Meet the Oaklands Care Home Team
Our wonderful team comprises nurses, carers, activities coordinators, chefs, housekeepers and more. These people are here to ensure that residents enjoy their time at the home and are supported to live life to the fullest. Meet some of our staff below:
Oana Lupu
Welcome to Oaklands Care Home website, my name is Oana Lupu and I am the General Manager. I hope you find everything you're looking for!
I have been a General Registered Nurse for over 10 years and joined Barchester Healthcare as a unit manager at Hilton Park Care Home in 2015. Since joining Barchester, I have worked my way up to home clinical lead, Deputy Manager and in May 2022 I was offered and accepted the position of Acting General Manager for Oaklands Care Home.
During my time with Barchester, I have always worked closely with Oaklands Care Home and was delighted to be given the opportunity to work alongside a group of dedicated staff who with their wealth of knowledge and commitment give Oaklands the unique warm family atmosphere they are so well known for.
I am passionate about working with the elderly and those living with dementia and am focused on providing the best possible care for them. I strongly believe that there is always something we can do to improve the quality of life for our residents.
Cristina Monville
Cristina is a registered nurse and joined Barchester in March 2004. She has worked for the company in a variety of different roles and, in October 2018, she was promoted from Senior Clinical Lead to Deputy Manager of Oaklands. Her role is diverse and she hopes to use the experience and knowledge she has gained to empower the team to deliver the high standards of care expected throughout Barchester.
Gabriela-Sorina Rusu
Hi, my name is Gabriela but everyone knows me as Gabby. I qualified as a Registered Nurse in Romania, but over the past 8 years have worked in the United Kingdom for over 8 years, 6 of which have been on a dementia community. I joined Barchester in 2017 as a nurse and was promoted to Unit Manager and then home clinical lead in 2019. I work with great patience and empathy ensuring the best quality of care is given throughout our home.
Jurgita Deltuviene
I have been working as a nurse for over 20 years. I have experience in ICU, mental health and elderly care. I am currently working in Willow Drive, which is a unit for younger physically disabled residents. I love my job and by brilliant team.
Jane Kennedy
Jane joined Oaklands as a receptionist in 2009. She began taking on Administrative roles within the Company and now holds the post of Administrator, leading a team of Administrative Assistants.
Anna Bate & Jo Lawn
Anna is our Activity Lead. She started working at Barchester over 14 years ago at our sister home Hilton Park. Having built strong relationships with staff, residents and families, Anna brings lots of fun to our home. Anna loves to sing, dance and laugh and generally brings oodles of joy to ours days.
Working alongside Anna is Jo who started her career here at Oaklands as a carer on Elms community in 2014 developing a passion for dementia care and completing her social care N+VQ Levels 2 and 3. Jo Joined the activity team 3 years ago and has since become the homes dementia champion, championing for a better lifestyle for our resident through staff training and regular audits.
Richard Baker
I have been in the catering field for over 35 years but joined the Barchester group in 2019 as a second chef. In May 2021, I was promoted to Head Chef at Oaklands and I am looking forward to the road ahead.
Derek Beatens
Derek Joined Barchester as part of our maintenance team in August 2015. With his previous experience and maintenance knowledge, it was not long before he was promoted to the Head of Maintenance for the Hilton Park Care Centre Site. Besides overseeing the general maintenance for the two homes on the site, he has a good relationship with all those living in our care and always takes time in his day for a friendly word or two and is quick to respond to any concerns.
