A family house that became a home for many families.
Ashgrove was built in the 1960s as a family home on Marian Road. In 2009 the family’s youngest daughter, a nurse, opened it to her mother’s friends. Example history for this demo.
Dr Mrs Ekanem Duke (an example founder) came home to Calabar after twenty years nursing abroad, to look after her mother. Soon two of her mother’s friends were coming for lunch every day, then staying the night. By 2009 the house had six residents and a name.
Today Ashgrove has thirty-two residents in three wings around the original garden, and the founder’s mango tree still shades the lawn.
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1964 | The house is built on Marian Road as a family home |
| 2009 | Opens as Ashgrove House with six residents |
| 2014 | The Hibiscus wing opens, with garden rooms |
| 2019 | The Palm wing and the chapel are added |
| 2024 | Solar panels and a new inverter for power backup |
| 2026 | Thirty-two residents and sixty-one staff |
It is your home
You decide when to wake, what to wear and whether to join in.
Small is better
We will not grow beyond forty residents.
Families are partners
Nobody knows a resident better than the people who love them.
Honesty, always
If we cannot meet someone’s needs, we say so, kindly and early.
Who runs the house
Mrs Imaobong E., manager
A nurse for thirty years. Her office door is open.
Mr Bassey O., head of care
Plans every resident’s support with them and their family.
Auntie Eno, activities
Runs the choir, the crafts and, unofficially, the jokes.
Mama Affiong, cook
Eleven years in our kitchen.
Example people for this demo.
A look around the house
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Part of Marian Road
Schoolchildren from the street visit every term to read with residents. Church choirs come to sing at Christmas. We buy from the same market traders every week, and our garden fence has a gate that is never locked in daytime.
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