We aim to make Coniston House a comfortable, safe and enjoyable home for our residents.

 

We ensure this by

 

• Respecting all of your rights to privacy and dignity, ensuring you continue to have freedom of choice in your day to day living
• Giving you all the opportunity to maintain your independence wherever possible.
• Providing all entitlements associated with citizenship.
• Encouraging you and your relatives to continue a full life by taking part in activities inside the home and within the community.

 

Some of the facilities and services we provide include:

 

• Two comfortable lounges
• Two bright and welcoming dining areas
• Emergency Call bell system in each room
• Telephone points in every room
• Television in every room
• Monthly religious service for all to join if they wish
• Individual General Practitioners for each resident
• In house laundry
• Home cooked meals served in the dining rooms or residents own rooms if privacy is preferred.
• Special diets are catered for
• Visiting library
• Visiting chiropodist
• Manicurist twice a week
• Visiting Hairdresser
• Comprehensive programme of activities and entertainment
• Beautifully tended gardens with seating areas
  

The current Registered Manager has a Nursing Qualification and also the Registered Managers Award.

 

All care staff have either achieved, or are studying for, their NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care and have all completed a 20 week training course in Dementia Care.

 

In 2011 a Diploma in Health and Social Care – dementia pathway is being introduced and our care staff will be amongst the first people to study for this new qualification.