Care
A new care community specifically designed to empower residents to continue living full and satisfying lives has welcomed its first residents. Providing residential care, nursing and specialist support for people with dementia, Norden House in Littlehampton, West Sussex, supports residents to continue to live active and fulfilling lives, aiming to enhance wellbeing and reduce the stigma around frailty and dementia.
Quality of care
At [insert care home name], we have more than 15 years’ experience providing expert nursing care. Our staff who will care for you include Registered Nurses and trained care assistants, supported by a dedicated team of ancillary staff. Their experience is enhanced with regular training and personal development to ensure that you are provided with the highest standards of care possible.
We have a great deal of experience in providing person centred care and like every resident at [insert care home name], your care will be personalised to your individual needs. In full partnership with you, a family member, power of attorney or advocate, our team will develop your person centred care plan.
The constantly evolving care plan, which you can change, takes into account all aspects of your care and preferences, including your physical, emotional, clinical and spiritual needs. Importantly, it enables us to fully support you to live the life you choose.
[insert care home name] is regulated by the Care Quality Commission and we work hard to provide a service that is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. We have our own Internal Quality Improvement Manager, a qualified Registered General Nurse, who has ongoing responsibility to review our quality of care.
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Activities and daily life
At [insert care home name], wherever possible, we will support you in maintaining interest you’ve enjoyed throughout your life.
You might even develop new interests during your time at [insert care home name] with activities and social groups. Our Wellbeing Team run a variety of activities, based on suggestions made by our residents and include seasonal activities, as well as regular entertainment and social gatherings. There’s always something going on at [insert care home name], whether stimulating or relaxing in nature, and you’ll have a wide variety of engaging activities to choose from.
Everyone is welcome to participate if you want to be included. Some activities take place in groups, others on a one-to-one basis. Activity sessions take place daily, in the morning and afternoon.
Guided activities take place outside of [insert care home name]. We organise trips to local shops, cafes, parks and pubs as well as guided walks. Within the grounds, there is the opportunity to enjoy our gardens.
We understand that for many residents, perhaps you too, it’s important that you retain your independence and are able to choose what you want to do each day. At [insert care home name], you can.
If you would like to know more about daily life or the activities we run, please contact us.
Spiritual Life
To some of our residents, religion plays an important role in their lives. Norden House welcomes people of all faiths, as well as people who do not consider themselves to be religious.
If religion is important to you, we will make strong provision to ensure that your chosen practices can be followed.
As a charity, Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) has its origins in religious orders and we maintain a close connection with St Marys church in Climping.
Our home also has strong links with denominations of all religious faiths within the local area.
We can organise visits to places of worship of your choosing and we can also arrange for you to receive visits from religious leaders.
End of life care
Most of us would choose to spend our remaining time with those we love, with friends and kind support, in a place we have come to call home.
At [insert care home name], we are able to support you with compassionate end of life care.
We care for people with a wide variety of health conditions, providing support with dignity and respect.
Our team are experts in caring for residents throughout this part of life’s journey. You will get support from nurses and local hospice teams. So that wherever possible, you will be able to stay at [insert care home name] receiving excellent care amongst those you have come to know as friends.
We will respect the wishes within your advanced care plan. Likewise, ensuring that your documented requirements for end of life are adhered to.
At [insert care home name], we pledge that the care you receive throughout the final part of your life will allow you dignity and respect whilst being pain free and comfortable.