Belong Warrington appoints General Manager ahead of summer opening

Janine Curwell has been appointed as the General Manager for Belong Warrington, ahead of the opening of the state-of-the-art care village on Loushers Lane in the summer. Janine moves from her previous role as General Manager at Belong Macclesfield, a post she had held since May 2010. During her time at Belong Macclesfield, Janine developed a reputation for harnessing the individual skills of staff to develop a village that stands out in the community as providing the very best of care.
Tracy Paine, Operations Director at Belong, said: “Belong villages are designed to offer more than just exceptional housing and care for their residents, they also provide a range of activities at the heart of the community. For something as important as the opening of Belong Warrington we needed a manager that consistently goes the extra mile to put the needs of the customer first, and to give the leadership necessary to deliver outstanding levels of dementia care, independence and choice to Belong customers in Warrington. Janine Curwell possesses all of these qualities and more, and I'm confident that she will create a thriving community on Loushers Lane."
Janine, who lives in Northwich and has strong ties to the local area, has worked in the field of social work since qualifying as a mature student in 1993. Janine previously worked for CLS Care Services from 1998 to 2000, during which time she managed a CLS care home in Nantwich.
Janine has been instrumental in the success of Belong Macclesfield, which recently won an international Excellence in Ageing Services Award for its 'Independence through Exercise' programme. This exercise programme will be offered in Belong Warrington alongside other specially designed features, such as a dementia garden that won a silver medal at the RHS Flower Show in Tatton Park last year.
Janine Curwell said of her appointment: "We provide such a wide range of services at Belong villages, from independent living apartments and specialist nursing and dementia care in private households down to the village facilities open to members of the public, such as the hair and beauty salon and the bistro. I'll need a great team in Belong Warrington to help me offer the level of choice, independence and activity that Belong is known for, and I can't wait to start putting that team together. The village will create around 100 jobs in the local area, and we have already began recruiting for some of these positions."