Who we are
Our Senior Team
Our senior team is made up of creative, dedicated and experienced health and social care professionals. Let us introduce you to them...
Karol Zwolinski
Managing Director
With over 20 years experience in Social Care, Karol came to Turner in 2021 after delivering various leadership positions in the North West.
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With previous work focused on leading operational teams and providing tailored support to vulnerable adults, Karol brings a solid understanding of what makes an excellent services.
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Karol loves to drive continual improvement and his aspiration is to continue providing a space where residents feel safe and to continue developing the Turner offer alongside our teams.
Beth Roberts
Clinical Manager
Having worked as a mental health nurse for 19 years, Beth joined Turner as our Clinical Lead in 2022. Beth loves being able to have a positive impact on people's lives, empowering them to live well and overcome any barriers they face.
In the past Beth as worked in a variety of fields including acute mental health, rehabilitation and older people's services, at Turner she brings all this experience to her first role in adult social care. The forward thinking nature of the staff team and management, and desire to improve really attracted Beth to the job. A year in she still sees one of the organisation's biggest strengths as its people, and the culture of working together to support one another.
Natalie DeSilva
Registered Manager
Natalie has a passion to improve social care and make a positive impact in the places she works. Having worked as a Service Manager in another Liverpool Charity for over five years, Natalie was ready to bring that experience to a new type of care.
Natalie loves learning new things, and in this job she does that every day. She enjoys seeing the residents feeling safe and settled and in a place where they can engage with activities and other people. As an individual Natalie is very driven, and from the minute she met her team she felt she could play a key role in improving the homes' CQC rating.
Laura Smith
Head of Finance
Laura has almost 20 years of finance experience, gained in purpose led organisations.
With much of this experience gained within charity and social enterprise, Laura has developed a real passion for social impact and improving the outcomes of the stakeholders of the organisations she has worked for.
Laura now brings this knowledge, experience and passion to Turner Home to support in balancing long term financial sustainability with continued improvement to the services and setting that we can offer to our residents and other stakeholders.
Our Board of Trustees
Martin Farran
Chair
Martin is a former Director of Adult Social Care with extensive sector experience, dedicated to leading transformative change.
Catherine Johnson
Trustee
Catherine is a former registered clinician and NHS Director. She has extensive experience of both providing and commissioning healthcare services.
Oliver Beaumont
Trustee
Oliver is Business Development Manager at one of the UK's leading healthcare recruitment agencies.
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Trustee
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Helen White
Trustee
Helen is an Operations Director at a Liverpool Charity and Social Business and joined the Board in 2022.
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Tony Rowan
Trustee
Tony, a Charity Finance & People Director, boasts considerable experience in leading
organisational financial sustainability and culture.
Steve Draper
Trustee
Long-standing ally of the home since the 1970s, offering invaluable support as a former Social Worker.
Gary Wormald
Trustee
Gary, a seasoned former lawyer, utilises his wealth of experience to make meaningful contributions to improving people's lives.
Our History.
Turner Home has been supporting men since the building was completed in 1884. The vision for the building, grounds and services were led by Anne Turner, wife of Liverpool merchant and Member of Parliament Charles Turner. The house was designed as a memorial to her husband and son and originally named ‘The Turner Memorial Home of Rest for Chronic Sufferers’, offering accommodation and residential care for chronically sick men and boys.
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When Mrs Turner died in 1905 the home was passed into Trust, and for over a century has offered support to men of all ages. Today the Charity continues to deliver the Turner family's ethos, providing a place of peace and rest for those who need it.
