About us

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The owner of The Bethany House Group is Joy Ditchburn, the group consists of Bethshan Nursing Home and Bethany House. Joy and her husband David were both born and raised in West Cumbria, with Joy completing her training to become a Registered General Nurse (RGN) at West Cumberland Hospital, together they did some volunteering in their early years but their hearts remained in West Cumbria and in 1986 they returned and bought, what was, St Nicholas' Vicarage - and is now Bethany House. They have had the privilege of being entrusted with the care of hundreds of older people, mainly from West Cumbria, but quite often other parts of the country as well.

 

However it has now come to the point in their lives for Joy to join David in retirement and hand the reigns to 2 of their 5 children. Daniel Ditchburn and Rachel Ward. Daniel and Rachel have both grown up in the residential home environment and are knowledgeable, experienced and excited to move forward in this role.

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In 2009, Bethshan Nursing Home was acquired and The Bethany House Group was able to expand to offer their outstanding care and experience to even more people in West Cumbria, expanding their services to nursing care as well as residential.

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We are passionate about making our homes as welcoming & friendly as we can, ensuring that residents & their families feel comfortable from day one! We encourage residents to bring their own furniture, pictures, we give them opportunity to choose their own room decor - all to make it a home from home. Our aim is to help each and everyone of our residents to be as free and relaxed as we can possibly make it in a happy and homely environment.

Our homes are run by dedicated Managers, Chantel Pears and Alana Brown-Telfer. They each head up team of fully trained, dedicated carers and staff to ensure around the clock care. Along with their wonderful teams, everyone in the homes understand that our residents care, happiness and safety is paramount.

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We fully believe that everyone should be valued as an individual and by working with our residents, their relatives, friends and carers we maintain and promote the wellbeing of each and every person in our care.