Shine Bright

‘Looking back now I was lost

I was in a dark place With no hope of getting out

Then one day I saw a sparkle

And I knew it was my chance of getting out So I said to myself Stop the bad stuff And I did

Suddenly the light got brighter – so I took my chance And I did it I am out of the dark

I am now in the light’

AR, Caerau Manor

Carole is a Florence Nightingale Scholar having won a scholarship to support the Clinical Futures Programme, for Gwent and the Welsh Assembly Government on single room provision healthcare with a focus on safeguarding vulnerable people including children in a single room environment, including safe infection, prevention and control practice, nutrition, hydration and well-being. Carole travelled across the UK and America to advise the Futures Programme and clinical teams on tried & tested best practice. She has won a top Wales award for leadership, management and transformational change in partnership with Wales & Harvard University.

Her passion is care at the right time, in the right place; she gets her greatest pleasure from engaging and nurturing the people we support patients and staff to achieve their best.

Carole loves to bake and makes a mean Gin & Tonic Cake; she loves her car, classic car meets and her Boxer dog called Nucky.

Beechwood College received a fantastic ESTYN report recently and were praised for their inclusive learning environment and strong staff team.

Also, after a phenomenal effort from the entire Pirton Grange team and the fantastic leadership of Pirton’s Home Manager, Suzanne Parker, the service has achieved a ‘Good’ rating in the Safe, Effective, and Well-led categories of their latest CQC inspection.

Well done to everyone involved at Pirton Grange and Beechwood College.