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The home consists of four bespoke units all enabling personalised care plans tailored to each person and regularly reviewed to accommodate changing needs. We have shared living spaces that are comfortable, and our gardens and outdoor space encompass sensory elements making these spaces unique. All bedrooms are personalised and welcoming to make them truly feel like home. We have created functional kitchens which encompass colourful recreational spaces and provided our service users with an onsite hairdresser/barbers salon to allow individuals to continue to do the things they enjoy. If you are looking for care, if you think a family member needs support, or if you want to know what services are available for carers, find the information you need in the pages below. Those run by private operators more often focus on lifestyle, with help and care services discretely available to buy if or when required.
Care services offered to people in housing-with-care facilities are regulated, subject to periodic inspections and awarded grades. Wherever possible, Inspectorate reports and grades are accessible from the housing-with-care pages on this website. At Equilibrium Healthcare we believe in the equality and human rights of all our service users. We have created environments that reflect each service user's individuality, providing a sense of belonging. Staff received appropriate training to ensure they were competent to meet people’s needs however we saw agency staff used did not support people in the correct way.
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We also reviewed seven care records, daily care records and medication administration records. We found improvement was needed to ensure each person had an opportunity to engage in meaningful and stimulating conversations or activities. We recommend the home accesses best practice guidance to promote the health and wellbeing of people who are living with dementia. The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
We also spoke with the registered manager who has been registered with the Care Quality Commission since March 2014. We looked at a variety of records, including care plans, audit records and policies. Deanvale, Hollybank and Mapledene which provides care for both men and women, and Woodside providing care for men only. There is a separate central administration block which lies in between the houses. Accommodation is arranged over five units; Deanvale, Mapledene, Woodside, Hollybank View and Hollybank Vale. Nursing care is provided to people living with various forms of neurological disorder such as dementia, acquired brain injury and other forms of degenerative mental health disorders.
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EAC Advice is a free, specialist and independent telephone advice service provide by the charity Elderly Accommodation Counsel . If affording work to your home is an issue, Age UK’s factsheet Home improvements and repairs is a good read, as is OneFamily’s webpage How to fund home improvements. Both ownership and rental options are commonly available, as well as alternative ways of paying for the services on offer – including part deferring payment until a property is sold. Buying a ‘home for life plan’, or ‘lifetime lease’, gives you the right to live in a property until you die or move to a care home. At Equilibrium Healthcare, we believe that the needs of our service users are best served by working in co-operation with the various stakeholders. We put a lot of effort into creating working partnerships to ensure that care for our service users is seamless and that their individual care pathways always remain the focus of our service provision.
This helped to protect people from being cared for and supported by unsuitable staff. Disciplinary processes were effectively used, to manage poor performance of staff, when required. See CQC's page explaining ratings for more details about ratings and inspection practices of care homes in England.
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Housing-with-care is a recent but natural evolution of retirement housing to provide an environment capable of enabling older people to maintain their independence even if they become physically or mentally frail. During the pandemic, the Equilibrium team were chosen to roll out our Infection Prevention Training nationally for the NHS and private sector staff. The Manchester Connect initiative set a standard in elderly care services; assisting frontline workers to cope with the effects of Covid-19 in care settings.
A popular feature on our site is the Entertainers’ Directory, which offers an advertising opportunity to entertainers who enjoy performing to older people in retirement housing, day centre and care home settings. EAC sees itself, and this website, as one source of ‘housing options’ information and advice for older people and their families. But there are many other organisations providing valuable services, both locally and nationally. Also known as Care & Repair agencies, are local non-profit organisations set up to help older people think about, plan, finance and organise work on their homes.
Two inspectors and an expert by experience carried out this inspection on the 10 July. Part of the purpose was to follow up a ”dementia themed” inspection which was carried out in February 2014. A 'dementia themed' inspection focusses specifically on the care and support provided for people living with dementia. During our inspection in February we found Moston Grange was not meeting four standards and we required the service to tell us how they were going to improve. On this inspection we spent most of our time on two units, as this is where we previously identified the majority of our concerns. We looked to see whether these standards were now being met and included another standard to check people were respected and involved in their care and support needs.
People had assessments in place which identified risks in relation to their health, independence and wellbeing. There were assessments in place which considered the individual risks to people such as mobility, nutrition and hydration, and personal care. Where a risk had been identified there was guidance for staff on how to support people appropriately in order to minimise hazards and keep people safe whilst maintaining as much independence as possible. The Care Quality Commission is the official regulator for the care sector.
The Scottish Care Inspectorate is the official regulator for care services in Scotland. We frame our offer around ‘home’ because we understand its importance for everyone. As with hotels, the cost of living in a care home varies widely according to its location, the size of your room or suite, and the facilities on offer.
It includes all 11,500 registered care homes in the UK that cater exclusively or primarily for older people. There is no charge whatsoever to appear in it, and we welcome a photo and descriptive text to enhance the presentation of your home. Just be aware that we do not provide housing or care services ourselves, so we cannot accept applications for housing and do not have any control over the services listed on our site. We have recently been able to open EAC Advice, a new 'housing options' advice service for older people. Care homes are regulated by independent Inspectorates in each country of the UK, subject to periodic inspections and awarded quality grades. Inspectorate reports and grades are accessible from the care home pages on this website.
They inspect care homes and care services to make sure they are safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led. This site offers providers of services, accommodation and related advice a free opportunity to advertise what you do. The site’s 4 million visitors a year comprise roughly 45% older people, 45% younger family and relatives, and 10% professionals who work with older people. As part of this inspection we observed people who use the service, the registered manager, and three care staff.
A care home is a residential setting where a number of older people live, usually in single rooms or hotel-style suites, because they need regular or continuous access to care. Housing-with-care developments run by housing associations and local authorities tend to be called ‘extra care’ or ‘independent living’ schemes, and explicitly seek to accommodate people who need daily help. Generally the whole complex will be designed with attention to accessibility for residents with restricted mobility. A move may provide a whole new lease of life, but a wrong choice can be difficult to undo.
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