Who we are
Crossroads Care East Sussex, Brighton and Hove is a registered Charity, network partner of the Carers Trust, that has been providing vital respite breaks to unpaid Carers for 35 years.
Our core purpose is to improve the quality of life of unpaid Carers and the people they care for, to maintain and improve their physical and mental well-being.
Our respite care services operate throughout East Sussex, Brighton, and Hove.
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Our Values
It’s All About Passion!
Trust
- We understand that our services only can only respond to carers’ needs when they can trust us to care for the person they support.
Involvement
- Carers and the people they support drive Crossroads Care service design and development.
Quality
- We ensure that our services are high quality, flexible, responsive, and continually improving.
Family Friendly
- We recognise that our service impacts on families and friends, not just the carer and the person they support. We design our services with that in mind.
Availability and Accessibility
- We work to make our services available and accessible to as many carers and people they support as possible.
Dignity and Respect
- We always treat carers and the people they support with dignity and respect.
Working for Change
- We work proactively with government and policy makers at national and local level to influence legislation and practice.
Partnership Working
- We actively explore opportunities for establishing joint projects and relationships with other organisations that will improve services for carers and the people they support.
Learning
- We learn from the good practice of others to improve our services for carers and the people they support, and we encourage others to learn from us.
Our Team
Senior Management Team
Sharlene Small
Chief Executive and Registered Care Manager
Gayle Griffiths
Chief Finance Officer
Pauline Wood
Care Manager
Geraldine Adams
Care Manager
Office Staff
Katie Wade
Client Liaison
Clare Denyer
Client Liaison
Charlotte de Freitas
Business Administrator
Trustees
Trustees
Robert Brown MBE
Chair
Keith Barnard
Trustee
Rachael Swann
Trustee
Colette O'Leary
Trustee