The Service

Good Home Cooking - Our cook enjoys creating a variety of mouth watering dishes with as much as possible fresh produce, including traditional favourites. All residents are encouraged into the Dining room for a soft drink before lunch. There will be choices provided on the menu and resident’s preferences are the first consideration when making the menu.

A chiropodist visits the home once in 6 weeks.

A hair dresser visits every week.

We can also arrange for the optician or the dentist to visit the home or we provide transport to the services.

The residents may of course retain their own Doctor if this is practical. However, we offer to arrange a visit by the doctor or accompany the residents to doctor’s surgery. Community nurses visit the residents, as appropriate at when requested by the staff or doctor.

The local Vicar gives Holy Communion once a month followed by the Union church choir who not only sing but also spend time with the residents.

Friendly face, specialised in activities for elderly people visit the home every fortnight. Musical movements is a fun exercise which is organised once a month.

We hold Bingo sessions and quizzes occasionally where everyone can join in the fun-and win a prize. We have a variety of music tapes you can borrow or listen to in the lounge. An assortment of board and card games is available for your use.

We will help to arrange a shopping trip if you so wish. Alternatively we will buy any goods on your behalf.

We have ‘In House’ concerts minimum twice year by a semi-professional entertainers and make an open house invitation to relatives and friends of the Home. Following the concert we have a Buffet Supper and we also take this opportunity to have a raffle draw which is great fun with the proceeds going to local charities.

We are often offered concessionary rates on princess theatre and we make a trip for the Summer Show.

We organise semi-professional artists to perform in house theatre for Christmas.

A pat-a-dog visits every fortnight.

A well wisher from the village visits the residents and has a chat and read books or just gives company for who might feel a bit lonely.

Every month we have a minimum of 2 semi professional singers and they play a variety of golden oldies.

Also we have sing along, cards, dominos etc played by in house activity co-ordinator.

This is not all. We have so much more we do come up with great new ideas keep the residents stimulated and entertained.