Oakham Grange

Hello, I’m Catherine and I am very proud to be the General Manager of Oakham Grange. 

I offer a wealth of healthcare management experience and I am a nurse by training. My team and I are here to support you so that Oakham Grange feels truly your home. As we all grow older our wants and needs naturally change, so in turn, our support for you will mirror this. 

However, we will never forget, it’s your life, to be lived your way, with our support. 

I won’t be a stranger, so whenever you see me say hello and if you or your family ever want a private word, my office door is always open to you.

Hello I am the Deputy Manager here at Oakham Grange. 

I am a Registered Mental Health Nurse, having qualified at Robert Gordon’s University in 2007. I began my career working in Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen, in a functional assessment ward for those over 65 years of age who were experiencing acute mental health issues. I then moved on to working in a dementia assessment ward, and following that a challenging behaviour ward for gentlemen over the age of 65. Upon my return from maternity leave, I worked in a variety of settings, and then made the move back home to Rutland where I took up of Clinical Lead in a care home.

I am so proud to work at Oakham Grange, having been born in Oakham and bought up in Uppingham. I believe that people should be treated with the same love and care that I would like to see my own family treated with, and strive to make sure that this is the case for all our residents at Oakham Grange.

At the age of 17, I started my Dip H E in adult nursing at Leeds University. I qualified in 1999 and started my first job in nursing on Ward 15 at Glenfield hospital, which was a rehabilitation ward.

I started as a community nurse in April 2001, and this is where I have spent the last 19 years of my career, all be in different guises. I was a triage nurse for 18 months for the community and latterly from 2014 worked for a service called ICS.

I met my 2 colleagues Liz and Chrissy working here approximately 12 years ago and now a new adventure begins for the 3 of us as nurse practitioners working together to provide nursing care at Oakham Grange. This is very exciting!! To be able to work as a professional with friends who you have the utmost trust and belief in is very special. My aim as a nurse practitioner at Oakham Grange is to provide autonomous, person-centred care for our residents.

I studied BSC (Hons) Adult Nursing at East Anglia Polytechnique, I’d loved my student placements in the community working with the District Nurses and knew that this was what I wanted to do. Once qualified I took a job at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry, I worked on an assessment unit for the elderly for a year before taking a job in a Community Nursing team in Leicestershire, that’s where I stayed for fourteen years before moving to the Intensive Community Support team in 2015.

I’ve worked with both Cat and Liz for over twelve years and we have a great working relationship with a wealth of experience that we can bring to Oakham Grange

My Name is Deepu Stephen, a Chef with over 22 years of experience in creating different cuisine (English, continental, Chinese and Indian etc.). 

My aim at Oakham Grange is to cook exciting and new things for our residents to enjoy every day. I have worked in some of the most prestigious hotels in the world including; Burj Al Arab Dubai, Jumeirah Beech Hotel Dubai, Hilton Bahrain, InterContinental Bahrain and Taj Hotels in Indian. I was awarded Chef of the year Middle East 2006 and a Gold Medal in the Blackbox competition in Australia. I have worked with some of the most well-known chefs around the world including Chef Garry Rhodes and Chef Paul Bocuse to name just a few. 

I like to spend time with my wife and three children in my spare time and I also run a cooking channel on YouTube.

I am one of the Activity Coordinators at Oakham Grange 

I am a lifelong learner and have studied social and health care, horticultural therapy and life coaching to degree level. I am an NVQ assessor and a health and social care trainer and mentor to level 5.

I have worked as an independent health advocate, a support worker in domiciliary care for people with learning disabilities living independently, as an OT assistant, activities coordinator and as a horticultural therapist.

Horticultural therapy is where my heart lies and I want to engage our residents with activities such as taking cuttings of plants, making lavender bags or our own jam and marmalade.

I am excited about working at Oakham Grange, supporting all the staff to ensure the residents have a fulfilling and happy life.

My name is Chris Potter

I’m a time served carpenter of some 40 years, with the last 10 being dedicated to working within the care sector. It’s my responsibility to carry out maintenance and regular testing to make Oakham Grange a safe and pleasant place to live. I’m here to make the home personalised and homely for each resident we support.

I live with my partner in Oakham, we moved here 3 years ago to allow us to enjoy life in a rural setting; Oakham gives us all of this and more. We also have an allotment plot where we enjoy growing various things.

I am so pleased to be Head Housekeeper at Oakham Grange.  

My previous role was in Housekeeping for 11 years at a Therapeutic residential school for boys and girls with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. 

Although this is a change in a work environment for myself, I bring to this role, enthusiasm, care, compassion and high standards. I will endeavour to work alongside this great team we have and support the working ethics of Oakham Grange.

I was previously a receptionist for the Veterinary industry for over ten years before the pandemic hit and I revalued life and decided to gain a better work life balance. I feel privileged to be part of Oakham Grange and the care we endeavour to deliver. 

I am here to ensure all our residents and their families feel supported, communicated with and taken care of no matter how small the request. We have a fantastic team on reception and I feel this is reflected in how much we love our job and how hard we work to support our residents and their families.

On a personal level I have one daughter who is now 21 and also a carer, both of us deciding to work particularly in the care sector after taking care of our Grandfather. Family and friends are hugely important to us and we spend lots of time with them. We both love animals, particularly dogs and horses and we have recently, now we have more time together started horse riding again.

Hello my name is Brabham and I am a Qualified PAT Dog (Pets As Therapy).

My role here is to spend time with residents, their family and friends and staff, offering unconditional affection. There is nothing I like better than being patted, stroked and hugged by all who wish to meet me. The special moments for me are when I bring back happy memories of past pets, or a smile to the face of someone who finds communication difficult. I have an interesting pedigree being half Saluki and half Standard Poodle, which makes me a 'Salukidoodle'.

I’m named after Sir Jack Braham’s F1 racing cars, as it has been said that I’m fast in a straight line, but suffer from understeer going round corners!