Blog – Ashdale Care Ireland

Ashdale Care’s Standards of Excellence: A Look at the 2023 Quality Report standard

When we are dealing with the provision of care, excellence is not just a goal but a commitment that we hold ourselves to at Ashdale Care. This commitment is not just a guiding principle but a driving force behind every decision we make. As we look back at 2023 through our latest quality report, it is clear that this commitment to excellence has given us some remarkable results and helps us to set the highest standards in enhanced therapeutic care. Child-Centric Care At the heart of our care is the commitment we have to each child and young person. Everything we do at Ashdale is to ensure that the child always comes first. With this in mind, we are so ...

Celebrating Progress: Ashdale Care’s Official Opening of The Ridge Headquarters and Training Centre standard

On Friday 22nd of March 2024, Ashdale Care reached a significant milestone in its journey towards extending the provision of enhanced therapeutic residential care for children and young people in Ireland. The occasion was marked with an official opening ceremony, performed by Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development Heather Humphreys. We were delighted to have her, and other esteemed guests, join us to share in such a remarkable moment in Ashdale’s growth. Minister Heather Humphreys spoke at the opening ceremony, saying “I am delighted to be here today to officially launch such a wonderful facility here in Monaghan which is doing such important work. The opening of this new centre by Ashdale Care shows their commitment to ...

A Journey of Growth: How Ashdale Care Supports the Professional Development of Its Team standard

Embarking on a career in enhanced residential care is about providing support to others while also assisting personal and professional growth. At Ashdale Care, we prioritise investing in our team members’ development to ensure they have the skills, knowledge and support they need to show up as their best self in their roles. Join us as we share how Ashdale Care prioritises the professional development of our team members, empowering them to grow in their careers and make a meaningful impact on the lives of the children and young people we care for. At Ashdale Care we put particular focus on making sure each of our team members has the opportunity to grow in their career. To do this, we ...

Fostering Independence: Empowering Young People for a Brighter Future standard

At Ashdale Care, we believe independence is an important life skill to foster in our young people. With tailored programs, including Occupational Therapies and ASDAN methodology, we build independence from day one.

Why World Kindness Day Matters standard

Join Ashdale Care as we dive deep into the significance of World Kindness Day and how we cultivate an environment of compassion and understanding.

Introducing Our New CEO standard

Considering a career change? Here’s why working in children’s residential care at Ashdale could be perfect for you. Make a positive impact on young lives, experience personal growth, embrace new opportunities, bond with incredible colleagues, and gain valuable transferrable skills.

5 reasons a job in children’s residential care could be the perfect career move standard

In honour of Earth Day, we’re sharing our sustainability commitments standard

Earth Day is an annual celebration of our wonderful planet that raises awareness of the need to protect our natural resources. Here at Ashdale we care deeply about the health of our planet and, this Earth Day, we wanted to take a moment to share our sustainability goals. We all have a part to play in taking care of the planet and, at Ashdale, we’ve set ourselves a number of short, medium and long-term goals intended to reduce our carbon footprint and protect our planet. Our short-term aims Improve biodiversity All Ashdale homes are in semi-rural locations with extensive outdoor space. Our aim is to create safe havens for our young people, and we believe that getting the environment right ...

5 ways care workers can manage stress (and how we support our Ashdale family) standard

Caring for others can put pressure on even the most resilient care worker. In time for Stress Awareness month this April, we wanted to share a handful of tips to help you care for yourself while you care for others. At Ashdale, we’ve built support into our culture. So, while we understand that the job of care worker comes with an unavoidable amount of pressure, our staff know that they need never suffer alone. Check out the five preservation techniques that we employ at Ashdale that can be built into any self-care routine. 1.Speak up If you’re feeling overwhelmed then we urge you to open up to a trusted confidant. At Ashdale, we have regular listening groups and post-shift debriefs ...

Workplace wellbeing: 5 ways we care for our Ashdale family standard

Training and career development are some of the most important factors in job satisfaction. At Ashdale we prioritise them to help our people grow.