CareChoice Montenotte Team

Joanne Williams, Director of Nursing

R.G.N;. R.S.C.N; S.C.M; R.P.H.N.

Joanne holds a Diploma in Nursing Management and also a Higher Diploma in Healthcare Management.

Joanne trained in General Nursing in the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork. She has over 25 years nursing experience including General Nursing, Sick Children’s Nursing, Midwifery, and Public Health Nursing. Joanne has worked for the Southern Health Board, / HSE south as Assistant Director of Public Health Nursing since 1992.

Joanne leads, supports and empowers the Nursing and Care team at Carechoice Montenotte to deliver a high quality of professional and personal care in a homely and friendly manner. The Care Choice Montenotte Nursing Vision is that each Resident and Family member is treated with Dignity, Respect and Fairness. Joanne’s commitment is to encourage everyone to maximise their potential and ‘be the best they can’.

Nurse Management Team , Montenotte

Joanne is supported by her highly experienced Nurse Management Team including Linta Thomas, Mary Lougheed, Aoife O’Donovan, Suzanna Gaborova and Marita Loughnane. Together they have many years of experience and have particular qualifications and experience in Care of the Elderly. Marita and Aoife have been with CareChoice Montenotte since it opened in 2003.

Jacqui Cudmore , Admin Manager

Jacqui is the admin manager for CareChoie Montenotte, who graduated from CIT, with a degree in Business Studies. She spent several years working for an American IT company working on projects for companies based in Ireland, the UK and Belgium. She joined the CareChoice Montenotte team in 2003. She now heads up Reception in Montenotte, liaising with the Nursing Teams, Finance, HR, Recreation, the HSE and the D.O.N.’s of all facilities on all administrative matters.

Clodagh Whelan , Director of Recreation

Clodagh holds a Certificate in Managing Health and Social Care and a FETAC Level Three Qualification in Dance Facilitation for Older People. She also holds a BCL Hons from University College Cork and has just completed a Diploma in Social Gerontology in NUI Galway. Clodagh previously worked for the Cork based housing charity for older people, S.H.A.R.E., for six years.

Together with her team of internal Activity Leaders Clodagh works with residents, relatives, and staff and external activity providers at CareChoice, to develop a respectful, collaborative and fun approach to recreation . She is passionate in her belief that every older person has a right to be stimulated, entertained and explore their creativity and it is this passion that brings life to the CareChoice Recreation Programme.

Caroline Walsh MCIPD , HR Manager

Caroline is a Human Resource graduate, a chartered member of the Institute of Personnel and a member of the Irish Coaching Development Network. Joining CareChoice in 2007 from previous HR roles and with a wealth of experience in the hospitality sector, Caroline is responsible for the HR function across the CareChoice group. A passion for training and development and Employee Resourcing, Caroline is focused on ensuring the company’s policies and procedures are in line with best practice in the sector.

Hazel O'Connor A.C.A. A.I.T.I. , Senior Financial Accountant

Hazel is a qualified Chartered Accountant who joined CareChoice in Oct 2007 to head up the finance department for the group. Hazel graduated from University College Cork with a BA in Applied Psychology and a Higher Diploma in Business and Financial Information Systems. She then went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant and is also an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.