From day one, we wanted to provide care services we can be genuinely proud of. Having seen so much poor care, whether due to bad management, lack of training or under-funding, we resolved to make Doris Jones a model for how care really should be provided.

Age and frailty bring enough challenges, without the added worry of not finding the right people to provide help and support when you need it. And for the families of those needing care, it is essential to know their loved one is being treated with as much care and consideration as they themselves would wish for.

So above all else, our intention is to provide the highest quality home care, founded on the best of traditional principles: punctuality, courtesy, discretion and discipline. Put simply, we provide care as it should be.

Who is Doris Jones?

The original Doris Jones was in fact Caroline's grandma (that's them in the picture). Throughout her life, as a mother and grandmother, Doris proved herself to be one of life's natural, indomitable and inexhaustible carers.

Doris had two daughters, Tess and Monica, and a son, Peter. Tess had Down's Syndrome and it was only through constant battling with the authorities that Doris managed to give Tess a normal family life. In the process, Doris became a founding member of Mencap with then actor Brian Rix.

In 1981, when Doris' other daughter, Monica, was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died aged 42, Doris somehow found the strength to maintain the family home and care for Monica's three children.

Throughout her challenging life, one of Doris' most endearing traits was her total commitment to keeping the home a place of safety and security for the entire family. She was resolute whenever the idea of residential care was hinted at, whether for Tess, Monica or for herself in her eighties. For Doris, nothing was more important than the choice to be cared for, safely and happily, in one's own home.

Doris, we know you're watching over us. x