The new MD replaces James Allen and brings more than 20 years of social care experience to the role.
Home care providers and their suppliers have another 10 working days to submit their entries.
Sarah Clarke
Sharon Blackburn CBE promotes quality through the not-for-profit care sector.
The business has been attending Memory Wellness Cafes to market household aids to carers and family members.
The branch is going from strength-to-strength, having opened its office just under three years ago.
Age UK has highlighted the evidence contained in the report, which shows that feeling good is related to better brain health as people age.
The group will examine the care system, funding and the state of staffing in the sector.
The 2019 table was compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, the world's largest international higher education network.
Most Brits believe that homes should, as standard, be built to be suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
The inspection found a supportive and enabling culture driven by the desire to help people live unrestricted lives.