One of our residents from Glen Garth House shares with us his experience of his time at Glen Garth so far.
“The Northern Healthcare staff at Glen Garth are very good to you when you are ill, because they treat you like you’re human and normal and they understand your problems.
“I hear voices and when I tell staff they understand me, help me understand them myself and I feel protected when I have feelings of self-harm.”
I hear voices and when I tell staff they understand me, help me understand them myself and I feel protected when I have feelings of self-harm. Staff at Glen Garth helped me a lot with my recovery from when I was in hospital and were very patient with me when I learnt to walk, eat and talk properly. I like living here because if I didn’t I would be lonely. I know that I have friends here in staff and residents.
“I love to go to the farm.”
I go to work on a farm on a Tuesday and a Thursday – which was set up by Glen Garth staff for me. Since starting at the farm I have achieved my Level 1 and Level 2 certificates in ‘Practical Farm Animal Care Skills’. I have now moved on to start my Level 1 in Landscape Gardening. I love to go to the farm because I have met people with the same interests as me and working with animals helps to distract me.”
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