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Our team at
Oaklands House

Trusted to care in Southampton, Hampshire

Trusted to care in Southampton, Hampshire|With over 40 years’ experience,
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Meet our friendly care team

The dedicated and experienced team at Oaklands House provides your loved one with care that’s completely tailored to their individual needs and wishes. 

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Byron Nadgie

Home Manager

With over two decades of experience in nursing, dementia and residential care, I am passionate about delivering meaningful, person-centered care.

Ensuring residents enjoy an excellent quality of life and feel valued every day is what motivates me most.

Outside work, I enjoy writing, gardening and spending time with my grandchildren. 

Our Team

Suma Mathews
Suma Mathews
Deputy Home Manager
I bring more than 35 years of nursing experience and a passion for compassionate, person-centered care.

Supporting residents, families and colleagues while maintaining the highest clinical standards is incredibly rewarding.

Outside work, I enjoy cooking and spending time with my husband and children. 

Erica Smith
Erica Smith
Lifestyle Lead
I am passionate about designing meaningful activities that promote confidence, wellbeing and enjoyment.

Seeing residents flourish through personalised experiences is the most rewarding part of my role. Outside work, I enjoy spending time outdoors and supporting my family.

Ansa Antony
Ansa Antony
Clinical Lead
As Clinical Lead, I oversee clinical governance, medication management and quality assurance across the home.

I take great pride in supporting my team and ensuring residents receive exceptional care every day. Outside work, I enjoy spending time with my family and enjoying the outdoors.

Szilard Bailent
Szilard Bailent
Head Chef
I have worked in care catering since 2014 and love creating nutritious, homely meals that residents can enjoy every day.

Seeing residents take pleasure in the food we prepare is one of the most rewarding aspects of my role. Outside work, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family.

Sally Ware
Sally Ware
Business Manager
I oversee the administrative and financial functions of the home and enjoy helping everything run smoothly for residents, families and colleagues.

Providing excellent customer service and creating a welcoming environment is something I care deeply about.

Outside work, I enjoy baking, sewing and spending time with my daughters and grandchildren. 

Heather Lewis
Heather Lewis
Head of Housekeeping
After returning to Oaklands House, I was delighted to take on the role of Head Housekeeper.

I love being part of such a supportive team and ensuring residents enjoy a clean, comfortable and welcoming home. Outside work, I enjoy walking, reading and building Lego creations.

Jason Carne
Jason Carne
Head of Maintenance
I take pride in ensuring Oaklands House remains safe, comfortable and welcoming for everyone who lives and works here.

Building relationships with residents and helping whenever I can, makes every day different and rewarding. Outside work, I enjoy fitness, canoeing and spending time with my daughter.

Our experienced teams

Every day Care UK colleagues live our values of passionate, caring and teamwork to empower residents to enjoy fulfilling lives.

Carers

Our hardworking teams always keep individuals and their families at the heart of the care they provide. We work with you to shape the care your loved one receives, the food they’re served, the activities and experiences they want to do – even the ways they prefer to keep in touch with their friends and family. 

Nurses

The nurses at Care UK are highly skilled and receive sector-leading training, which enables them to keep developing expertise in different clinical fields from dementia to palliative care.

Lifestyle

Our dedicated lifestyle teams work hard to organise a range of activities and events at our home. From gardening and baking to quizzes, music sessions and even live entertainment. Above all, we get to know your loved one to make sure our activities are tailored to suit their interests and hobbies.

Home support roles

From catering to maintenance, housekeeping to administration, our home support teams play a crucial part in ensuring individuals enjoy an exceptional and safe service every day.

All our teams get to know each person they care for to ensure they provide a service that’s designed around their unique needs and tastes. 

Infection control

Every colleague receives training in infection prevention and control as part of their induction and updates regularly through online and in-person learning. Our dedicated IPC Champions in each home help embed safe working practices and raise awareness of hygiene standards.