CareChoice Ballynoe Staff

Dorothy Nolan, RGN Director of Nursing

Diploma in Health Services Management (Hons) [University of Limerick]

Dorothy has over 30 years experience in an extensive range of Nursing Disciplines including ICU, Coronary Care, ENT (head and neck), A&E, Surgical, Gynaecology, Medical/Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Dermatology.

Dorothy has the role Director of Nursing since 2002. Through dedication and experience Dorothy leads and supports the professional nursing team, care assistants and staff to deliver an excellent quality of individually planned nursing care to residents in a warm and caring environment and to ensure ongoing involvement of families is encouraged so that each resident is treated with the utmost dignity and respect.

Nurse Management Team ,

Our professional and highly experienced Nurse Management Team includes (from left) Grace Esteron CNM1, Joanne Humston Assist DON and Grace Tabuno CNM1. Joanne, Grace and Grace have on average 10+ years of experience each and have specific qualifications in Care of the Elderly. They have all worked in CareChoice Ballynoe for over 7 years.

Majella Twohig , Head Chef

Catering at CareChoice Ballynoe is lead by Majella Twohig, who has over 16 years experience in the catering industry and has been a chef in hotels and restaurants prior to joining Ballynoe. Majella holds certificate for a number of courses such as, Management of Food Hygiene and Nutrition of the Elderly. Nursing Staff liaises with Majella to insure all nutritional needs are met, with special diets provided where necessary. Individual preferences and dislikes are also noted and respected. The kitchen complies fully with HACCP.

Clodagh Whelan , Director of Recreation

Clodagh holds a Certificate in Managing Health and Social Care and a FETAC Level Three Qualification in Dance Facilitation for Older People. She also holds a BCL Hons from University College Cork and has just finised a Diploma in Social Gerontology in NUI Galway. Clodagh previously worked for the Cork based housing charity for older people, S.H.A.R.E., for six years.

Together with her team of internal Activity Leaders Clodagh works with residents, relatives, and staff and external activity providers at CareChoice, to develop a respectful, collaborative and fun approach to recreation . She is passionate in her belief that every older person has a right to be stimulated, entertained and explore their creativity and it is this passion that brings life to the CareChoice Recreation Programme.

Caroline Walsh MCIPD , HR Manager

Caroline is a Human Resource graduate, a chartered member of the Institute of Personnel and a member of the Irish Coaching Development Network. Joining CareChoice in 2007 from previous HR roles and with a wealth of experience in the hospitality sector, Caroline is responsible for the HR function across the CareChoice group. A passion for training and development and Employee Resourcing, Caroline is focused on ensuring the company’s policies and procedures are in line with best practice in the sector.

Hazel O'Connor , A.C.A. A.I.T.I., Senior Financial Accountant

Hazel is a qualified Chartered Accountant who joined CareChoice in Oct 2007 to head up the finance department for the group. Hazel graduated from University College Cork with a BA in Applied Psychology and a Higher Diploma in Business and Financial Information Systems. She then went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant and is also an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.