Barton Place Nursing Home

My 27-year nursing career has been very colourful. Back in my home country, Estonia, I worked in postoperative units for Vascular and Cancer surgery. Later on, I joined the Estonian Army and worked on this path for 4.5 years. After going to reserve, I started to work in a Mental Health Hospital in the acute ward. In 2012, I moved to England with my family and started to work in a Dementia Nursing Home. I discovered a passion for looking after people with Dementia, and studied in a variety of ways how to look after those suffering from Dementia in the most person-centred way possible. Day-to-day in Barton Place, I’m looking after the clinical and operational side of our beautiful home. Read less

I am a Registered Mental Health Nurse who has over 20 years of experience working in the private health care sector, specifically specialising in elderly and Dementia care. I have worked in a variety of different roles within the care sector and have been very privileged to have worked across most of the country. I am very passionate about Dementia Care and providing the highest quality care provision for individuals living with Dementia. I have completed the University of Worcester's (FITS) Programme Focused Intervention and support, which is a specific training programme designed to reduce the use of antipsychotic medication for people living in the care environment with Dementia. I have also recently completed the Gold Standard framework aimed at improving palliative and end-of-life care. Read less