They're ladies who lunch, aged 101 and 103

They have a combined age of 204, and were born when electricity was a novelty and corsets were in fashion.
But Mrs Phyllis Beatty, aged 101, and Mrs Betty Grazebrook, aged 103, had a spring in their step when they were invited to a lunch in their honour by Corinium Care in Nailsworth.
The live-in care agency hosted the event at its offices in George Street as part of Good Care Week which celebrates and promotes excellence in social care, and to toast two of the company’s most senior clients.

Managing Director Clare Janik (centre) with lunch guests

“It’s a great pleasure for us when clients come and meet the staff in our head office,” said Managing Director of Corinium Care, Clare Janik.
Mrs Beatty studied Classics at Oxford University and trained as an architect before she married in 1946 and had two children, now aged 65 and 62. She came to lunch with her Corinium carer Hilary Scheepers.
Mrs Grazebrook married in 1937 and has a son, aged 70, and a daughter, aged 62. She attended with her carer Clare Lester.
“It’s very kind of Corinium Care to invite us to lunch,” she said. “They always send us a photo of the staff at Christmas, so it’s nice to put names to all those faces.”
Corinium Care and its 17 staff provide 24-hour care for elderly and vulnerable people in their own homes. It has clients all over the UK, and particularly in Gloucestershire and the South West.
In the last five years, the Corinium Care team has scooped a clutch of awards including a National Training Award, Business of the Year award, and a triple accolade in the Great South West Care Awards.

New Managing Director for Corinium Care

Corinium Care has appointed a new Managing Director.

Clare Janik, previously the Director of Care Services, succeeds Camilla Miles as Managing Director from the beginning of April.

Camilla, who founded Corinium Care in 1995, becomes Chief Executive.

Clare (pictured), who joined the company in 2003, said she is “immensely proud” to take over as MD.

“I am passionate about the care business and about Corinium Care. My aim is to continue to provide our clients with the very best service whilst ensuring our training provides us with the highest quality carers,” she said.

Also promoted is Amanda Butler, who relinquishes her role as Director of Operations to become Commercial Director of the company.

Amanda will put her past skills in newspaper sales to use in her new role. “I’m looking forward to supporting Clare to take the business to new heights,” she said.

Camilla Miles thanked Clare and Amanda for their loyalty and support and wished them well.

“After nearly 20 years nurturing the company and forging one of the most successful live-in care agencies in the industry, it is the right time to build on the management team.

“I have every confidence that Clare and Amanda will continue to take Corinium Care forward, bringing new ideas that will keep the company ahead in such a rewarding industry.”

The company, based in Nailsworth, has been a continuing success story since Camilla launched the agency from her kitchen table in Bisley. Amanda Butler was recruited as her first member of staff.

Since then, the business has gone from strength to strength, becoming a market leader in the live-in care industry.

There are now 17 staff in George Street, Nailsworth, along with more than 800 registered carers, and offices in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

In the last five years, the Corinium team has scooped a clutch of awards including a National Training Award, Business of the Year award, and a triple accolade in the Great South West Care Awards. It has twice been rated ‘Excellent’ by the Care Quality Commission.