About

Woodcroft is situated in the town of Llanishen on the outskirts of Cardiff with access to local facilities. It offers care and support for people requiring residential and residential dementia care.

The home has 60 bedrooms all with private en-suite facilities situated over three floors. Each floor has two small communities of people with a communal lounge and dining area available. We also have a number of other communal areas across the home including a ground floor café, ground floor bar area, small accessible cinema area and lovely external gardens.

Tasty and nutritional menus are created daily by our chef, and anyone with specialist dietary requirements is catered for. Woodcroft has a fully dedicated activities team that deliver a range of activities inside and outside of the home, such as art exhibitions, entertainers and pet therapy.

Home manager

Elaine Mather or Shelley Parker (Deputy Manager) - 029 2077 4500

Abergele Road, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 1RS

Key facts

  • 60 bedrooms, all en-suite
  • Residential and residential dementia care
  • Sensory and remininiscence rooms
  • Bar and cinema
  • Ground floor café
Residents having a cup of tea together at Woodcroft Care Home
Bedroom at Woodcroft Care Home
Entrance at Woodcroft Care Home

Meet the team

Elaine Mather

Elaine Mather

Home Manager

Elaine has over 37 years experience in social care working with the local authority and Hafod. She started as a care assistant and worked her way up to home manager. Elaine has gained Qualifications and Credit Framework Level 3 and 5 in social care and is registered with Social Care Wales. Her ethos is 'we're never too old to learn' and she believes that life is for living and having fun in residential care.

Shelley Parker

Shelley Parker

Deputy Home Manager

Shelley has worked in care for almost two decades in a range of different care settings and domiciliary care. She's worked at a number of our care homes over the years, and also completed her Qualifications and Credit Framework Level 3, before she joined the team at Woodcroft in early 2023 as deputy manager. She absolutely loves her job and being part of the team at Woodcroft.

Rebecca hall

Rebecca Hall

Team Lead

Rebecca joined the team at Woodcroft in 2014 as a relief care assistant. She then went on to be a senior care assistant, completed her Qualifications and Credit Framework Level 5 and became team leader.

Julie Sheehan

Julie Sheehan

Receptionist

Julie has been a receptionist at Woodcroft since 2019. She loves meeting and greeting visitors to the home, and getting to know our residents and their families.

Monique

Monique Dawes

Chef

Mon has worked with us for nine years. She really enjoys cooking savoury meals for residents, like her famous chicken, leek and potato soup which always gets requests for second helpings! Nothing makes her happier than seeing our residents clear their plates or hearing them talk about how much they enjoyed their food.

Jeff Williams

Jeff Williams

Maintenance Person

Jeff has worked with us for five years, taking care of maintenance requirements at Woodcroft. He loves interacting with our residents and helping to make them feel completely at ease and at home.

Charlene

Charlene Davies

Activity Co-ordinator

Charlene joined the team at Woodcroft as a carer in 2012 and moved into her role as activities co-ordinator in 2019. She loves spending quality time with our residents and planning activites based around their interests. She especially loves big group activities as it's lovely to see so many smiling faces together. 

David Bowen

David Bowen

Activity Co-ordinator

David has been an activities coordinator with us since 2022. He loves seeing residents get real joy out of the activities he plans. David supports arts and crafts in the home and recently organised an art exhibition to display art made by our residents. Every Saturday he shows off his talent at the weekly sing-along where everyone has lots of fun!

Tracy

Tracy De Duonni

Business Support Administrator

Tracy looks after our residents' admissions and discharges, while also monitoring and processing income and payments of services. She loves chatting with residents and their families.

Rebecca Hill

Rebecca Hill

Business Support Administrator

Rebecca is a part-time business support administrator at Woodcroft, looking after the homes finances. She enjoys working at Woodcroft as she can connect with our lovely residents and their families.