Shirley is a registered nurse with experience providing clinical governance in a range of positions. She worked for The ExtraCare Charitable Trust for 9 years leading their renowned wellbeing programme. She developed a new wellbeing assessment on an app for residents in conjunction with Aston University, and before that, the British Heart Foundation, where she led their ‘Hearty Lives’ programme – which aimed to address obesity and inequalities for younger people. She joined Retirement Villages Group in the new position of Head of Care and Wellbeing in 2022, with a focus on overseeing the existing external care service available at some of the villages, as well as reviewing RVG’s wellbeing offer.