Got questions? We Have The Answers
Here are some frequently asked questions that will aid your enquiries about The Glade Care Home. If you have a question that isn’t answered below, please don’t hesitate to contact us on +44 1356 623 166, or email info@thegladecarehome.com.
Our staff are trained to deal with all types of medical emergencies and are highly qualified to look after the needs of all our residents. If a particular complication means a different type of care, for example Dementia rather than residential, should be required, we will discuss this with you and your family and make every effort to make the transition as smooth as possible. As many of our homes provide residential and dementia, this may not mean leaving your current home.
Yes, all care homes must comply with the law and with the registering Authority’s own guidelines in order to guarantee a high standard of care. Every home also undergoes regular inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), after which a report is sent to the home with any recommendations and actions required. We will be happy to provide copies of individual reports; alternatively they view the results from the commission page.
Every incoming resident is assessed prior to admission to ensure they receive the care best suited for their needs. Your family or friends may be involved in this process if they so choose. An individual care plan is then created which sets out how staff will meet your needs. Care plans are reviewed monthly and will be updated when requirements change.
As a Residential Care Home, we could provide for someone with ‘mild’ dementia. In addition, The Glade Care Home is a home for life. If we admit a client whose health declines to be in the scope of advanced dementia or nursing, we will endeavor to meet their needs and maintain the care for any such individual for as long as we can, together with the help and support of outside specialists or professional bodies.
The price of moving into a care home is different for everyone, but there are many ways to minimise the expense.
Like most of the homes we operate an open-house visiting policy, but we do ask visitors to kindly avoid mealtimes. Please contact us for further details.
Visiting The Glade Care Home is a great way to find out if this is the right one for you or your loved one. Simply call the number provided on the webpage and explain that you’d like to arrange a visit. The staff will then make all of the appropriate arrangements.
Deciding to move into a care home or realising that your loved ones can no longer manage at home, is often difficult and upsetting. It is a very personal choice and requires a lot of preparation and consideration. Discuss the options with your family and loved ones, as well as your doctor, to decide if the time is right.
At The Glade Care Home, we actively encourage our residents to be as independent and social as possible. However, many people also find comfort in knowing that care is available around the care home.
We encourage residents to bring small items of furniture and other personal belongings from home to individualise their room. Contact us for more details about this.
All our bedrooms are maintained to a high standard, and we ensure that any redecoration is carried out with minimal inconvenience to the resident. We also offer a choice of décor where appropriate.
Our Residential Care
Respite Care & Short Breaks
Palliative Care
Dementia
Our Residential Care
Our staff can provide day to day help like washing, dressing, having meals, continence care, assisted eating and drinking and moving around the home. Special activities are also offered to help residents to stay mobile, active and independent. We also provide a more specialised care service on request to suit residents who have a severe disability, a serious long-term condition, dementia or very restricted mobility.
The activity programmes provided by our care teams are tailored to meet peoples residential care needs and capabilities – and are thoroughly enjoyed! These include gardening, baking, outings, gentle exercise, pet care and life-skills work. Other specialist activities such as reminiscence therapy, music therapy and complimentary therapies are also a part of our activities programmes.
Respite Care & Short Breaks
Everyone deserves time out. Whether you care for a relative or are in need of care yourself, taking a break from your usual routine can do the world of good.
As a carer you can relax, knowing that your relative, friend or patient is in a safe, welcoming environment with expert care tailored to their needs. A respite stay at the glade care home gives many people the opportunity to enjoy time with friendly and welcoming staff and residents.
Respite care is ideal for those looking for convalescence, either following a hospital stay or an illness. Many people also arrange a trial stay as a temporary resident to see if the home is the right choice for them as their new home.
Palliative Care
At the Glade Care Home we also provide End of Life as well as a Palliative care tailored to suit each resident’s requirements and requests. As the end is inevitable at some point for all of us, it is hoped that we can provide a dignified and peaceful environment that is facilitated with the highest standards of service. Our staff are all trained using nationally recognised guidelines to provide residents at this stage with 24 hour care, offering sensit.
Requests can be made by residents at any time during a residency to introduce End of Life care so that we can work together with other medical professionals and therapies to treat residents’ medical condition until such time as it can be changed to End of Life care where we try to help manage a resident’s pain levels but we also try to ease other distressing conditions, while providing psychological, spiritual and social support for them and their family members.
Dementia
There are now nearly 850,000 people living within the United Kingdom with a diagnosis of dementia.
Some people who receive a diagnosis of dementia are able to live independently at home with support from a relative, friend or paid carer and may never need to go into a care home but for those that do, we want to make sure that the experience is as close as possible to the care that the person would have received at home.
Staff within our walls receive training to help them to support people living with dementia in our care home. They spend time learning about the different types of dementia that the person may have and how they might best support the resident through person centered approaches as well as learning about a range of interventions that may help to reduce any distress and promote well-being.