise in Dementia Care services. She managed the DCC Dementia centre of Excellence before moving in to a commissioning role with the Local Authority. She has also run her own care business and managed multi-site provision. Amanda oversees the managers across the south of the portfolio.
Rob Davin– Operations Manager
Rob has been working in the Health & Social Care sector for over 20 years, initially owning a training company providing Health & Social care qualifications throughout the South West, and delivering Government contracts. He has held Senior Operation Management positions, supporting a broad range of needs, including People with Mental Health, Autism, Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. He has a proven history of providing leadership, administration of care, and maintaining and growing multi-million-pound financial budgets across multiple sites and cost centres.
He is passionate about delivering the highest quality of care so that everyone may live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Rob Davin– Operations Manager
Rob has been working in the Health & Social Care sector for over 20 years, initially owning a training company providing Health & Social care qualifications throughout the South West, and delivering Government contracts. He has held Senior Operation Management positions, supporting a broad range of needs, including People with Mental Health, Autism, Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. He has a proven history of providing leadership, administration of care, and maintaining and growing multi-million-pound financial budgets across multiple sites and cost centres.
He is passionate about delivering the highest quality of care so that everyone may live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Hayley Silk – Group People Manager
Hayley is an experienced HR Manager and wellbeing Coach with CIPD Level 5 in People Management. She has 6 years’ experience as a trusted business partner in HR Management roles in SMEs and industrial settings, assessing and implementing core people practices which ensure the HR function enables and supports organisational objectives and productivity. Hayley is skilled in the assessment and implementation of core people practices, ensuring the HR function enables and supports increased employee productivity within South West Care Homes, and keeps the company compliant and safe as it grows. Hayley brings a new and innovative approach to people management in our sector.
When she’s not working Hayley enjoys self-care, Yoga, meditation, paddleboarding, long walks & re-learning the piano. She is also an award winning author of a self-help book titled ‘Be a Warrior Not a Worrier’.
Sue Wonnacott – Recruitment Administrator
Sue has come to us with huge office management experience and recruitment knowledge, including in the Care Sector. For the preceding sixteen years she ran Okehampton & District Community Transport, which involved managing a fleet of vehicles and drivers. She worked with healthcare providers and helped people, who were mostly disabled or socially isolated, to attend important appointments and meetings. As well as managing recruitment and onboarding for South West Care Homes, Sue is helping to maintain the South West Care Homes website and social media platforms, including Facebook.
