White Horse Care Trust

White Horse Care Trust We provide a range of residential, nursing care and supported living services for adults with learning and physical disabilities.

About the Trust

Our History

The Trust was created in April 1990 to help with the introduction of people with learning disabilities back into the community in the wake of the Long Stay Hospital closure programme. At the outset, the Trust managed 5 small residential care homes, had very little organic management capability or infrastructure and made use of staff employed on contract from the Natio

nal Health Service. We have moved on significantly since then; we now operate 13 residential, 2 nursing care services and 2 supported living homes in Swindon and in Wiltshire, providing support to 84 individuals; we directly employ over 260 members of staff and we have the necessary administrative, financial and personnel functions in place to provide effective management of all aspects of the Trust's work. Our Values

We aim to provide support to enable people with learning disabilities to lead more fulfilling and rewarding lives. We are determined that our residents should live in ordinary communities, that they should be offered choices in the daily and major life decisions which they may face, that they be treated with respect and dignity and that their holistic needs are met. We need to be responsive to their changing needs and wishes and, by endorsing the principles enshrined in "Valuing People Now", we have embraced and introduced person centred policies and practices across all of our work. We are totally committed to the delivery of high quality services at an affordable cost to the community at large. Our Organisation

The Trust is both a Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. Strategic direction and governance is provided by a Board of Trustees who have been selected for their skill and knowledge in disciplines and professions associated with our work. One Trustee is the parent of one of our residents. Day to day responsibility for the Trust's activities is vested in the Chief Executive who with his small Senior Management Team provides hands-on management and control. All of the Trust's homes are registered with the Care Quality Commission and each service has a qualified and experienced manager responsible not only for the welfare and support of the residents but also for the management and development of the staff team. Two of our services are registered as Nursing Homes and have the necessary professional nursing input and expertise to enable them to function safely and effectively. We view our staff as our most valuable and important resource, and their training and development is a key part of our personnel strategy. In this respect, we have held Investor in People status since 2000. We were also very proud to receive the National Business Awards' Health and Safety Award for the Wales and South West Region in the summer of 2006.

04/11/2024

White Horse Care Trust has merged with Milestones Trust - a very similar organisation that supports people with learning disabilities in Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The merged Trust will support around 530 people across more than 80 services to live happy and fulfilled lives. You can read more about the merger at https://www.milestonestrust.org.uk/milestones-trust-and-white-horse-care-trust-merge/, including a quote from White Horse Care Trust CEO Erica Pryce.



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Well done to the team at our nursing home - Holly Lodge to have received a well deserved 'GOOD' from CQC Good across all...
23/09/2024

Well done to the team at our nursing home - Holly Lodge to have received a well deserved 'GOOD' from CQC

Good across all five domains
Kindness, compassion, and dignity
Outstanding in caring – this service is exceptional at maximising the effectiveness of peoples care and treatment by assessing and reviewing their health, care, wellbeing and communication needs with them.
Well-deserved achievement by everyone.

09/08/2024

The White Horse Care Trust are proudly working with β€˜Help Counselling’ to provide professional support for any employees who are facing difficulties. For full details, please speak to your line manager or see the information emailed out to all homes πŸ’š

09/08/2024
A spooky welcome awaits you at our Head office πŸ˜±πŸ˜¨πŸ‘»πŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸŽƒ
27/10/2023

A spooky welcome awaits you at our Head office πŸ˜±πŸ˜¨πŸ‘»πŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸŽƒ

09/08/2023

Amazing, honest feedback from one of team πŸ˜€πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜„πŸ˜πŸ₯°πŸ€©πŸ₯³

So for me I joined the WHCT 4 and half years ago. It was a total different career change and one of the best decisions I have ever made. I love coming into work and making a difference to people's life's and putting a smile on there faces. It's the most rewarding job that I have done knowing that when I go home each day I have helped someone in life and hopefully made there day or life better.
I also think that you learn something new everyday and are challenged every day in this job and that can only inspire me to be the best support worker possible and motivate me more each day to become better.
And could I add to it as well that working for the trust and in care it's enabled me to learn about all different kinds of people from different cultures and backgrounds and has helped me develop in my skills and being more open minded to others beliefs and different ways. I also have to say the trust has also been there for me through many difficult times and couldn't ask for a better place to work.

Would like to share our hearty congratulations to one of our support workers at Dramsdon on the birth of her baby πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°...
21/07/2023

Would like to share our hearty congratulations to one of our support workers at Dramsdon on the birth of her baby πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ«…πŸ‘©β€πŸΌπŸ’πŸ’πŸ’

Happy Thursday - remember to look after yourself so you can look after others πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
22/06/2023

Happy Thursday - remember to look after yourself so you can look after others πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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20/06/2023

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If you could take your car to work today - would they help or hinder ? πŸ±πŸ±πŸš—πŸ¨πŸ˜½πŸ˜ΉπŸ˜»πŸ˜€
19/06/2023

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Address

Welton Road

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

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