Antonine House care home, part of care provider Meallmore, has appointed Shelley Watters as general manager. 

The 81-bed luxury facility in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire cares for residents with a range of support needs including dementia and palliative care.

Watters has almost 20 years’ experience in the sector and started her career as a care assistant. She has nine years care home management experience, most recently as home manager of Meallmore’s Parklands Care Home in Alloa.

During her career, Watters has also been a freelance health care trainer, working with private healthcare companies to deliver moving and positioning and first aid training.

Watters said: “I’m very excited to have taken on this role with Antonine House. We have an exceptionally strong team, and we constantly strive to provide high-quality, personalised care in Bearsden, for each and every person who lives with us. It’s important to me as care home manager that our wonderful residents are happy and that their loved ones know that they are in safe hands and receiving the highest quality care.

“From my experience with Meallmore, I can see that it truly values its employees and invests heavily in career progression; I’m thrilled to be working with them.”