Compassionate care in a
welcoming community environment

Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 9NX

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Meet the Manager

Clare Hedge,
Leighton Rose Manager

I have been working in care homes for 29 years, and as a Registered Care Home Manager for the last 22 years. I love my role as no two days are ever the same and I love to make a difference to people’s lives every day.

I have a keen interest in promoting the wellbeing of residents, relatives and team members and as Commissioning Manager at Leighton Rose Care Home, it is important to me to create a friendly and happy environment and a true sense of community where we can all support one another with a sense of family.

I am excited about the amazing facilities offering every home comfort for residents, and to be leading an experienced and committed team that is always ready to go the extra mile as nothing is too much trouble.

Outside of work, my interests are reading, cooking to live a healthy lifestyle and keeping fit – you may even find me fitting in a workout in the gym at Leighton Rose! On my days off, I enjoy spending time with family and friends and I love travel, good food and to try new things!

Meet the team

Anas Al Saadi

Chef Manager

We are pleased to introduce our Chef Manager, Anas.

Anas culinary career began in 1990 as a Chef Assistant in one Iraq’s 5-star hotels.

After graduating from University with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management, he opened his own restaurant, and after two years, moved to Jordan to further develop his skills.

Anas lectured in hotel management and kitchen management for 5 years, and authored different books in hotel business in Arabic and English.

Moving to Dubai he worked as a Food and Beverage Manager at the 5-star hotel Alshareia, Branch Manager for the Chinese Dragon and at the GSCS International Company as a Catering Manager.

After Dubai, Anas moved to Dublin and managed some of the local restaurants. Here he won a competition by sharing his experience in the Hospitality Industry within his book, ‘Home Of The Flavour.’

Anas then moved to London manage 5-star restaurants in Earls Court and Soho and for the past eight years, has worked in Care Homes as a Head Chef Development Manager.

Anas’ friends like to call him ‘Ratatouille’ because he creates such delicious food – the secret of which he believes ‘starts from the heart of the chef and continues its journey with the customer, creating satisfaction.’

With a Finalist Award at the Great British Care/Chef Awards 2023 and the TLC Care Group Award for Excellent Hospitality 2023 to his name, Anas is proud to join Macc Care as Development Head Chef.

Our people – caring for the people that matter most in the world to you – really set MACC Care apart.

As well as being highly skilled and professional, they are compassionate and understanding, helping to create the ‘family’ environments that are so important for residents to feel safe and settled.

MACC Care’s teams are warm, empathetic and committed to delivering the very best possible care, recognising the individual in everyone. Kindness and support extend to residents’ families and friends too, with a warm welcome at every visit and regular updates on how your loved one is doing.

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