Barchester Brampton View Care Home

My name is Elina House, and I am proud to serve as the General Manager here at Brampton View Care Home.

With a background as a fully qualified nurse and previous experience at other Barchester care homes, I am dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of care and comfort for our residents.

My passion for providing compassionate, person-centred support drives everything we do. At Brampton View, we are committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment where every individual feels valued and respected.

Our goal is to support our residents in leading fulfilling and meaningful lives, tailored to their unique needs and preferences. I look forward to welcoming you to our community and working together to make each day special.

Hello. I am Cristina. I joined Brampton View in 2023 as Head of the Memory Lane Unit and have just taken the role of Deputy Manager.

I have been a Qualified Nurse for 12 years and have a vast amount of knowledge and experience. I am passionate about the care I provide for our residents and proud that I am part of a team that is dedicated to the same goals and values to continually improve the quality, health and wellbeing of all our residents in the home.

I work closely with the general practitioners, district nurses, occupational therapists, dieticians and other external agencies that support the residents.
It is my goal to ensure that the home is a safe and secure environment for the residents and their families and that they feel confident in the work we are doing, the communication we provide, and the inclusive strategy we hold from the welcome received to the journey they have living in their home here at Brampton View.

Therapeutic benefits through activities are important to the residents, and we have a lovely garden in which we grow flowers and vegetables. I have a passion for gardening and enjoy the time spent with residents doing this or in my own garden. I am also an avid reader and find this is a way for me to relax and improves my wellbeing.

Hello. I am Glenn, I joined the team at Brampton view in 2021 as Head Chef. I have 35 years of culinary experience and I have had the privilege of working in many locations including the island of Bermuda for 10 years and Scotland for 8 years where I ran my own restaurants. I have also had the pleasure of putting my culinary talents to test for royalty and other famous people.

Since working in healthcare I have found such fulfilment in being able to provide enjoyment for the residents in their mealtime experience. It feels like cooking for my extended family. I enjoy taking time out of my day to visit the residents to ask for feedback on the meals and tailor the menu for their preferences as it is their menu! At Brampton view we run our Pudding Club where each month we have recreated a resident’s recipe from their lives and I have provided a cooking demonstration of this. As well as being the nutrition champion for the home I like to take part in the Barchester competitions I involve the residents and my wider team in these, I was also nominated for Chef of the year! Christmas 2023 I produced a gingerbread house advert calendar where each day a different resident could open a house for a treat in the countdown to Christmas. Easter 2024 I won the Easter cake competition with my Easter story cake showing the crucifixion of Jesus and the tradition seminal cake. We also won the best Ice Cream Sundae!

I am an avid supporter of American Football League and enjoy getting dressed up to attend the games is a must for me. I enjoy keeping myself in good health and attend the gym as and when I can.

Hello. I am Kim I joined the team at Brampton View initially as the activities lead in 2015 then I was soon promoted to Activity Coordinator. I grew a passion for ensuring the homes environment was always looking its finest, regularly supporting the housekeeping team when not providing premium activities. In 2018 I had the opportunity to become the Head Housekeeper at Brampton View and took the opportunity to grow my own team.

Over the last 4 and a half years we have created a diverse housekeeping team who all ensure that the residents' environment is clean, tidy and personalised. I thrive on ensuring that our team's performance is to the highest standard ensuring the environment is spotless!

We also ensure the residents have a hot drink when cleaning the rooms or even a fresh cake from the kitchen, our purpose is to support all our residents and staff with the daily running of our beautiful home.

I am passionate about the environment and enjoy fresh water swimming, I have been enjoying this activity for a number of years which provided therapeutic benefits to me. I am also passionate about my family and spending quality time with them.

Hello. I am Amanda, I joined the team at Brampton View in 2022 as a Team Leader. I have achieved my diploma in Level 3 in Health and Social Care and bring more than 30 years of care experience to Brampton View. I have worked in many different care services including learning disabilities. I was also privileged to manage 2 care home settings through the pandemic.

Care started within my family setting when I was younger and I worked with St John ambulance for 14 years also as a volunteer with them as a First Aid trainer. I then joined the care sector in 2012 with palliative care. I was able to provide support to patients and families, building rapport and empathy.

It is very important to me that the residents, families and external visitors are all provided with the best support, communication, understanding and I will give the best of me to ensure their wellbeing is paramount. As a team leader I feel that my role goes above and beyond to our residents as the home is a community and we all become attached to each other through building what feels like that external family unit. Within the home I am passionate about the staff team we have here at Brampton View and how well we work together to provide the passionate care and support to all our residents.

In my spare time I am passionate about my walks that I take with my 2 dogs, Mitzee & Polly, walking is very therapeutic to me and so good for mental health. I am at my happiest when walking the dogs for hours.

Hello. I am Anna, I have been a team member at Brampton View since 2021 when I joined as a Registered Nurse. I have over 36 years of nursing experience and have achieved a Master’s degree in special Pedagogy and Bachelor’s degree in Resocialisation. I have also spent time volunteering for prisons and was president for a young person’s organisations. When living in Poland I was the senior nurse for Neurosurgery and Oncology-Surgery unit. I also had the pleasure of writing articles for the local hospital newspaper.

It was a childhood dream to be a nurse and always my first-choice career. I love everything about nursing and passionate about the residents I care for, if the residents are in good health, happy and well this makes me feel good. I love to see a resident improving in health and feel that connection with each individual that I care for. Having my residents feel safe, secure and happy is the most important aspect of my role. I have a well accomplished team and we work in unity as one, thus ensures the care, compassion and wellbeing we deliver to our residents. I have a excellent relationship with the residents families and they enjoy speaking with me about their loved ones.

I enjoy spending quality time reading a good psychological book and even more so with my family, especially my son who is diagnosed with autism, we enjoy family holidays exploring natural wonders and astrology. In days gone by I was also an avid basketball and tennis player.

Hello. I am Clare, I am a member of the administration team at Brampton View, you will see me at the front desk where I am happy to greet and answer any of your enquiries. I enjoy the day-to-day routine in the home and learning more about what is all involved.

Having worked in banking sector for 23 years and I also served time in the Women Royal Navy as a radio operator in Petersfield which I enjoyed immensely. Having these experiences allows me the opportunity to meet and engage with our residents, learn of their history, their work life, family life and the devotion they gave in their lives to others. It is also a pleasure to spend time getting to know our resident’s family when they come in to visit and join in on the activities we hold and work with all our external customers who visit and provide a service to our home

There is so much I value in spending time with my family and grandchildren out with work, family time is so important to me and this resonates within the work that I do in the Brampton View, it’s so important to me giving back to our residents who have devoted their lives giving to others, hearing them reminisce about the things they have done and what they have achieved.

Hello, my name is Hari, I joined Brampton View as the Administrator in 2025. With over 15 years of experience in administration and finance, I have developed a strong foundation in these fields. My journey began when I relocated to the UK in 2009 to pursue a degree in finance management, which I successfully completed in 2013.

Throughout my career, I have worked in for a number years to the care sector, where I have had the privilege of providing invaluable support to residents, their families, and staff. My first role was in the finance department of a smaller care home, where I dedicated six years.

I am passionate about delivering the highest quality of work for our residents, their families, suppliers, and staff. After gaining experience in London, I relocated to my now hometown in Buckinghamshire, where I continued my work in administration and finance within the care sector.

I embraced an opportunity with Barchester Healthcare, which not only brought me closer to home but also allowed me to spend more precious time with my wife and two little girls. Additionally, I am actively involved in supporting my local Hindu temple, where I dedicate my time to teaching and helping others on their faith journey.

I look forward to continuing my work at Brampton View and contributing positively to the lives of those we care for.

Hello. I am Julie, I joined Brampton View in 2011 as Housekeeper and continued in this role for 12 years and made the decision last year to move to the Activities team which I am very passionate about the work I do here in the home. During my time as a housekeeper, I spent time with the residents and loved looking after their home, making the residents happy made me happy. The residents are like my second family and I want to give them the care, support and compassion that I would expect for my own family especially my grandparents.

Moving into the activities team has allowed me to spend more time with the residents and give them more enjoyment and happiness as we create and organise the activities and events that caters to the needs, abilities and requests of our residents. It allows me to see the joy that we bring and meet families and friends who can give us more insight to the individual residents their history, hobbies, interests and what roles they had to allow us to create and plan activities that will be of interest to them.

As a child I was always drawn to help others, with a cheery character I had been asked on various occasions to join the activities team and I’m so glad that I chose to change over. Whilst I am passionate about my work, I also value my time at home with my family and spend as much time I can with my parents. I enjoy my time out walking with my 2 dogs, Coco and Bobby.

Hello, I am Sarah, I am the Activity Coordinator and Lead at Brampton View. I truly believe in enriching the lives of others and ensuring the care we provide helps everyone live to their fullest.

What makes us all so special is that every single one of us is different, with our own unique needs – that's what makes us beautifully unique! My passion is to give people the chance to feel connected, empowered, and to have a real sense of purpose. This is especially important for those who might be less able, as fostering those connections and feelings of belonging can make a world of difference. Ultimately, my goal is to create activities that are all about you, bringing happiness and joy right into our home.

When I'm not at Brampton View, my home is a lively hub! I live with my partner, our three wonderful children, three dogs, a cat, a rabbit, and a snake! I adore being out in nature and soaking up family time when I can!

My background has given me valuable experience in supporting people through challenging times. I've worked in rehabilitation, providing dedicated care to an individual with a brain injury in his own home, and also as a communication guide for an individual living with a brain tumour. In addition to my work here at Brampton View, I'm also a Reiki Practitioner, which I help individuals move forward from past trauma, gain clarity, and build strong self-belief.