Our management team
We thought you might like to meet the Bramley Care Management Team – a truly dedicated and hard-working group of professionals, committed to providing the highest standard of care to all our clients.
Richard Wagner
Director
What is your background in Care?
My first experience of working in a residential care home was back in 1988 in a care home in Liss in Hampshire. It was there that I realised that I really enjoyed caring for people. Now over 20 years on, I’ve never looked back and still enjoy every day.
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How do you spend your free time?
I have many hobbies. I love making jewellery and DIY, but my passion lies with sailing and being out on the sea.
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What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
I delivered my first born son, an experience I will treasure forever and I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again (although I really don’t want any more children!).
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What’s your perfect Friday night?
Spending the evening together with my family and trying to encourage them to watch some science fiction on the TV with me.
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What’s your favourite film?
I love the latest Star Trek movies and TV series.
How do you take your coffee?
I take my coffee “au naturale” (black with no sugar) and my tea with a dash of milk.
Sarah Wagner
Director
What is your background in Care?
I joined Richard in the family business over four years ago when I left my 20 year Management position with New Forest District Council. I have since embraced my role in care and have absolutely loved providing hands on care to our home care customers.
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How do you spend your free time?
I enjoy keeping fit outdoors, long walks with our two dogs and everything to do with water.. wild swimming, sailing, paddle boarding, speedboat fun...
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What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
I had a fantastic experience of a parachute jump from a small aircraft at 15,000ft and loved it.
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What’s your perfect Friday night?
Planning visits with our grown children; In the lighter nights a bbq on the patio enjoying the late sunshine, in the winter months I love lighting the wood burner and cosying up the lounge with a good board game!
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What’s your favourite film?
I always struggle with this question but I would definitely include Paul and Bridesmaids in my favourite list.
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Gini Hyde, our Manager at Millbrook House
Gini has worked in the residential care industry since 1999 and has been in management since 2002. She joined Millbrook House in February 2019, bringing with her a wealth experience and skills.
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Gini’s primary responsibilities are to oversee the management and administration of Millbrook House, alongside ensuring the home and its staff are compliant with Care Quality Commission regulations, Health and Safety Legislation and Law and policies set by national and local Government. The most important part of Gini’s role is to recruit the right team to ensure the smooth running of the home, maintaining a safe environment for the Staff and its Residents.
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We are waiting on a little more information from Gini and will update here soon!
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Mandy Woon, our Manager at The Old Rectory
I started in care with work experience in a care home in Bournemouth when I was still in senior school this would have been around 1985. I then studied elderly care and working with children.
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I have always worked caring for the older person, I have worked in care homes and in home care and private care. I have been in senior management roles within the care sector for around 10 years and I have worked my way up completing my Diplomas, 2, 3, and 5 in Health and Social Care.
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I have also worked with children in a hospice for around 8 years.
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I am very passionate about caring and I have very good people skills.
I have been involved in several fundraising events from parachute jumping & army assault courses to riding on lawn mowers around a course at high speeds (but had to give this up when I was in my late 40s due to racing too fast and crashing) as I do like to do things that are risky!
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I like to spend my free time with family and grandchildren. My family and I have enjoyed camping for many years and we now go caravanning most years. I also love dogs and cats.
My perfect Friday evenings are spent catching up with family and friends for a drink.
Paula Stone, our Manager at Bramley House
What is your background in Care?
I have worked at Bramley House for 25 years. I first came here as a student to work as a kitchen assistant, and then gradually worked my way up, working as a Carer, then a Senior Carer and now proudly as Manager.
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How do you spend your free time?
I love spending time with my husband and two children and walking my dog Rebel. We are so lucky to have lots of lovely local walks here in Mere, which is such a beautiful place to live. I consider myself really lucky to have lived here all my life. I go swimming and do pilates once a week, and I love to cook when I have the time.
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What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
I don’t like heights, but I went up in a hot air balloon for my 30th birthday!
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What’s your perfect Friday night?
I like to stay in with a bottle of wine and watch a good chick flick.
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What’s your favourite film?
My favourite film is Grease
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How do you take your tea or coffee?
I’m a real coffee snob – it has to be good quality and it has to be black!
Robert Blackman, our Home Care Manager
What is your background in Care?
I trained as a Registered Nurse back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and went on to own and manage several care homes and a home care business providing 1600 hours of care.
How do you spend your free time?
I love to cycle but if I have more time, you’ll often find me climbing a hill or mountain somewhere wearing my via ferrata kit and a hard hat.
What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
Getting up on stage, playing the guitar, and singing solo in front of a live audience.
What’s your perfect Friday night?
Watching someone else get up on stage, play a guitar and sing in front of a live audience!
What’s your favourite film?
Difficult one, but I think it would have to be Last of the Mohicans.
How do you take your coffee?
Real, black and in a mug