Key Staff

Diane Watson is our Home Manager

Diane is highly qualified - a trained nurse and who also has a clinical training qualification, and brings with her a wealth of clinical and managerial experience having experience in working across both the NHS and private sector.  Diane comes to Rusticus having managed a small group of homes as Senior Manager, and has already made a great impact at Rusticus.  She is very visible and available around the home every day.  "I feel I have been very privileged in my career to have met, worked with and cared for so may patients, residents and team members." she adds "Rusticus has such a lovely reputation, and is set in stunning grounds with incredible buildings and facilities, I was drawn to Church Farm Care's values that people matter, and the importance they place on people's wellbeing, for both family members and staff." 

Outside of work Diane loves to spend time reading, walking, cycling, swimming, socialising and cooking. 

Sarah Power is our Deputy Manager

I have worked in social care since the age of 18, I qualified as a nurse and tried acute settings but my heart was always in supporting people living with dementia and complex mental health needs and supporting people to live. I have supported many projects to support people throughout my career. My passion is palliative care, in 2018 I opened a palliative care unit, it was the first of it's kind, it was a beautiful tranquil haven where people could die with dignity. I then went on to be a turn around manager in a nursing home where I worked for 5 years, I supported the home to achieve 'Good' with the CQC and band 5 with the local authority, which the home retained throughout my time there. I chose to work for Church Farm Care in 2023 because it was a family run company with the same vision as me, to provide the best care, in the best environments, where people matter.  

Karen Borland is our Clinical Lead

Karen brings extensive experience clinically with a focus on clinical excellence, confidence in leadership and management.

When she visited Rusticus and speaking with staff, she quickly made her mind up that this was the place for her.

"It had such a lovely family feeling and ethos, and the surroundings including the grounds and Socius were fantastic facilities for the family members, their relatives and also the staff."

"I joined Church Farm Care at Rusticus in July 2022 as Clinical Lead and I am thoroughly enjoying working with the team here at Rusticus, and continue to develop my role to support clinical excellence, the team and of course our family members."