Meet our Trustees

The role of the Trustees is to ensure that Tamar House meets the needs of our residents in a way that is expected by people today and the home remains fully compliant with the standards laid down by the Abbeyfield Society and the Care Quality Commission.

None of this would be possible without ensuring financial stability. To this end, we perform regular inspections and meet 4 times a year with the Care Manager and Administrative Officer, which forms our Executive Committee. Reports from the various members are received and ongoing management and policy topics discussed. Each Trustee has specific areas of responsibility. These include financial management, health and safety, marketing, estate management, resident liaison, human resources, legal matters, and quality standards.

Our Trustees often spend time with our residents.

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Mr. Eric Distin
Chairman

With 47 years as an Abbeyfield Volunteer, Eric has a background in chartered surveying and is the founder committee member at Tamar House where he is currently focusing on the estate. Eric was a former Director of the Abbeyfield Society and Regional Chairman for Devon & Cornwall. He is also the current Chair at Abbeyfield Saltash.

Mr. David James
Trustee

David is retired, having formerly enjoyed a career as a solicitor in practice in Devon and Cornwall. An area of his work encompassed acting for individuals, including the elderly, in relation to both their business and personal interests.

Mrs Kate Loe
Trustee

Kate spent twenty years in nursing, firstly as an acute nurse and later as a nurse practitioner, for 17 years, specialising in Occupational Health, working for Marks and Spencer and University of Plymouth. Kate now runs a business specialising in antiquarian books, but remains passionate about nursing and particularly care of the elderly. Kate’s long experience enables her to identify care needs and assess their implementation with respect and consideration, for staff, residents and their families alike. Brought up in a medical family in Devon, where Christmases were spent with patients, in both the cottage hospital and several residential homes; care of the elderly is very much in her blood.

Mr. Trevor Addis
Trustee

Trevor has had over 35 years experience in marketing, business management and working in the commercial sector.
He has also spent many years advising and supporting small businesses in the area.
He has lived in Plymouth since 1980 and joined the board of trustees to advise
on all aspects of buiness and marketing at Tamar House.

Mr. Brian Stoyel
Trustee

Born and educated in the West Country. Teaching career culminating as Head of a boarding school and the formation of a Guardship organisation for overseas children.
Active member of Rotary International in various senior leadership positions throughout the world.
Widely travelled as a volunteer in Africa and Eastern Europe constructing schools and health facilities and raising funds to fight the scourge of Malaria in Tanzania.
Married with a son and twin daughters and now with five grandchildren and a ‘perfect’ Golden Retriever.

Mr. Peter Vines
Trustee

Peter was born in Somerset and studied at the London School of Economics before working in education for 35 years teaching social sciences.
He then took on a variety of senior management roles, achieving an MBA degree.
In recent years, he served on the board of Plymouth Primary Care Trust and Derriford Hospital and currently works as an Associate Mental Health Act Manager with Livewell South West.
Other roles include Lay Panel Chair for Fitness to Practise hearings with the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service and co-director of the Plymouth Schools Counselling Service.

Mrs. Rosemary Parsons
Trustee

Rosemary was born in Plymouth and has one son and a grand daughter. She retired from a 40 year career in banking in 2012 and is a serving Justice of the Peace in Plymouth in both Criminal and Family proceedings.
In recent years, she has served as a Non Executive Director for the Primary Care Trust and currently works as an Associate Mental Health Act Manager with Livewell South West.

Mr. Peter Delamar
Trustee

Peter retired from a career that encompassed 38 years in Banking, the last 20 years in various managerial and commercial lending roles, and a subsequent 10 year period working with a West Country property company providing financial and property management advice and support.

He has lived in Plymouth for the last 25 years during which time he has been Chair of a Charity operating a local Community Centre and Director of a small Housing Association providing accommodation to over 55’s.

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