Tracy Toth

• Tracy has worked in the social care sector for 15 years working her way up from Support Worker to Registered Manager. She has worked with various levels of learning disability, complex medical needs, and the Elderly throughout her career. She is able to adapt to all working needs from high complex medical needs through to supporting residents in supported living. Due to working for many years in Cairo Egypt at a nursery school, she made the decision to work within the care industry upon her return to the UK.
• Prior to joining the Meath, she supported Managers in opening up new builds from purpose built complex accommodation to supported living flats. She has been involved in carrying out in depth assessments for prospective residents..
• Tracy has been a qualified trainer to ensure all induction class room training was delivered to a high standard including manual handling, and nonviolent crisis intervention (which later transferred to NAPPI).
• Tracy has gained a vast amount of knowledge, skill and qualifications to empower, lead and mentor staff within their role. She has hosted successful CQC inspections ensuring full compliance across all areas, in her previous role.

Tracy Toth
T: 01483 415095

Awaiting Appointment

Tania Cantoni

• Tania was a senior Ladies wear buyer for Marks and Spencer for eighteen years but has spent the last fifteen years working in fundraising and marketing.
• Fundraised and project managed two capital projects at St Peter’s Catholic School in Guildford, namely a £5m Sixth Form Centre and £3m Theatre.
• Tania then moved into the charity sector as Head of Fundraising & Communications for a charity supporting children and young people with disabilities achieving record breaking income, as well as successfully fundraising and project managing an appeal for a new sensory suite for the charity.
• Tania is now responsible for the cross curricular running of the fundraising and marketing functions at The Meath Epilepsy Charity, leading the team forward at a time of exciting development and growth for the charity.

Tania Cantoni – MinstF
T: 01483 411071
E: taniac@meath.org.uk

Michelle Plumb

• Michelle has worked in social care for over 20 years and has  been at The Meath for 22 years.
• Having started as  a support worker,  Michelle has been instrumental in developing the excellent Training Programme at The Meath.
• Michelle is a QCF assessor and IQA  (Internal Quality Assurer) She is competent in  assessing House Managers and other staff and is now responsible for Quality Audit, Training and Compliance which is her area of expertise.

Michelle Plumb
T: 01483 420436

Epilepsy and Health Liaison Nurse Annie P. looks after the complex epilepsy review and management of all residents at the Meath. Services include:

• Ongoing epilepsy reviews with each resident
• Epilepsy care planning and rescue protocols
• Epilepsy assessment and report writing for social and medical reviews
• Liaison and reports for secondary/tertiary care, Neurologist/Epileptology professionals across the country
• Clinical teaching and training for staff and interested parties, both in Epilepsy
  Care and Emergency Seizure Management

Health Care Coordinator, Annie M., has a pivotal role ensuring each resident has access to all the medical services they require. She works closely with Meath health professionals and the residents own GP. Liaising with families, personal care staff and outside agencies (e.g. Chiropodist Clare Newby, Learning Disability nurses, local hospitals, Dental service, Optician, Psychiatrist and speech and language team) to ensure that everyone is working together to provide the very best care possible.
Annie M. is supported in this role by Health and epilepsy Liaison Nurse Annie P.
Services include:

• Twice-weekly GP Clinic
• Epilepsy care planning and rescue protocols
• Medication management and training
• Health care advice / promotion
• Open door service / pastoral care
• Ensuring close links with local Neurology and other specialist hospital services

Our Physiotherapy Team comprises Neuro-Physiotherapist, Jojo Newman, and and Therapy Assistant, Robbie Dent. Together, they work closely with our Healthcare Team and care staff with the aim of ensuring that each individual reaches their full physical potential. Their emphasis is on a holistic approach as well as education.
Individuals with neurological problems and epilepsy often need ongoing therapy, which may be provided in the form of:

• 1:1 assessment and treatment
• Hydrotheraphy
• Home exercise and stretches
• 24-hour postural management
• Specific exercise plans in the Meath Gym
• Swimming
• Yoga
• Splinting
• Orthotics
• Manual Handling advice

Everyone will have a full assessment and a treatment plan in place to support ongoing physical wellbeing. The Physiotherapy team works closely with outside agencies, including wheelchair services, special seating, Orthotics, Orthopaedic and Neurology services, Speech and Language service and splinting support through hospital Occupational Therapy.

As an integral part of our Health Care Team, Occupational Therapist Sybella W., supported by experienced Therapy Assistants, works with interested individuals and groups across the Meath to ensure that everyone is encouraged towards reaching their own individual potential.
Sybella helps residents and those who support them to develop person-centred therapeutic aims and objectives that are realistic and achievable. Having on-site Occupational Therapy ensures a fast response to referral plus specific clinical knowledge.

Services include:

• Activity of Daily Living Assessment
• Environmental Assessment
• Motivational goals and understanding personal volition
• Engagement in purposeful occupation
• The planning and management of daily routines
• Supporting physical and psychological needs in everyday life
• Regular groups held with therapeutic and educational purpose