Edenside House

Description

Edenside House is a registered home for 16 ladies and gentlemen aged over 50, with learning disabilities who have complex needs, physical disabilities, dementia and changing health care needs and both visual impairment and deafness. Edenside is situated in a quiet residential road in Bookham with Leatherhead being the nearest town.

All communal and personal accommodation is on the ground floor.  (Upstairs house the industrial kitchen and utility room and office).

All corridors are wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs, and have grab rails.

All 16 bedrooms are on the ground floor and have recently been enlarged with the doorways widened to enable use of specialised equipment.  All rooms have a sink and fitted wardrobes.

There are two specially adapted bathrooms with overhead tracking and a flat level shower room, plus two separate toilets, one of which has overhead tracking.

Edenside is a registered care home with nursing which is able to provide care and support for ladies and gentlemen over 50 with learning disabilities.

There is a qualified nurse on duty 24 hours a day.

There is an Activity Worker position within the staff team to facilitate and coordinate activities for the individual service users.

The staff team is supported by a qualified chef and housekeeper. 

Staff provide and assist service users in all aspects of personal care and daily living skills with psychological, motional and spiritual support all offered.

All service users have access to their own G.P. and primary health care services.

The staff team have developed excellent skills in relation to changing needs, health promotion , care of the elderly and working with individuals who have developed dementia, right through to the end of their lives whilst providing support to families.

The team work hand in hand with the local GP practice, district nurses, associated professionals, dieticians, psychologists, physiotherapists as well as both Marie Curie and Princess Alexandra Nurses.

Individual needs are met by person centred planning with each individual having a named keyworker with monthly care plan reviews taking place.

The team creates an environment whereby each individual controls the pace of their own live.

Dignity respect and choice are inherent in all aspects of care.

Due to the age and frailty of a number of service users, a large number of activities are offered within the scheme:

• Aromatherapy
• Reflexology
• Pat-a-Dog
• Music Sessions
• Us-In-A-Bus
• Individual day activity session

The activities are supplemented by trips out.  Recently we have accessed:

• Local theatres
• Swimming for disabled
• Meals out
• Shopping in the village
• Attendance at Church
• Short breaks (Isle of Wight, Hayling Island, Butlins)

Service users are encouraged to participate in the planning of a four weekly rotated menu.  A light breakfast is offered as and when the ladies and gentlemen get up.  Two choices of home cooked meals using fresh produce are provided by the chef at lunchtime with a light supper of the service user’s choice at around 6.00 pm.  Snacks and drinks are available throughout the day.  Individual likes and dislikes and dietary needs are accommodated.

Laundry and Cleaning

All clothing and linen is washed on site.  Cleaning and upkeep of the home forms part of the key services provided.

Staffing

All staff receive mandatory training in Fire, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Safe Moving and Handling, Health and Safety.  Staff also have either achieved and NVQ in Care or are working towards the qualification.

Relatives, Friends and Advocates

Relatives, friends and advocates are actively encouraged to visit anytime and take part in planning and review meetings and activities in the home.  We consider this contact to be an important part of each individual’s life.