Welcome to Fordingbridge Care Home

Samantha is a highly experienced and dedicated Nurse, bringing over 23 years of healthcare expertise to the role. Since qualifying in 2004 with a Degree in Adult Nursing from the University of Southampton, she has held a number of senior clinical and managerial positions across the care sector.

Most notably, Samantha served as the CQC Registered Manager at Contemplation Homes for nearly four years, where she successfully led the home through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. During her tenure, she achieved and maintained high occupancy levels, strengthened recruitment and retention, and built a strong, person-centred care culture.
Samantha’s background also includes leadership roles with Care UK, Colten Care and Bupa. She is known for her strong clinical judgement, excellent organisational skills, and commitment to delivering high standards of care. Her calm, approachable manner and wealth of experience make her a fantastic addition to the team.

Samantha enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She loves shopping and evenings at the theatre. She is a PADI Open Water Diver and enjoys travelling.

After working for 14 years as a renal nurse specialist, Jacqui changed her career to be around more for her young children. Her wide-ranging experience since then encompasses a number of rewarding positions across a variety of sectors, including team leader for Jobsite; Southern Team manager for Westfield Health; management for a specialist lender helping people rebuild their credit profile and, most recently, moving into the elderly care sector with Barchester, for whom she worked in community awareness and fundraising.

Now, as Regional Relationship Liaison Manager for Allegra Care, she brings her diverse portfolio of skills to the task of supporting the homes and helping the company develop its profile in the elderly care sector.

Jayne brings over 30 years of experience in health and social care and a depth of knowledge that spans almost every corner of the sector. Her career has taken her across adult and children’s services, giving her a wonderfully broad perspective and a strong belief that great care always starts with truly understanding people.

Jayne has worked across nursing and residential care, brain injury hospitals and rehabilitation, physical disability, dementia, learning disabilities, autism, children’s homes, and housing with care and support. This wide-ranging experience means she understands the challenges services face — and how to support teams to deliver safe, compassionate and high-quality care in even the most complex settings.

Throughout her career, Jayne has held senior leadership roles including Regional Manager, Quality Advisor, Quality Manager, and Head of Quality & Improvement. Alongside this, she has also worked in Human Resources, supported by a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management, giving her a strong people-focused approach to leadership and team development.

As Regional Manager for the South and Central region, Jayne is known for her calm, supportive style, her eye for quality, and her ability to balance high standards with kindness and realism. She is passionate about helping teams feel confident, supported and proud of the care they provide.

Outside of work, Jayne loves being out on the South Downs, walking dogs through The Cinnamon Trust, and giving back as a listening volunteer — a role she has held for an incredible 35 years. She also plays basketball with a local ladies’ team, is rarely without her Kindle, and is well known among friends for her love of arts and crafts… especially her impressive collection of gonks!