Ashley Gardens Care Centre

I am a passionate nurse and a leader dedicated to delivering excellent care to our residents through a well-supported and skilled team. My role as Home Manager is to support the team in providing person-centred care and to ensure that our residents feel safe and comfortable in their homes.

I have been a Registered Nurse since 2008 and have over 9 years of experience working in the care home environment, including more than 5 years as Deputy Manager.

My team and I look forward to welcoming you to Ashley Gardens, and you can see our passion to ensure our residents receive a high standard of care and, as a team, we strive to achieve our best. Read less

“The home offers an exceptional nursing team who are highly skilled and qualified - a high proportion of the team have been here between 5-10 years. There is a friendly atmosphere throughout the home - people are always willing to give any activities a go and we always try to go above and beyond when planning activities.” Read less

“Ashley Gardens is a busy home, and the pace of work here is fast, which I enjoy. I previously worked in a children’s residential centre and am loving working with older people, having regular interaction with our residents and hearing their stories – there is always something going on.” Read less

He believes you need to be a good communicator, be part of a team, lead by example and be personally driven to succeed in your role.

The favourite part of his working day is when at the end of the day you can be proud of what you have achieved as a team. To recognise individual performances and give praise.

His biggest professional challenge in his career to date was taking over a restaurant which was poorly performing. Customer satisfaction was low and sales decreased along with targets and budgets not being met. Within 12 months sales increased with customer returns continuing to grow. Budgets and targets were being hit and audits were above 95%. Wesley's biggest career highlight to date was being promoted to a flagship restaurant which had yearly sales of £400,000

What qualities do you think make a good home manager?

Wesley enjoys spending a lot of time with his children who always brighten up his day; time at the park and doing activities with them. He also enjoys watching most sports.

His ambition is to become more senior within the Healthcare Homes Group. To oversee the kitchens within and to have an active part in achieving great standards and quality presented food for all our resident's needs. Read less

“I’ve worked at Ashley Gardens since 2014 and love it here. I was a carer and have recently taken the role of receptionist so I am one of the first people you will see when arriving at the home. I already know many of the residents well and am enjoying getting to know the relatives, friends and family who come to our home." Read less