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Celebrating five star rating with resident Eileen

Samantha Evens is the multi award winning senior manager of Doveleigh Care, which runs the care homes Arcot House in Sidmouth and Dove Court in Seaton - but she started her career in Exmouth. In her current role, as well as earning 'Outstanding' Care Quality Commission ratings and being highly regarded in the residential care sector, she has led her care homes through the Covid-19 pandemic without a single case of the virus, keeping staff and residents healthy and motivated along the way. Exmouth Nub News has taken a look at her impressive career and achievements.

Samantha started her journey to success in the care sector at a young age, having abandoned her original idea of being a teacher after deciding she didn't actually like school. After taking a part-time job at a care home in Exmouth where her mother worked as a care assistant, she found she had a flair for the work: "After a few months, watching what the care staff did, I took a shine to it. I was a little handful but always meant well, so my manager at the time asked me to write a letter explaining why I should be given the opportunity to be a trainee care assistant – luckily for me, she was willing to give me a chance." This led to Samantha starting her NVQ2 training (now called a QCF) at the age of 17 and working as a trainee carer alongside the other staff.

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