{"id":25667,"date":"2020-12-13T23:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T23:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abh.org.au\/?page_id=25667"},"modified":"2024-08-23T04:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T04:15:03","slug":"history-mission-values-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abh.org.au\/who-we-are-3\/history-mission-values-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"History, Mission, Values, Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4d4d4f&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/abh.org.au\/abh_vendor\/2021\/12\/8-Bethel-aged-ladies-1955.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;shelby&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#69c7bf&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;90px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;100px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>History, Mission, Values, Principles<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||35px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|0px|80px|0px|true|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;26px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;history&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p><strong><button id=\"bb1\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>&#128266; Play<\/span><\/button>\n        <script>\n            bb1.onclick = function(){\n                if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n                    responsiveVoice.cancel();\n                }else{\n                    responsiveVoice.speak(\"Ashfield Baptist Homes was\u00a0established in 1950\u00a0under the leadership of Reverend Harry Orr. However, our legacy as an aged care facility extends back even further. In the early 1930s Christian nurse Ann Scurr felt the need for a place of refuge for elderly folk. Ann nursed during World War I and through the disastrous influenza epidemic of 1918-19. Widowed at a young age, she had no finances, but she followed the courage of her convictions through prayer and searching for the right property. In 1931 she inspected \u2018Surbiton\u2019, an 1881 federation home belonging to local solicitor Marsham a\u2019Beckett and his wife Edith. The house was perfect, but there was only one problem.\u00a0 A holding deposit of \u00a350 was needed \u2013 an average three-month salary in those days. Ann believed firmly that \u2018the Lord will provide\u2019. 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The house was perfect, but there was only one problem.\u00a0 A holding deposit of \u00a350 was needed \u2013 an average three-month salary in those days. Ann believed firmly that \u2018the Lord will provide\u2019. 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After Matron moved in, furniture and more cash donations began to flow in. She was chastised by her Brethren congregation for being rash in stringent times, but she never wavered from her vision.\u00a0 The house was named Bethel Rest Home (\u2018God\u2019s House\u2019) and Matron never defaulted on a single payment. Matron\u2019s incredible Christian faith and demeanour was constantly referred to in recollections. Bethel\u2019s reputation grew and by 1933 there were three Christian nurses. \u201cOur method of transport was a pushbike for messages to the butcher, pharmacy and some others. The baker and milkman called every day.\u201d\u00a0John Howes (Retired), Baptist Minister\", \"UK English Female\");\n                }\n            };\n        <\/script>\n     \u200bThe next step for Matron Scurr, as she became known, was to secure a bank loan and meet the regular repayments.\u00a0 Not an easy ask for someone with no income or equity during the Depression years.\u00a0 But her enterprise touched the local bank manager\u2019s inner soul, and he agreed.<\/p>\n<p>After Matron moved in, furniture and more cash donations began to flow in. She was chastised by her Brethren congregation for being rash in stringent times, but she never wavered from her vision.\u00a0 The house was named Bethel Rest Home (\u2018God\u2019s House\u2019) and Matron never defaulted on a single payment.<\/p>\n<p>Matron\u2019s incredible Christian faith and demeanour was constantly referred to in recollections. Bethel\u2019s reputation grew and by 1933 there were three Christian nurses.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur method of transport was a pushbike for messages to the butcher, pharmacy and some others. The baker and milkman called every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><em>John Howes (Retired), Baptist Minister  <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Nunito Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Nunito Sans||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"bb3\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>&#128266; Play<\/span><\/button>\n        <script>\n            bb3.onclick = function(){\n                if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n                    responsiveVoice.cancel();\n                }else{\n                    responsiveVoice.speak(\"\u200bBy 1950 Matron\u2019s church congregation was keen to acquire Bethel. But this created a dilemma for her. They made it clear that the care home would be restricted only to members of that denomination, to the point of removing existing residents. Ann was loyal to her church, but its intention was foreign to her philosophy. In 1950 Harry Orr was the Minister at Ashfield Baptist Church and a mature and experienced theologian. Matron was swayed by Harry\u2019s assurances that the home would continue to accept people from all denominations, whether Christian or not. In June 1950 Ashfield Baptist Church became the lessee of Bethel Nursing Home. Ashfield Baptist Homes operations began with just 23 residents, but by 1997 the facility was transformed into the dual-facility, 136-bed, modern, comfortable and high-tech operation it is today.\", \"UK English Female\");\n                }\n            };\n        <\/script>\n     \u200bBy 1950 Matron\u2019s church congregation was keen to acquire Bethel. But this created a dilemma for her. 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We offer care to all people regardless of cultural background, religious denomination and gender, including Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) individuals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people, people with disabilities and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community. ABH is an independent organisation affiliated with Ashfield Baptist Church. We are one of only two wholly independent aged care providers in NSW and Victoria. \u00a0Our links with the Church are important to us, as are those with the local community, other aged care providers and industry associations. Faith, and our conviction that genuine faith is evidenced by good works, has always been the driving force in our endeavours. 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