Our Care Staff facilitate Many activities. We actively listen to our residents who participate in choosing activities and new suggestions are incorporated into our activity programme. We are very proud to have developed two world-class and unique care programmes for those with dementia – Namaste Care (four hours daily), a sensory stimulation programme for those with end stage dementia and The Lavender Club (six hours daily), a cognitive stimulation programme in the form of a ‘club’ promoting fun, meaningful activities for those with no/mild/moderate dementia.
Our Activities
The Lavender Club
The Lavender Club is a unique programme which takes place morning afternoon and evening seven days a week. Residents were involved in its development, and it promotes fun, stimulating, meaningful activities relevant to all attendees. Since its inception we have found an improvement in residents’ sense of wellbeing and quality of life and also a significant reduction in falls. Activities include an exercise class, gardening club, cinema club with accompanying drinks and ice-cream/ popcorn, clay modelling, art classes and much more.
Namaste Care
Within Namaste Care we aim to reduce/eradicate pain, anti-psychotic medication, UTI’s and improve quality of life. Staff are trained to facilitate this person-centred programme by connecting with the senses, enabling residents to be engaged, maintain independence and choice for as long as possible. The results have been ‘outstanding’ and audit showed the quality of life for all attendees measurably improved. Beverley Manzar, our Registered Manager, researched, studied and audited the outcomes resulting in the publication of a paper with Professor Ladislav Volicer (Manzar / Volicer, American Journal of Alzheimer’s, October 2015)
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With these two programmes, carers are able to focus on the individual and the emphasis is on inclusion namely doing things “with” residents, rather than doing things “to” with the primary focus on context rather than task, whether this be assisting with meals, facilitating activities, personal care or general engagement.
Individualised Care in Practice
With these two programmes, carers are able to focus on the individual and the emphasis is on inclusion namely doing things “with” residents, rather than doing things “to” with the primary focus on context rather than task, whether this be assisting with meals, facilitating activities, personal care or general engagement.
