A new memoir by a former registered care manager shares an insider’s perspective of what happens in a care home.

A Most Precious Gift by Susie Green shares her day-to-day life experience as a registered manager.

Green said: “I knew I had stories and tales that happened in my time as a care home manager that just had to be written down. Nursing is a career that is so hard to walk away from, I missed it terribly and felt guilty for ending my career so I thought it would help to write my tale.

“My inspiration came from the care home staff, service users, families, owners and multi-disciplinary teams and social services I worked with. Some characters I will never forget. I wanted people to understand the life and responsibilities in the role of a registered care home manager. I wanted to give people a little peep at what happens through the front door of a care home.”

Green started her nurse training in 1978, qualifying in the early 80s. She has worked on general wards, as a GP nurse and a school nurse. She spent the last six years of her career as a care home manager, turning struggling homes around.

Her memoir, which tells tales of horror and heartbreak but also those that will make people laugh and smile, is dedicated to all staff that work in care homes and for those that showed their commitment and empathy working through the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Most Precious Gift is published on 28 November 2022.