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I am Keneuoe Morgan and I live in Bala
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but originally, I am from Lesotho in South Africa.
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and I work for Gwynedd Council in the Care sector
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in a care home as an Assistant Manager.
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We live in Gwynedd,
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a very Welsh area
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and I think it is very important and also fair
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that we can provide a service through the medium of Welsh.
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Their first language is Welsh
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and I am proud that I have learnt the language
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so I can communicate with them
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and understand their perspective,
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what they want, what they do not want.
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I know communication is key.
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My role is so varied, so different
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you never know what you will face
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so what I do is ensure that the service users
get the best possible care, the best we can give them.
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Make sure they take their medications,
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make sure they eat properly, that they are clean.
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And then I manage the staff
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and support them to make sure we all do our work properly.
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So there is that aspect and there is the office work.
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I feel very lucky because
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I have been working at a home in Dolgellau
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and I have been there for over a year
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but I have had a secondment to Bermo
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where I have been working for just over a month.
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And fortunately I have a big interest
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in working with people with dementia.
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And it happens in Hafod Mawddach
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There is work currently going on
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in the new building, where we are building a dementia unit.
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I enjoy sitting down and talking with the service users here,
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they have a lot to say
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their history, hearing who they are, what they did.
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I enjoy talking and hopefully
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making their lives a little easier too.
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