Richard Scarth

Aura Care Living has appointed two new senior figures to its award-winning group.

The care and retirement specialist, which has sites in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and Camberley in Surrey, has brought in Richard Scarth as its new chief operations officer, and Colleen Joubert as the care home general manager.

They will both operate from Cirencester’s Stratton Court Retirement Village and Care Home.

Scarth has over 20 years experience within the health and social care sector and previously held senior positions with Sunrise Senior Living, Barchester Healthcare, and Care UK.

Between 2015-2022 he broadened his experience by working in the NHS at director and chief executive level, during which time he was instrumental in developing schemes to support the patient journey from acute care into residential and nursing care.

Most recently, he left the NHS for an operational role within a fire and rescue service and currently splits his time between life on shift and time spent driving the provision of the highest-possible standard of care at Stratton Court.

He said of his new position: “My greatest passion is making a difference to people living with, and families affected by, memory loss and dementia.”

Joubert qualified as a nurse 28 years ago before going on to become a community nurse, midwife, and psychiatric nurse.

She said: “My passion is palliative care; I truly believe that everyone deserves a dignified death.

“I’ve been a turnaround home manager for 17 years, assisting providers to receive good and outstanding outcomes for their homes.

“I enjoy the challenges of finding solutions for problems and ensuring all staff are empowered to deliver the highest quality of care.”

Colleen Joubert