David Williams

Chief Executive of the St Monica Trust. I am interested in health, social care and housing issues for older people.

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was an absolute honour to be nominated by @skillsforcare to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. To have our work recognised in this way is a real testament to the dedication and compassion of every single person in our team at @St_Monica_Trust .

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was fantastic to see Cote Lane lit up last night for our very first Winter Wonderland.

Seeing everyone connecting and enjoying the evening together made it a truly memorable night and a perfect way to close our centenary year.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

Ending our centenary year on a high! 🎄

Last night, our Cote Lane gardens became a magical Winter Wonderland to mark the festive season and reflect on 100 years of care. This event was our way of saying thank you to our colleagues and volunteers for their contribution.

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

As we enter December, I've been reflecting on what a special year it's been celebrating @St_Monica_Trust's centenary. 🎉

📹 Our centenary video captures some of our celebrations and what the St Monica Trust means to people. Watch it on our website here: https://t.co/9zH4cIpLOM

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

Thrilled to see our centenary beer, Hundred Not Out, on @itvwestcountry and @itvnews. Seeing our residents share their pride reminds me why community and collaboration are at the heart of all we do. Check out the story and celebrate this journey with us.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

It was wonderful to have @itvwestcountry and @itvnews with us yesterday filming a story about Hundred Not Out, our centenary beer! 🍺
Missed the feature? Hear from our residents as they share their pride in being part of this special project:
https://t.co/A9gIUsdfY0

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was my great privilege this week to speak at the Global Ageing Network conference in Boston, USA, together with Jason Eldering of Southern Cross. We shared best practice in place shaping - putting older people at the centre of communities. Find out more https://t.co/h1i8RHYagS

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was fantastic to chat with @darrenpjones on Saturday and show him around The Chocolate Quarter.

We shared how important place-shaping is to the Trust as we shared our plans to create new community facilities at our Westbury Fields retirement village in his constituency.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

It was a pleasure to welcome @darrenpjones, MP for Bristol North West, to The Chocolate Quarter this weekend.

We enjoyed showing Darren how place-shaping puts our retirement village at the heart of the local community in Keynsham, with facilities open to the wider public.

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

I feel incredibly honoured to be part of the St Monica Trust during such a momentous year—our Centenary.

A 100th anniversary doesn’t come around often, and it’s been a privilege to celebrate this milestone alongside residents, colleagues, volunteers and supporters of the Trust.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

More #Centenary celebrations! 🎉

Last Thursday was a truly special day for St Monica Trust as residents across all our villages and care homes came together for a joyful afternoon of Garden Parties to mark #100YearsOfCare.

See more here 👉 https://t.co/IihoCH2Wd4

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It’s been incredible to see over 150 ideas (and counting!) come in as part of @St_Monica_Trust's search for 100 Good Ideas - each one helping us reimagine how we support people as they grow older.

There’s still time to get involved and share your idea 👉https://t.co/cCv9a27WaR

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

We’re looking to crowdsource 100 good ideas so that together we can create new and better ways to support not just today’s residents and colleagues, but future generations too.

Whether your idea is big or small, we want to hear it. Submit your idea here: https://t.co/cCv9a27WaR

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

💡 100 Years. 100 Good Ideas. 💡

We’re celebrating 100 years of the St Monica Trust by looking to the future – and we need your help! We’re gathering #100GoodIdeas to help us support even more people.

Find out more and submit your idea here ⬇️
https://t.co/bsxMv3H404

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

It was great to be a part of the Impact Alliance launch this week at the @Bristol_Beacon! 🎉

We are excited to take the next step in this innovative and ambitious journey and work together towards a world where no one has to feel alone.

Find out more: https://t.co/k88f2uy5nu

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

This week the ‘Our Future Homes’ report, compiled by the Older People’s Housing Taskforce for @mhclg and @dhscgovuk, was released. We are pleased to have The Chocolate Quarter used as a case study to illustrate successful integrated retirement communities. https://t.co/Zu6F1zhZsa

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was great to contribute an opinion piece with @vicrayner and the @NCFCareForum for the @natfednews #PlanForHousing series. I discuss how the success of The Chocolate Quarter retirement village demonstrates why integrated communities should be the future of housing.

[National Housing Federation @natfednews]

"It’s time to stop developing general needs housing in isolation from older people and putting gates around retirement communities."

@NCFCareForum for our #PlanForHousing series

👉https://t.co/52tgmAOksg

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

A topping out ceremony to mark reaching the highest point of the St Monica Trust’s latest development has taken place. We’re thrilled that it brings us one step closer to opening Millstream in Autumn 2025.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/054JSagGvO

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

The future of housing faces complex challenges. We need to commit to not just build houses, but to build fully integrated communities with older people at the centre. This is the approach that the St Monica Trust pioneered at The Chocolate Quarter: https://t.co/fIs5nyGNcL

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

We are proud to have supported this new research to better understand the well-being and fiscal impacts of housing for older people.

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

Well done, @PimmEmily! We are incredibly lucky to have you as a member of the St Monica Trust team.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

Congratulations to Emily Pimm who was surprised with a Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Gold Award by @sturdy_deborah, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care! We are incredibly proud of Emily's outstanding contribution to social care 👏

Read the full story here: https://t.co/FG7GaaxotU

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was exciting to launch the new Charitable Foundation at The Chocolate Quarter last week. It was wonderful to have organisations and individuals the Trust has supported over the last 12 months, as well as representatives from our apprenticeship schemes, join us for the launch.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

We are delighted to the announce the launch of our new Charitable Foundation!

This is the biggest shake-up of our charitable giving in the Trust’s 100-year history!

Learn more about the Charitable Foundation here: https://t.co/ejKTAqb6r3

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was wonderful for us all to connect over the shared aim of raising money for this important cause, and I am extremely proud of us all!

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

‘Monument-al’ achievement from our SMT Striders team! Our incredible team of St Monica Trust colleagues raised over £11,000 for @alzheimerssoc by taking on a challenging 13-mile trek around Stonehenge last month.

Read more here: https://t.co/EjGzavYIzs

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

It was a great opportunity for us all to learn more from the expert speakers on #loneliness, and I’m looking forward to the next Think Tank this week.

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

At our last Think Tank co-designing a new charitable programme with our partners, we had the privilege of hearing from expert speakers on #loneliness, including @KateJopling who joined us from London.

Thank you to Kate and the other speakers for sharing their knowledge with us!

[David Williams @SMT_DavidW]

Well done @PimmEmily!

I cannot think of a more appropriate advocate for adult #socialcare nursing than Emily and this is a well-deserved acknowledgement of all her achievements, both within the Trust and as a @FNightingaleF Scholar 👏

[St Monica Trust @St_Monica_Trust]

It was very special to see @PimmEmily be the Lamp Carrier at the @FNightingaleF Commemoration Service yesterday.

Emily was nominated from hundreds of Florence Nightingale Scholars and is passionate about elevating the visibility of #SocialCare nurses.
https://t.co/Jn6NR9UspN