Ashmount

I think what makes Ashmount special is the smiles from the gentleman.

You know, they're always looking forward to seeing you. It's an absolute joy to come to work, particularly at Ashmount, because the gentlemen have such lovely lives.

It's welcoming. As you can see when you came in here. The house is lovely, welcoming, it motivates me to come to work every day, to come to see the, uh, our gentleman's happy. I feel excited to come.

We've got a good team and we all do our share. And, uh, I feel proud to work here.

The people we support, you know, it's amazing.

We look forward to come and support them.

Ashmount is a lovely home.

It is personalised to the gentleman's needs, choices, preferences and wishes.

We have a dedicated team that is willing to support and improve the quality of life.

For the six gentlemen living at the service, I love the guys that I support.

I've been a learning disability nurse for the last 35 years. Just to see a smile on someone's face and know that they're content. That's what gets me up in the morning.

The gentleman we have has very complex needs. They have a severe learning disability, autism, and challenging needs.

I'm giving them support so that they have their best life fulfilled for them to live. Happily,

Team feels at home. He has that freedom, you know, and that comes from the staff here

and the way they, they treat people. I know he's safe. This is really something.

John loves space and the rooms are nice and light and Mary and the staff are amazing. You know, They really are very passionate about the people that they care for.

Here, it's like you're living with a family.

Yeah, you are really excited there.

This excitement in the morning to come to work.

It's really homely, it's a relaxed atmosphere, great Team.

And we all support each other.

We make sure that we can achieve, you know, any support, any needs for them.

So colourful and light and they decorate the garden as well as the inside.

We have quite a lot of facilities at the service.

We have a sensory room, we have an enclosed garden.

We have some trampoline swings, we have tricycles.

We have assisted technologies like whiteboard floor projector and iPads for the gentlemen.

Well, I think at the moment John's favourite activity is riding his bike.

We are very good at a barbecue party.

We think about the person as an individual and we invite the relatives.

We do our best to, uh, for them to enjoy the day, uh, every day.

Lots of meaningful activities to them.

And, you know, that brings joy to their face.

Every day is a beautiful day for me.

Especially when it comes to summertime.

You feel happy, you smile, and you involve the gentleman with you.

They come here, they relax, they sit down and they feel very happy about it.

There are lots of opportunities for people to develop during the course of their employment.

We want people who is dedicated, caring, and you know, who put people first.

Everybody's unique. Everybody brings something to the roles.

My role is to lead by example and ensure the gentleman are well cared for, they are valued

and their voices are heard, their dreams, hopes, aspirations, and the full potential of being met. When Valentine or Nina rig me to say, oh, Gina's done this, or We've got Dean's passport, or that's family. You know, that's caring.

That's not, um, somebody who's doing a job Go at the pace of the gentleman so

that we provide the right care, right support for the right people so that we can empower them to live their best life.

And I think it's so rewarding.

You get so much back from the people that we support, you can really see the joy that they have.

So he's gonna live probably beyond me. 

And knowing that he's in an environment like this with people like this, this is his family, makes me feel very, very at peace.