Meet the Drummond Grange Care Home Team

Anamaria is our Deputy Manager here at Drummond Grange. After training as a nurse in Romanian Ana came to Drummond full time in 2014 as a Carer and quickly moved up the ranks to Senior carer, Nurse, Senior nurse, Charge nurse before becoming the homes deputy manager in 2022. Ana has a real passion for not only providing the best clinical care for our residents but also emotional and mental and is a massive advocate to the activity team and carers in supporting them provide the very best al round care for our residents. When Ana is not working she enjoys spending time with her family including daughter Sara who often comes into the home to visit everyone. 

Gail head a team of of dedicated nurses and carers on our Pentland unit. She returned to work at Drummond Grange in 2019 after working at one of our sister homes for a while.

Angelita is one of our Charge Nurses here at Drummond and id head of our Buccleuch unit. Qualifying as a nurse in the Philippines in 1992, Angelita spent time working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia before coming to the UK in 2006 to work for the NHS. In 2018 she started working as a peripatetic nurse for Barchester before becoming a full time charge nurse in Drummond in 2022. When she’s not at work she enjoys Philippian churches charity organisations and leading the church choir. 

My Name is Brian I have been a nurse all told for nearly 16 years. Having studied at Napier university in Edinburgh. I have worked with Barchester altogether for around 12 years I first joined as part of the night shift team which I done for 7 years. Being in charge of a unit has its own challenges one which I relish in. Making a real difference in our residents lives is a wonderful thing to see for most of our residents we become a surrogate family. It is important to us all that a strong family feel is important.

My life outside Drummond is all about my family including my two dogs and of course my football team shhhhhh. Be it as a resident, staff member or volunteer come join us you won’t regret it.

Mary is the Non-Clinical Service Manager here at Drummond Grange, and has been here since the home opened in 1993. Mary has worked as many roles in the home including domestic and activities so holds a wide knowledge in all of the non clinical roles here at Drummond. In 2016, she was named as a Divisional Winner for Home Administration Champion in the Barchester Care Awards. When Mary is not at work she is kept busy with her 4 grandchildren who she spends a lot of time with.

Hi I’m Susan I joined Barchester in 2017, working across the 4 Barchester homes in the Edinburgh area. Coming to Barchester has allowed me to combine my passions of Health and Social care and training. Prior to my role in Barchester I was a trainer in retail and a Support Worker for adult with learning disabilities. I am passionate about ensuring everyone who attends our Barchester training has a positive experience that allows then to carry on shining in the care homes for our fantastic residents

Outside work I enjoy live music and going to gigs and spending my free time with my family and friends. My daughter is a regular visitor to the homes and loves joining in the many activities that our amazing homes organise.

Laarni, is one of our Charge Nurse and head of our Melville unit here at Drummond Grange. She trained as a nurse in the Philippines qualifying in 1995 before coming to Scotland and continuing her training in 2003 as a senior care in our other Barchester homes before qualifying as a nurse and moving to Drummond in 2005. When Laarni is not at work she enjoys hosting her large family and adding to her large collection of handbags.

David Krage-Smith is the Home Administrator at Drummond Grange since 2021.  Having worked in care homes for the past 6 years and prior to that working in management/HR roles David has a wealth of experience. David is always willing to help and wherever possible and it’s not unusual to see him with a hoover in hand.

Katie Nicolson is our Head of activities here at Drummond since August 2023 beforehand she worked as an activity assistant in the home for two years. Before coming to Drummond Katie has worked in many care roles over the years and studied Psychology and Sociology at Queen Margaret’s University and was awarded a Degree of Bachelor of science in Psychology and Sociology at the start of 2022. Katie loves being part of the Activity department here at Drummond Grange and bringing new and exciting opportunities and experiences to the residents. When she’s not at work Katie is a local Girl Guide leader and youth leader for her churches youth group. 

Chris Lewis is our head chef here at Drummond Grange having joined us in 2021. Chris has worked if many different sectors of hospitality including commercial kitchens and running his own catering business. In his work Chris strive to provide a wonderful choice of beautiful, delicious and nutritious meals and he insures our residence needs are not only met but exceeded. When he is not at work very much the family man, spending time with his wife and young daughter.

Hi, my name is Susanne and I am Drummond Granges resident ambassador. I have been in Drummond grange since March. As an ambassador I want to keep the home a nice place to live and help with another concerns and to be the voice of the residents. I have a husband and a four year old little girl who both visit the home often. Prior to coming to Drummond I worked in the financial industry as manager and mentor as well as a health, wellbeing and engagement coach. I now use my previous skills to help in my role as ambassador and love that through this role I can continue to help others.  

Ryan joined the activity team in February 2024 having previously worked in finance and investing. Coming to Drummond for a complete change and looking for a more rewarding and fulfilling job Ryan throws himself into everything he does with enthusiasm and energy and is loving his time here at Drummond.