Towyn Way – Values in Care, consists of 5-bedrooms, 2 of which are on the ground floor so that we can support specific individuals to remain living here. The house is suitable to support people of all needs and the people we support are invited to be included in the decisions for the home, such as furniture, decoration, and personalising their own rooms.
Learning disabilities
Autism
Donna Nicholas
Service Manager
I have worked within social care for over 25 years, working with individuals with complex mental health needs. I started as a Support Worker, then progressed to Senior and then Deputy to the Manager of my own service and achieving my QCF Level 5.
From the moment I applied to join Values in Care as a Registered Manager I immediately felt something I had never experienced with another employer- support, understanding and an unwavering company Ethos.
With my experience managing a team and working in social care, paired with the training and support I have received, has lead Towyn Way to receive an ‘Excellent’ in our most recent CIW inspection and I am so proud of the team in helping us achieve that. We put the people we support at the center of everything we do to enable them to have a healthy, fulfilled life.
From the day I started in November 2021 I have never looked back, I have found my place within Values in Care and can finally be the manager I have always strived to be. I feel privileged to work with such a passionate team, and have such a rewarding career making Every Moment Matter.
I began working in Social Care sector since January 1996, this was soon after I finished my degree in BSc Behavioural sciences. I commenced employment as a support worker with a not-for-profit organisation working with adults with learning disabilities. This was during the time when Ely hospital in South Wales was in the process transitioning people from hospital to resettle in the community into supported living accommodation.
I continued my employment with the organisation, developing in my career with various roles across the organisation, working with different models of support including supported living, respite, community support and residential manager roles.
I have worked in senior management roles for the last 15 years mainly in operations and quality assurance. I have been a Registered Manager since 2014 with two providers in the last 27 years.
I am a trainer and been the organisational lead for person centred practise, ensuring that people supported live lives to their full potential and are encouraged to have greater choice and control. I feel passionate that people are at the forefront of their own support provision ensuring that the quality-of-service provision is exceptional.
I have recently joined Swanton Care, Values in Care as the Regional Director in August 2023 and look forward to working within this organisation to continue my career development supporting people and staff to reach their goals and aspirations.
Divisional Director Kate Pearce is the Responsible Individual for Towyn Way. To find out more, visit our Meet The Team page.
New experiences are extremely important to the people we support and a great way of finding new activities, hobbies, or educational things that they love to do. We will strive to provide a variety of activities to ensure we provide the best possible life for those in our care at Towyn Way – Values in Care.
“Every Moment Matters” is the Swanton ethos and here at Towyn Way we strive for this. The people we support all have very specific and different needs, which is why we provide individualised person-centred care.
We provide a variety of educational activities that we carry out weekly, the structure works well within Towyn Way, as the people we support enjoy their routines and understand the choices they made to enhance their quality of life.
