About Us

Andrew’s association with Rockdale started in 2022 when he became a member of our Board Of Trustees and Chair of our Finance Committee, where he was intrinsic in creating our long-term strategy. He then briefly served as our Head of Business Transformation before being appointed to the position of Chief Executive in the summer of 2024.

Andrew has an extensive professional background in social housing, property management and finance which includes chairing a consortium that managed over 7,000 social housing homes, co-owning two care homes in Essex (where he collaborated closely with the NHS to deliver complex care needs) and serving as both Head of Public Sector Finance at a leading investment bank and as a Board Member of West Kent Housing.

As Rockdale’s Chief Executive Andrew is keen to bring “positive change to Rockdale Village without losing that intrinsic magic that makes community life here so special”. He is leading the charge to widen our services so that Rockdale can offer our residents a home no matter how their needs may change as they age. These expanded services will include nursing care at Rockdale House and bespoke, personal care for our independent-living residents in the comfort of their homes.

Jo Tenwick is Rockdale House’s Registered Home Manager and a registered nurse.

It could be argued that managing Rockdale House was fate for Jo. When her mother was heading into hospital to give birth she was stopped at the doorway by a fortune teller. The fortune teller told her she’d have a double surprise, and that she’d raise a teacher and a nurse. To Jo’s mother’s surprise, later that day she gave birth to twins. One indeed became a teacher. The other – Jo – went on to become a nurse and care home manager!

Jo has spent her entire working life in the care sector. Inspired at the age of 16 by her Social Care teacher, Jo found work experience in a care home and never looked back. She read Politics & Economics at university but supported herself throughout by working as a domiciliary and care home carer. Upon graduating she then trained as a nurse before spending many years working in NHS hospitals, including in A&E, ITU and Respiratory wards. In 2005 Jo made the move to residential and nursing care homes for the elderly, doing every form of nursing role, then progressing into management positions including ‘Development Manager’, ‘Head Of Governance & Compliance’ and a variety of Regional and Area Manager roles for large care home chains. Jo’s experience of managing care homes across London and the home counties is vast.

However, small is beautiful – and after having worked for large corporates, Jo is now relishing the independence, intimacy and family-feel of Rockdale House. She says; “The moment I first walked into Rockdale House I fell in love with it. It’s such a rare gem… a care home that really feels like the residents’ home. There’s a friendly, family-like atmosphere that you notice as soon as you arrive. Many of our staff have been here for years, sometimes caring for two generations of the same family! It’s a place where you instantly feel comfortable.”

Away from work, Jo loves to spend time drawing with her young daughter and travelling with her family. She’s also rather partial to Suska, her cat.

Bea joined Rockdale in the summer of 2024. Initially she’d looked set for a life in retail, having spent twenty years as an area manager for various stores. But one evening she witnessed the poor, hurried and impersonal domiciliary care her ageing mother-in-law was receiving and was inspired to change the course of her life. The very next morning Bea handed in her notice and set herself a mission: she would provide kind care to the elderly. Her aim? To enable just one person to live independently in their own home for as long as they chose to live there. Within days she was working as a carer in Rapport Housing’s Barnes Lodge Care Home. Her mission grew, and Bea rapidly rose through the ranks to become Rapport’s Area Manager for Domiciliary Care, responsible for the care of residents over four sites across Kent.

Ten years later, a move to Rockdale has made Bea’s mission complete. Not only is she responsible for the home support and front-of-house services for Rockdale’s 200-plus independent-living residents, but she’s also overseeing the launch and management of ‘Rockdale Cares’, our brand new service offering in-flat, bespoke personal care enabling our residents to stay living independently in their treasured homes for longer.

Bea’s emphasis, as ever, is on kindness.

Claire joined Rockdale at the start of 2023, having worked within the HA sector for over a decade including five years at MHS Homes and three at Shepherds Bush Housing Association. She had also previously spent several years within the HR department of Barclays Bank.

“I am proud to work for Rockdale Village. There is a true community feel here and I get great pleasure from knowing that I work within a sector that makes a difference to people’s lives. I’m passionate about the positive role HR & Governance has to play in engaging and supporting our team to deliver an excellent service for our residents.”