A new home care business will deliver adult social care to people in Swindon and Marlborough. Walfinch Swindon and Marlborough owner Sarah Stanbrook always wanted to start a business that benefitted her community, and was inspired by her mum to begin her new venture. Ms Stanbrook, from Wantage, said: "I had never considered working in the care sector.
"My career was in administration, working for companies in all sorts of sectors, and I enjoyed the organisation and planning aspects. "But then mum needed care. I was happy to do it and discovered how valuable care is, and how rewarding it can be.
" After her mum passed away, Ms Stanbrook became the care co-ordinator at Walfinch home care Oxfordshire. The role involved a combination of forward planning, organising rotas for the care team, and occasionally dealing with unexpected problems, She said: "It's a job that takes a cool head and a genuine love of people." She went on to work in operations for Walfinch Oxfordshire and in the Walfinch National Support Office, She firmly believes in providing positive activities to benefit both clients and carers.
She has helped run art classes for clients, cookery training for carers, and was closely involved in arranging a visit from an assistance dog. When the opportunity emerged to become the Walfinch franchisee managing director in Swindon and Marlborough, Ms Stanbrook seized the chance. She has now started her care business, which she manages around caring for her two sons.
Her husband.
