Stay up to date with news and information about our activities in the local communities where we care for our clients. Maintaining close community ties is an important part of every day life and at Ashridge we support our clients and their families to be part of their local communities and support the local causes they care about, be that the local church, WI or attending village gatherings.
Here at Ashridge Home Care, it’s important to us that we can do our bit in helping the community. We have worked closely with a selection of charities who are doing amazing work in aiding older people and those struggling with debilitating illnesses.
On this page you’ll find news and information on the charities we have worked with and how they’re making a difference in their local communities. Be sure to check back for regular updates, photos from our events and fundraising news.
“Giving is not just about making a Donation, it’s about making a Difference”
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In 2023, Ashridge Home Care formed a partnership relationship with the Chilterns MS Centre. In July 2023, the Chilterns MS Centre became the Chilterns Neuro Centre.
As part of the partnership between Ashridge Home Care and the Chilterns Neuro Centre, we continue to deliver joint workshops offering guidance and recommendations on how their members can live fuller lives. We also have a lot of exciting joint initiatives in planning for the coming year. You can find out more about our association with the Chilterns Neuro Centre here.
We are proud to support The Princes Centre in Buckinghamshire, who work to provide support and day care services for elderly individuals who might be isolated, as well as adults with learning disabilities or mental health difficulties.
The Princes Centre share our goal of offering high-quality care across Buckinghamshire and are a charity who we like to work closely with, with Trudi Scrivener, owner of Ashridge Home Care, being one of their trustees.
Since 2011, One Can Trust has operated a foodbank based in High Wycombe, serving the town and the wider area of South Buckinghamshire. They work with local organisations, including Bucks Council and housing associations, to provide weekly food parcels to those in need of help.
We launched our partnership with the One Can Trust and many of our generous clients and carers donated food items to help less fortunate locals.
Heart of Bucks Community Foundation is a charity committed to making a difference in the lives of people from the local area. They work in partnership with individuals, businesses and public sector organisations to award grant and loan funding to not-for-profit groups.
We are very proud to support the important work they carry out.
The Beaconsfield and Speen memory cafés bring together a team of dedicated volunteers who give their time and hearts to create a warm, welcoming dementia friendly space every month. It is a meaningful event where people living with dementia can gather for support, friendship and fun. All are welcome.
Speen Café takes place the third Thursday of every month between 10 and 12 (Chapel Hall, Speen Church, Chapel Hill, Speen HP27 0SP)
Beaconsfield Café takes place every last Tuesday of the month between 10 and 12 (St Thomas Church Mayflower Way Beaconsfield HP9 1UF)
We work with many clients whose families have been affected by dementia, so offering our support in funding research around this condition is something we’re very passionate about. We have worked to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Society across many different events such as our Dementia Action Week and Dementia Friends community sessions.
Having volunteered to be Dementia Friends Champions, Trudi Scrivener, of Ashridge Home Care, is now delivering Dementia Friends sessions to people across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire.
Breast Cancer Now fund life changing research to help to put a stop to Breast Cancer and Ashridge Home Care have organised events and activities to help to support this important research.
Each year, we take part in Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink Day’, where carers wear pink for the day and share their selfies to help raise funds. For every pink selfie we receive, we donate £10 to Breast Cancer Now to fund their research.
Parkinson’s UK aim to raise money to provide better care, treatments and quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease. We support their belief that nobody should have to live with Parkinson’s alone.
Parkinson’s UK fight for fair treatment and better services, along with offering in-person and online support. As the largest European charitable funder of Parkinson’s research, they have invested over £100 million in vital research.
Stroke Association are the UK’s leading charity dedicated to supporting people to rebuild their lives after strokes.
Ashridge Home Care are proud to support the work of Stroke Association, their support services help hundreds of thousands of people and their research helps improve treatments, care and rehabilitation.
Age UK work nationally to help provide a lifeline and support for vulnerable older people and are a charity who’s work is very important to us here at Ashridge Home Care. Their vision is “a world where everyone can love later life”. Each year, Age UK help millions of people, providing support, companionship and advice.
We are happy to offer them our support in making the UK a better place for older people.
“Our carer is so wonderful and we wouldn’t want to lose her – she has been excellent looking after my father, the dogs and the house while my mother has been in hospital.”
“I and indeed the whole family are most appreciative of your warmth and kindnesses.”
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