195 Barrack Road Christchurch Dorset BH23 2AR

Tel: 01202 470 179

Fax: 01202 485 200

Care Provision

Facilities

The Home is friendly and comfortable and aims to provide a safe Homely environment. We have a range of equipment of assist with all aspect of daily living including adjustable beds where necessary, pressure relieving mattresses when required, bath rails, bed rails and a Shaft Lift. All rooms are furnished but Residents are welcome of bring in any of their own pieces or pictures that they wish. The Home is not suitable for total wheelchair dependent Service Users.

As to assist our Service Users with Dementia we have alleviated steps where possible from the internal structure of the building.

We also have assisted Bathing facilities for our Residents who are particularly frail or mentally impaired and need assistance bathing.

A professional cook does our catering with individual dietary needs being dealt with.

We have an in house laundry system but ask that all items of personal clothing are marked with the Residents name and that anything requiring special laundry Care is dealt with by relatives and that the staff are made aware of these.

Residents

The Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following the introduction of the Care Standards Act in April 2000 and we specialize in the Care of elderly people especially those diagnosed with Dementia. We can accommodate Residents in the OP (Elderly) & DE(E) (Dementia over 65 years of age) Service User Categories. The Home can accommodate 20 persons at any one time.