Ashridge Home Care Ltd

Trudi has more than 30 years of experience in the care sector and set up Ashridge Home Care in 2017. She is a passionate believer that there is an alternative to going into a residential home and wants to enable everyone to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. Trudi has an energy commitment and a ‘never say no’ attitude reflected in several voluntary roles outside of Ashridge.

Trudi has several industry awards to her name and was most recently named Outstanding Individual by the renowned Home Care Awards judges.

Julie joined Ashridge in July 2025 with over 30 years’ experience in health and social care, including 17 years in senior leadership roles.

Passionate about empowering people to live their best lives, she is committed to delivering the highest standards of personalised care while supporting the development of her team.

Julie holds an NVQ and a Registered Manager’s Award. Outside work, she enjoys bowling and represents both her local club and county team.

Agata joined the Ashridge Home Care Team in February 2020 as Care Manager and has recently been promoted to Care Services Manager in 2023. She is responsible for making sure that our new clients have the best possible customer journey and that their care is tailored to suit their individual need. Her attention to details makes sure that we deliver the best possible standard of care.

Having studied clinical psychology at University in Poland Agata started her career as a carer and then worked in a nursing home before becoming assistant manager at a care home. She has a caring background through and through.

Debbie joined Ashridge Home Care as a Care Manager to support Agata in her busy role. Debbie has over 6 years of experience as a live-in carer so has the perfect first-hand knowledge of what it means to be a carer. She has recently achieved a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Lead Adult Care and also completed a Level 2 Diploma in End of Life Care, both of which are an excellent foundation for her role as Care Manager.

Debbie lived in Greece for over 30 years where she taught English as a foreign language to school children. When she moved back to the UK, she retrained as a care worker. She mainly supported individuals living with dementia, which raised her own interest in the need for promoting dementia awareness. She is a Dementia Friend and shares the Ashridge vision that it is the little things that make the biggest difference. Debbie is always ready to go above and beyond to support our clients and their families.

Debbie was brought up in Beaconsfield and now lives in Amersham and knows the area well. She loves to spend her free time with her two children or visiting friends and enjoys walking, visiting places of interest and intends to do more travelling in the future.

Chloe joined the Ashridge team full-time as our Care Administrator in the summer of 2020 and, in 2025, was promoted to a well-deserved role as Care Manager in our Live in Care team.

She studied health and social care and has always had an ambition to work in the care sector. Chloe’s role focuses on recruiting live-in and visiting carers. She is also responsible for ensuring that all new carers’ paperwork is compliant and their training is up to date.

But that’s not all, Chloe also has hands-on care experience working as a visiting carer for a few additional hours each week. She visits clients regularly in Amersham and Prestwood, helping with dinner time and helping them with the bedtime routine. She is helping to rehabilitate one client after she’d had a stroke, and as well as doing physio, they go on walks in the countryside together.

Chloe spends her spare time walking her Golden Retriever, Dudley and loves a good book.

Emma holds a key role at Head Office, as our Visiting Care Manager Emma manages the schedules of the visiting carers and makes sure our clients receive the best possible care.

Emma does a brilliant job at making sure the right person visits each client. Emma ensures there is consistency of care provided to our clients and works closely with the team to ensure all training courses are compliant and are on hand to support the carers in any queries and concerns they may have.

Sarah joins Ashridge with 14 years of experience in the care sector. Most recently, she worked with a large national care provider. A Psychology graduate from Cardiff University, Sarah is passionate about working with people and making a positive impact.

This is a newly created role at Ashridge, and Sarah makes sure we look after our staff team and ensure they receive the very highest level of training. She also oversees our marketing activity.

Sarah has lived on the Buckinghamshire-Hertfordshire border for the past 15 years. She loves the green countryside, especially as she enjoys horse riding in her spare time.

We are delighted to welcome Susie Long, who joined Ashridge as our new trainer. Susie brings extensive experience from the care sector, having worked for many years in various care settings both as a registered manager and as a trainer. She delivers high-quality training to all our staff, making sure that they meet our high standards.

We’re thrilled to have her on board and are confident that she will continue to deliver exceptional training to our staff.

Susie lives in Chesham with her husband and two children. We’re excited to have her as part of our team!

Abbi is an animal fanatic with a home filled with dogs cats and horses. She looks after her vast family including three teenagers and relaxes with cooking and baking or a good book.