Meet the Lodge family

One Lodge family. Many people, one care.

At Lodge Group Care, family is more than a word. We are part of a big family of people who listen, care and stand alongside one another.

Different roles. One big family.

The people on this page bring different skills, experiences and responsibilities. What connects us is the way we show up for one another and for the people we support.

John Timbs

Founder and Managing Director of Lodge Group Care.

John founded Lodge Group Care in 2007 after dedicating his working life to supporting vulnerable people across East and North East London. His wider sector work includes Care Providers Voice, the Havering Place Based Partnership and Care City’s Community Board, bringing providers and health partners together to improve local care and address inequalities. He also co-founded My Employment Ltd, which developed ME Passport to make workers’ compliance records easier to carry between health and social care employers.

Supporting The Care Workers’ Charity

Going the extra mile for social care.

100km. London to Brighton. An award-winning commitment to care workers.

At Lodge Group Care, we believe that supporting social care means supporting not only the people who receive care, but also the people who dedicate their working lives to providing it.

Lodge Group Care Director John Timbs took on the extraordinary challenge of walking 100 kilometres from London to Brighton within 24 hours, raising funds and awareness for The Care Workers’ Charity. His fundraising was recognised with the Individual Top Fundraising Award, celebrating the contribution he made in support of care workers.

For us, that recognition represents much more than an award.

The people who spend their lives caring for others deserve to be cared about too.

Support The Care Workers’ Charity

864 grants awarded to care workers by The Care Workers’ Charity in 2025.
£366,316 given in direct support, helping care workers through hardship and the cost-of-living crisis.
Real people are behind every statistic: people who finish a demanding shift supporting somebody else’s family while facing difficulties of their own.

Figures from The Care Workers’ Charity 2025 Impact Report.

Aranza Cobo

Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and firefighter.

Aranza joined Lodge Group Care in 2015. She is a qualified Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist with postgraduate study in autism, learning disability and sensory integration. Her work includes assessing people’s needs, creating outcome-focused independent-living programmes and helping teams build practical skills through training in moving and handling, autism awareness and safer support. Her Lodge Group experience has also included the training team and supported-living operational leadership. Alongside her care-sector work, Aranza serves as a firefighter.

Alina Opris

Registered Manager, Cameron House Children’s Home.

Alina progressed from Care Coordinator at Cameron House to Registered Manager. A qualified social worker registered with Social Work England, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, an NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care, postgraduate study in Autism and Asperger Syndrome, and a Level 3 Award in Education and Training. She brings substantial residential-care experience to creating a safe home where children can make progress and become as independent as possible.

Kasia Goska

Registered Manager, Strathfield Gardens, Barking.

Katarzyna “Kasia” Goska is the Registered Manager at Strathfield Gardens in Barking and leads Lodge Group Care’s adult services. She has many years of experience as a Registered Manager and a deep understanding of the people who live at Strathfield Gardens, their families and the responsibilities of running a high-quality adult care service. Her approach is hands-on and rooted in leading by example: she works with residents, families and staff to create a supportive, engaging environment where adults with learning disabilities can build skills, make choices and live happy, fulfilling lives.

Carly Rochester

Care Services leader.

Carly has been part of Lodge Group Care since 2011 and brings more than two decades of experience in health and social care. In her Care Services leadership role, she combines a strong focus on service quality with respect for the home-care workforce. In Skills for Care’s The Care Exchange podcast, Carly shared practical leadership lessons from the pandemic: value different skills, delegate well, trust the team and empower people to take responsibility.

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