Woodlands Care Home has a team of dedicated staff members that are committed and compassionate. Our professionals all have a passion for delivering high standards of person-centred care. Our home believes in building strong relationships with everyone that enters our home and we are able to achieve this by treating everyone with respect.
Lesley Stewart
Home Manager
Lesley StewartHome ManagerLesley has worked with the company since 2021 as manager of their flagship home in Edinburgh and has now transferred to join the team at Woodlands. As a qualified nurse, Lesley’s main clinical background is the Intensive care unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and latterly as a Specialist Peritoneal Dialysis nurse. On a personal level, Lesley lived in Italy for 20 years and loves cooking Italian dishes, having now moved from Edinburgh, she looks forward to walking her two dogs and seeing more of Aberdeen.
Anna-Marie Hudson
Deputy Manager
Anna-Marie HudsonDeputy ManagerAnna-Marie is our Deputy Manager, she joined Woodlands over a year ago and has 20-plus years of experience in the care industry. Beginning her career as an Activity Coordinator and specialising in Dementia support, Anna-Marie has supported many families during difficult times. As an avid promoter of education and progression, she loves training and developing our teams.
Frith O’Connor
Clinical Deputy Manager
Frith O’ConnorClinical Deputy ManagerFrith joined Woodlands in May last year and has over 10 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse. Prior to specialising in the care of the elderly, Frith worked as a Registered Nurse in Accident and Emergency and in the acute sector in hospital. Palliative care and support are Frith’s main areas of interest and she is passionate in ensuring residents and families are supported during these challenging times. Frith supports our nursing team and oversees the clinical aspects of care within the home.
Margaret Gray
Administrator
Margaret GrayAdministratorMargaret joins the team as the Administrator and brings a wealth of experience having done similar roles in care homes for over 6 years. We are delighted that Margaret has joined the team.
Sheridan Williams
Administrative Team
Sheridan WilliamsAdministrative TeamSheridan has joined us on reception she loves organisation especially on Excel, she also enjoys a good laugh which makes her perfect for this role.
Gregor Wood
Head Chef
Gregor WoodHead ChefGregor has been in the catering industry for more than 30 years and has progressed through positions in various kitchens including working on oil platforms for 3 years.Gregor has adapted to current trends in the food industry which include being well-informed on all allergens. Gregor is married with 3 children and enjoys walking the dog, baking with my kids and cooking of course.Kristine Anvensica
Chef
Kristine AnvensicaChefWe would like to introduce Kristine our new Chef who comes to us with over 20 years of experience. Kristine has been welcomed with open arms to Woodlands and has enjoyed her first couple of weeks with the team.
Wisdom Gavor
Unit Lead
Wisdom GavorUnit LeadWisdom joined Woodlands in October last year, from one of our sister homes. Having had the sad experience of the bereavement of his best friend. He saw how busy hospitals were and decided then and there, to become a nurse. Wisdom has a very calming demeanour and is a great role model for the younger members of the team.
Alison Lawson
Unit Lead
Alison LawsonUnit LeadAlison joined Woodlands in October and brings many years’ experience as a Registered Nurse. Alison’s specialist area and passion is in the care of the elderly, which stems from placement in a nursing home when she was 16 years old. As a great forward thinker, Alison leads her team to ensure every day is meaningful and full of smiles and laughter.
Regina Tamang
Registered Nurse
Regina TamangRegistered NurseRegina studied and worked as a Registered Nurse in Nepal before moving to Scotland. Coming from a long line of nurses, who all specialised in care of the elderly, it was a natural progression for her to follow suit. To convert a nursing qualification is a difficult process, requiring a lot of studying and we are delighted Regina has just passed her Nursing and Midwifery exams in the UK. Regina always has a positive and smiley outlook and is always extremely kind and generous with those she supports.
Jennifer Taylor
Senior Care Assistant
Jennifer TaylorSenior Care AssistantHaving over 10 years experience in caring for the elderly within the community, Jennifer joined Woodlands over a year ago as Senior Carer, providing valuable support to our nursing team. Person-centred and holistic care are her two main areas of focus and she passionately advocates that each resident should be supported as she would her own family.
Victoria Romulewicz
Care Assistant
Victoria RomulewiczCare AssistantVictoria has over 6 years of experience in the care sector, Victoria loves to help people and says “My heart just wants to care for others”.
Maureen McGhie
Care Assistant
Maureen McGhieCare AssistantWith over 8 years of experience in the care sector, Maureen is a real asset to Woodlands. “Interacting with our residents and offering great care for them is a pleasure”.
Lakshmi Naick
Care Assistant
Lakshmi NaickCare AssistantLakshmi has 2 years of care sector experience and always wants to go the extra mile for people. Lakshmi loves to look after people and make a difference.
Rupinderjeet Kaur
Care Assistant
Rupinderjeet KaurCare AssistantRupinderjeet has recently joined our care team, when we asked what made her want to join the care team she said “I love to make people happy and spread joy wherever I can, it is important to me to offer great care!”
Priyanka Jadhav
Care Assistant
Priyanka JadhavCare AssistantPriyanka has joined our care team as a Care Assistant. Priyanka made the move from hospitality to the care sector almost 3 years ago and has never looked back. Priyanka is a caring person who likes to treat everyone with kindness and spread joy wherever possible.
Elayne
Care Assistant
ElayneCare AssistantMeet Elayne, one of our amazing night Care Assistants. Elayne comes to us with over 7 years of care experience. Elayne is a loyal, passionate person who takes pride in caring for our residents.
Sumaia Islam
Care Assistants
Sumaia IslamCare AssistantsSumaia has recently joined the Woodlands care team, Sumaia loves to help people and has enjoyed getting to know our residents “I feel at my most happiest when I can help and look after others”.
Amaka Ukachukwe
Care Assistant
Amaka UkachukweCare AssistantAmaka has joined our care team as a Care Assistant. Amaka has been in the care sector for 3 years and she loves to make people happy, and it is important to Amaka she makes everyone feel included and have a sense of purpose.
Bala Chekutty
Pharmacy Manager
Bala ChekuttyPharmacy ManagerBala brings a wealth of knowledge to this role with many years experience in both care and auditing.
Hayley Campbell
Wellbeing Team Member
Hayley CampbellWellbeing Team MemberHayley joined Woodlands in August as a care assistant and quickly became a valued member of the team. Recently Hayley moved from our care team to our wellbeing team, she is very focussed on the social aspects of care. Hayley is passionate about making every day special for the residents she supports and loves organising outings.
Jessica Fernandes
Wellbeing Coordinator
Jessica FernandesWellbeing CoordinatorJessica’s love for people coupled with her generous nature makes her perfectly suited for this role. Be sure to say hello when you see her.
Ellen-Cate MacDougall
Wellbeing Coordinator
Ellen-Cate MacDougallWellbeing CoordinatorEllen is a bubbly an energetic person who has a talent for music Her warm personality comes through in all she does and is a great asset to Woodlands.
Steve Munro
Maintenance
Steve MunroMaintenanceSteve has come to us with a wealth of experience in all aspects of maintenance and has worked in care homes since 2017.
Paul Middleton
Maintenance
Paul MiddletonMaintenancePaul has had a variety of jobs over the years but has come back to maintenance and can turn his hand to anything.
Mandy Lawson
Volunteer
Mandy LawsonVolunteerMandy has volunteered to help at Woodlands, Mandy helps in our café bar making sure everyone has a cuppa and a fine piece. Mandy also helps with some of our activities and the residents love her energy and enthusiasm!
Gordon Chessor
Gardener and Driver
Gordon ChessorGardener and DriverThe residents of Woodlands are delighted to welcome Gordon, who joins us as our gardener and driver. Gordon has exciting plan to develop the garden with the residents getting fully involved from the planning stage onwards. We’ll be putting in raised flower beds, to ensure gardening is accessible to everyone who wants to join in, growing our own veg and herbs and planting seasonal bulbs, which we can watch grow and flower. Gordon, supported by the care team, will also be taking residents on outings, whether it be cinema, shopping, for coffee or just a leisurely drive.