Welcome to Rose Garden

As the new Manager for Rose Garden Nursing Home and Olive Tree House in Bristol, Vlad brings a wealth of experience and dedication to caring for the elderly. With a background as a nurse and extensive experience in management, his knowledgeable approach and expertise are invaluable, both to residents and his colleagues. Vlad is highly focused on meeting residents’ needs and supporting them fully to ensure the best possible outcomes and the highest quality of life. With a commitment to fostering a positive and joyful environment, he is also known for his sense of humour and his ability to make everyone laugh with his jokes!

Vlad’s vision as a manager is to create a nurturing and supportive atmosphere where residents feel valued, safe, and happy, while continuously reviewing and improving the quality of care provided.

Ana Rita brings enthusiasm and dedication to her role as Deputy Manager of Rose Garden, having worked on the site since Olive Tree House first opened in 2016 she brings a wealth of experience. Ana is from Portugal and says how much she loves the sun and hot weather! Before moving to the UK Ana had a career in real estate.

The decision to embark on a career in social care was made after Ana cared for her grandparents, both of whom were diagnosed with dementia. Ana took time to educate herself about dementia and how she could best support them. After Ana’s grandparents passed away, she moved to the UK and started working in a nursing home. Ana’s career quickly progressed from care assistant to team leader as she completed her NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Adult Social Care. Four years ago, Ana became the trainee deputy manager of Olive Tree House completing all her training under the mentorship of the home’s manager, Amanda including obtaining the NVQ Level 5 in Management and Leadership in Social Care.

The experience of caring for her grandparents changed her career path, she says it made her realise how much she enjoys helping others and making them feel happy and comfortable.

Samara is the Activities Coordinator for Rose Garden, and her MSC in Event Management means she is perfect for planning those special occasions and events. Whilst studying at local university UWE Samara began working as a wellbeing coordinator in a care setting in, and her career in the care sector began. Furthering her qualifications Samara went on pursue a credited qualification in Community Development at City of Bristol College. A real people person, prior to care her first degree was in Travel and Sustainable Tourism which she worked in for many years in Portugal. All those skills mean that Samara has an absolute focus on personal-centered activities as well as organising activities that connect residents to the community.

Samara is a creative and innovative and loves bringing new ideas to the residents. She has a real ability to adapt the activities, so they are manageable for each resident, this all means that Rose Garden always has something different going on as well as residents’ favourites like live entertainment.

Outside of work, Samara enjoys art and nature. That creativity continues with a love of knitting, painting, and reading. Samara also plays for a local volleyball team.

Krupali is highly experienced in the care sector and looks after the administration for both Olive Tree House and Rose Garden. Krupali’s career started in journalism, but when she moved to the UK in 2010 she started her career in care. Completing her Level 5 in Leadership and Management Krupali has worked in a number of positions including as a home manager. Kruplai says she feels very lucky to work in the care sector and the wonderful teams at the homes, who are all united sharing the same values of passion, dedication and respect.

Outside of work Krupali loves travelling, reading, listening to music and trying out cooking new cuisines.

Amanda brings 40 years of working experience in social care to her role as Regional Manager for the Western Region of Allegra Care. Amanda was Registered manager at both Olive Tree House and Rose Garden since they opened over 8 years ago. Very much a people person, she’s dedicated to helping others and passionate about elderly care and the difference it can make to people’s quality of life. From training and mentoring colleagues to building strong working relationships with healthcare professionals in the local community, it’s a positive outlook that also benefits her working relationships.

Catherine has worked in sales and marketing her whole career, after graduating with a degree in Textile Management she worked in Corporate Workwear for many years. Catherine’s first role in the care sector was working with a disability charity that ran nursing homes and enablement projects for young adults. While her two children were younger, she joined her husband in his estate agency, but was delighted to return to the care sector in 2020 and now cannot imagine doing anything else.

Catherine’s role with Allegra is to support residents and their families as they explore care options. Working with the teams in the individual homes she ensures that during every stage from initial enquiry through to moving in with us every question is answered, and we offer the reassurance needed for the next chapter in our resident’s life. It is important for our residents to remain part of the community in which will have lived for years, often all their lives, so the other part of this role is connecting with local community groups, charities and organisations. Catherine has said that working for Allegra with their groundbreaking household model means we are offering a home with compassion and care whilst ensuring residents are retaining their independence and quality of life.

Out of work Catherine enjoys baking, gardening and walking the family Labrador. The children are older now, but still keep her busy!